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Did the Tramp ever have an owner?

posted 13 years ago by idonnowho
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Based on the fact that he seems to know what (human) babies are, and his final words to Lady until after the baby is born are: "When the baby moves in, the dog moves out", I would suspect he may have. It's just that after his original owners had a baby, themselves, they kicked him out (either that or he ran away for being neglected). Otherwise, how would he know what human babies are?

Also, Jock and Trusty seem to know about babies, too (and are able to suspect Darling is pregnant, simply by what little details of hers and Jim Dear's "unusual" behavior Lady describes to them). As I questioned a while back on this board, who was was/were Jock and Trusty's owner(s) supposed to be? Did they ever have babies? And why did we never see either of those two dogs' owner(s)?

Either way, I'm beginning to think that the Tramp's former owners story may make an excellent fanfic or prequel, about the events leading up to how he met Lady. Sound interesting?

[–] Dododoodle 13 years ago

He also mentioned "life experience" when Jock got annoyed by him barging in during the baby conversation.

[–] fahmad27-453-898314 12 years ago

I just watched it yesterday. I too, thought of this. When Tramp said, "voice of life experience," that was a hint that something like that happened to him and he either got kicked out or ran away b/c his ex-owners neglected him.

He also added how as a street dog, he justs gets food from some families.

[–] whitelion43 11 years ago

This is a good question I would say 2 things would point to whether or not Tramp had a former owner. First his speech about the arriving of Human Babies. Now I feel it is equally feasable that he could have heard this information from another Dog as If he had lived through that situation. However I better gauge of if he has had a former Owner is his Nature/ Attitude towards others. He is generally pleasant and civilized. as opposed to the Dogs which chase Lady which may have never had owners.

Oh GOOD!,my dog found the chainsaw

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[–] NobodymournstheWicked 9 years ago

He might have but it is not really mentioned, so I assume he must have been watching a lot of humans and ones with babies to see what it is like. But in a way he was wrong cause even after the baby was born to Jim Dear and Darling they didn't move her out, or even out of the house. I haven't watched the movie in a long while but I don't think it was every mentioned of who the owners of Jock and Trusty are, but you know that they have them since they both have a license and collar, where a dog that is free that doesn't have any owner like Tramp for the most part of the movie, doesn't even have a collar or a license. So I don't even know or even can say if there owners had or have babies since they aren't even mentioned in the movie, So I can sum up all your questions is your guess is as good as mine, if not better then mine.