In the short story ‘’Dog Monday,’’ the author uses the dog’s loyalty and intuition to demonstrate that animals are worthy of moral consideration. This is demonstrated throughout the text when Jem departs to war and leaves Dog Monday behind, ‘’guess Dog Monday had made up his mind to wait there until Jem comes back’’ (Montgomery 635). Dog Monday has the ability to remain loyal as he has made the decision to remain at the train station until Jem returns home. This decision is demonstrating that Dog Monday is extremely loyal to Jem. This behavior suggests that animals are worthy of moral…