What would you have done if you were in the narrator's place?

Had I been in the narrator’s place, I would have done the same. Taking Tricki along was the only way the dog’s life could have been saved. I would have adopted the same means and methods as the narrator to treat Tricki. The narrator was a man of strong heart as he never let emotions come in his way of treating Tricki which I am not sure I would have been able to do at all times.