Helplessness In 'A Dog's Tale'

“In memory of me, when there is a time of danger to another do not think of yourself, think of your mother, and do as she would do.” Often times, the perception of different species is a misconception. Helplessness lasts as one of the factors when dealing with two different kinds. In “A dogs Tale”, the relationship between humans and dogs often times results in death and despair. Dogs are thought as lower beings when compared to the human. Although the brain of a person is more complex than one of a dog, the value of a man’s best friend is very low simply because a dog has lesser abilities. Because many humans see themselves as the puppeteer, the attitude towards these complex four legged animals needs to be higher. Dogs are complex creatures …show more content…
Aileen says, “I did not know what I had done to make him so bitter and so unforgiving, yet I judged it was something a dog could not understand, but which was clear to a man and dreadful.” Before this was said, Aileen grabbed the baby of the family from her crib to save the child from the fire. From this quote, one can interpret that the dog did not understand why she was hurt by one of the owners after saving the baby from burning. The master hit her with a cane after witnessing Aileen carry the baby in her mouth, but she was carrying the baby in order save his life. The Human is the most complex out of all species. Because the dog’s brain cannot comprehend situations like this, the innocence of most animals is justified. “… there the footman dug a hole, and I saw he was going to plant the puppy, and I was glad, because it would grow and come up a fine handsome dog.” Aileen is not aware of the fact that her pup is dead because of Mr. Gray’s experimentation. Although they have feelings, dogs do not have the complexity that human have in their brains. Unfortunately, the innocence of animals is often not taken into account when action’s like Mr. Gray’s testing is done through