They take in the new dog and try to begin a fresh start.Roughly six years has passed since the last book and Arliss is now twelve years old. Old Yeller had puppies with one of Travis’ friend’s dogs, and one of the puppies helps Travis get over Old Yeller’s death. Travis is faced with the harsh decision that he must kill Old Yeller after the fight with the wolf, which he does because he cannot risk Old Yeller becoming sick and turning on the family.
Old Yeller is bitten while saving his family from a rabid wolf. The rightful owner of Yeller shows up looking for his dog and recognizing that the family has become attached to Yeller, trades the dog to Arliss for a horned toad and a home-cooked meal prepared by Travis’ mother, who is an exceptional cook. Travis grows to love Old Yeller, and they become great friends. Though Travis initially loathes the “rascal” and at first tries to get rid of it, the dog (a yellow cur), eventually proves his worth, saving the family on several occasions, rescuing Arliss from a bear, Travis from a bunch of wild hogs, and Mama and their friend Lisbeth from a loafer wolf. The name has a double meaning: The fur colour yellow pronounced as “yeller” and the fact that its bark sounds more like a human yell.
When a “dingy yellow” dog comes for an unasked stay with the family, Travis reluctantly takes in the dog, which they name Old Yeller. The novel opens, in the late 1860s in the fictional town of Salt Licks, Texas, young Travis Coates has been working to take care of his family ranch with his mother and younger brother, Arliss, while his father goes off on a cattle drive. In 1957, Walt Disney released a film adaptation starring Tommy Kirk, Fess Parker, Dorothy McGuire, Kevin Corcoran, Jeff York, and Beverly Washburn.
The title is taken from the name of the yellow dog who is the center of the book’s story. Old Yeller is a 1956 children’s novel written by Fred Gipson and illustrated by Carl Burger.
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