Old Yeller — Fred Gipson

It was lucky that old yellow-haired dog came along. Travis couldn't have managed without him. When his dad goes off on a cattle drive, 14-year-old Travis is left in charge. First a bear attacks his kid brother ... then he hears about a terrifying disease that turns animals and humans into mad creatures! Before his dad returns, that "Old Yeller" dog has become the best- loved friend a boy could ever want.