George and Lennie have a very complicated relationship. though it is very complicated one way it connects to Candy and his relationship with his dog is that in both relationships they need each other for moral support. I mean that Lennie clearly needs George for guidance, though George does not necessarily need Lennie. George just continues to be by Lennie’s side for the moral support he shows. Lennie is just there for George when he needs him and supports George throughout their journey. This relationship is almost the same as Candy and his dog. Candy really loves his dog as we can see and does not want to let go quite yet because of that. From what we have heard that dog has been around for a long time and was “The best sheepdog” for Candy. How it relates to George and Lennie’s relationship is because even if the dog is not actively working he is still around for that moral support for Candy whenever he needs it.