But the knotty part comes from their emotional baggage. Tramp isn't just a rogue; he is a cynic. He has "known many dogs" and "loved a few," but he has never been tied down because he views domestication as a trap. Lady, meanwhile, is grappling with the ultimate third-wheel problem: the arrival of her owner’s new baby. She is jealous, anxious, and displaced.
The humans might be total opposites, but the dog loves them both.
Literal and metaphorical entanglement that forces physical proximity.