History PlayingWith / EvenTheDogIsAshamed

** Tropey, after destroying [[TheBigGuy Clay]]'s bedroom and being scolded by his owners (''especially'' by Clay), looks to Bob, who shakes his head and walks away.

** Not only he gives a whimper and a disapproving woof, Tropey also bites Bob's ankle painfully to prove his point.
* '''Downplayed''': Tropey looks away, his eyes actually following a cat passing by. It still shows Bob's guilty conscience.

** Tropey has [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude the same intelligence as any other human]], and is therefore reacting the same.
** Tropey has a good enough sense of empathy to tell that everyone else is ashamed and joins them, even if not able to understand why precisely.

** After Bob accidentally burns TheTeam's mansion and is ridiculed by his teammates, he looks to Tropey, who licks him on the cheek as approval.

** Tropey merely learned that it's best to look away when Bob is in this mood, who, not being able to read minds, merely assumes Tropey is ashamed and may be projecting his own feelings onto Tropey's actions.

** Tropey at first gives a little whimper but then walks over to comfort Bob... [[{{Jerkass}} before turning with a woof and walking away as soon as he reaches out to pet it]].
** However, as he walks away, Tropey gives a whimper and a disapproving woof to Bob, which Bob did not expect to happen.

* '''Enforced''': Tropey is supposed to be a literal MoralityPet. Therefore, its whole purpose is to show whether Bob is doing the right thing or not for the benefit of the audience.

* '''Exploited''': [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Alice]] decides to record Tropey whimpering and giving a disapproving woof to Bob so she could upload it to [=YouTube=], claim it as evidence that dogs are actually smart, and gain Internet fame. It works.

** Tropey, who is non-sapient [[SuddenlyVoiced suddenly gains the power of speech]] just to give Bob TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

** Tropey, after destroying [[TheBigGuy Clay]]'s bedroom and being scolded by his owners (''especially'' by Clay), he looks to Bob, who shakes his head and walks away.

** Bob gives a hopeful glance at Tropey, it whimpers a bit... then walks over, tail wagging, to provide support anyway.

** Tropey, after destroying Alex TheBigGuy's bedroom and being scolded by his owners, he looks to Bob, who shakes his head and walks away.

** Alex, standing next to Tropey, gives him a light kick to make him whimper when Bob looks over, in an attempt to get the point across of how bad their actions really were.

* '''Exploited''': [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Claire]] decides to record Tropey whimpering and giving a disapproving woof to Bob so she could upload it to [=YouTube=], claim it as evidence that dogs are actually smart, and gain Internet fame. It works.

** After Bob accidentally burns TheTeam's mansion down and is ridiculed by his teammates, a cat passes nearby and gives a strangely canine-like whimper and a disapproving woof to him. Then an elephant walks past and does the same. Then a zebra walks past and does the same. Then a chimpanzee walks past and does the same. [[OverlyLongGag Then an ''alien'' walks past and does the same.]]

** After Bob accidentally burns TheTeam's mansion down and is ridiculed by his teammates, a cat passes nearby and gives a strangely canine-like whimper and a disapproving woof to him. Then an elephant walks past and does the same. Then a zebra walks past and does the same. [[OverlyLongGag Then a chimpanzee walks past and does the same.]] Then an ''alien'' walks past and does the same.

* '''Downplayed''': Tropey looks away, his eyes actually following a cat passing by. It still shows Bob's guilty conscious.

** After Bob accidentally burns TheTeam's mansion down and is ridiculed by his teammates, a cat passes nearby and gives a strangely canine-like whimper and a disapproving woof to him. Then an elephant walks past and does the same. Then a zebra walks past and does the same. [[OverlyLongGag Then a chimpanzee walks past and does the same.]] [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotTheOthers Then an ''alien'' walks past and does the same.]]

** Not only he gives a whimper and a disapproving woof, Tropey also bites Bob's ankle harshly to prove his point.

* '''Straight''': After doing something really stupid, the hero turns to look at his dog, who gives a disapproving woof and walks off.
* '''Exaggerated''': The dog [[DopeSlap slaps]] the hero upside the head.
* '''Downplayed''': The dog looks away, eyes actually following some distraction. It still shows to the hero's guilty conscious.

** The dog is, for some reason explained in plot, of [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude the same intelligence as any other human]], and is therefore reacting the same.
** The dog has a good enough sense of empathy to tell that everyone else is ashamed and joins them, even if not able to understand why precisely.

** A dog, after doing something ridiculous, looks to its owner, who shakes their head and walks away.
** Alternatively: The human character does something wrong, looks to the dog, who gives him a thumbs up.

** When the character gives a hopeful glance at their dog, it whimpers a bit... then walks over, tail wagging, to provide support anyway.
** The dog merely learned that it's best to look away when Master is in this mood, who, not being able to read minds, merely assumes the dog is ashamed and may be projecting his own feelings onto the dog's actions.

** The dog at first gives a little whimper, but then walks over to comfort the owner... [[{{Jerkass}} before turning with a woof and walking away as soon as they reach out to pet it]].
** Alternatively: The dog at first gives a little whimper, but then walks over to the owner ... to shepherd the owner out of the room before things get worse.

** A cat or some other unlikely animal gives a distinctly canine woof of disapproval and glares at the character who has done something wrong.
** A non-sapient dog [[SuddenlyVoiced suddenly gains the power of speech]] just to tell his owner off.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The dog flip-flops constantly between ashamed or showing sympathy, to the point where viewers suspect it's just trying to mess with the poor owner's head.

** The character doesn't even look at the dog after doing something ridiculous.
** Alternatively: The dog doesn't react at all, nor knows what's going on.
* '''Enforced''': The dog is supposed to be a literal MoralityPet. Therefore, its whole purpose is to show whether the Hero is doing the right thing or not for the benefit of the viewers.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Oh, great. Even the dog's mad at me."

** A character standing next to the dog gives it a light kick to make it whimper when the character who's done something wrong looks over, in an attempt to get the point across of how bad their actions really were.
** An animal is genetically modified to be able to express emotions like this.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': The character, knowing in advance that he might be doing something stupid, keeps the dog far away to avoid further humiliating himself.
* '''Discussed''': "...He's a dog. How does he even know to be ashamed, every single time?"

* '''Deconstructed''': The character has actually offended God, and the dog's shame is just the first hint of a long WalkTheEarth plotline where all living things shun him.
* '''Reconstructed''': The dog and the owner share their moral condition, and the dog winces in the same shame that the owner is feeling.

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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Subverted''': When the character gives a hopeful glance at their dog, it whimpers a bit... then walks over, tail wagging, to provide support anyway.

* '''Parodied''': A cat or some other unlikely animal gives a distinctly canine woof of disapproval and glares at the character who has done something wrong.

* '''Invoked''': A character standing next to the dog gives it a light kick to make it whimper when the character who's done something wrong looks over, in an attempt to get the point across of how bad their actions really were.

* '''Justified''': The dog is, for some reason explained in plot, of [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude the same intelligence as any other human]], and is therefore reacting the same.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': A character, probably facing something embarassing, turns to look at the dog, which also displays some sign of being ashamed.

* '''Justified''': The dog is, for some reason explained in plot, of the same intelligence as any other human, and is therefore reacting the same.

* '''Deconstructed''': The character has actually offended God, and the dog's shame is just the first hint of a long WalkTheEarth plotline where all living things shun him.
* '''Reconstructed''': The dog and the owner share their moral condition, and the dog winces in the same shame that the owner is feeling.

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* '''Inverted''': A dog, after doing something ridiculous, looks to its owner, who shakes their head and walks away.

* '''Double Subverted''': The dog at first gives a little whimper, but then walks over to comfort the owner... [[{{Jerkass}} before turning with a woof and walking away as soon as they reach out to pet it]].

* '''Averted''': The character doesn't even look at the dog after doing something ridiculous.

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