Lulu takes off, Briggs gives chase, and tackles the Arab-American physician, assaulting him, but thankfully, Lulu is muzzled. When in the lobby, the military-trained hound chases a man dressed in an ankle-length white Throbe, worn by Muslim men. Briggs pretends to be a blind soldier at a fancy hotel in San Francisco. Not with Tatum’s Briggs, but Lulu is doing what she has been trained for. While Briggs is tasking Lulu to his a dead soldier’s funeral (that Army Ranger was Lulu’s handler), they touch upon racism. There is another issue that comes with the film. While Tatum and Carolin touch upon Brigg’s migraines and ailments caused by physical injuries in battle, Dog never touches upon issues common in veterans, such as PTSD, anxiety, and social isolation. Be careful, blink, and you will miss her. This is a shame since the woman who plays the mother of his child is The New World’s Q’orianka Kilcher. The issue I have with Dog is that you do not feel for Brigg’s mental health anguish and it only briefly touches upon his estrangement with his family, including his ex and his young daughter. When he meets a fellow soldier, played by a new lean and mean Ethan Suplee, he represents the healing from the other side. Something that is going on inside Tatum’s Briggs. They are mirror characters, whereas Lulu is showing behavioral control issues.
Tatum and Carolin are not using Lulu as a metaphor but reflecting Tatum’s broken soul. They use this love and respect they have for animals themselves. The reason I am breaking this down so early in this review is the evident heart Dog has for not only the Belgian Malinois but for armed servicemen and women.
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