I have always thought they sounded like the hunting dogs they are. Ann has a bark or howl not as deep as Dan's. If my memory serves me, Billy describes how they sound when they are in the cave and on their first hunt.
Old Dan and Little Ann were buried at the base of the old sycamore tree.
Billy named the pups Little Ann and Old Dan in the book "Where the Red Fern Grows" because he wanted to honor his grandparents who helped him purchase the dogs. Little Ann was named after his grandmother, and Old Dan was named after his grandfather.
well... when he was coming back home from his journey from Tahlequah he was thinking of names for his dogs then he saw it THE PERFECT NAMES carved in a tree with a heart around it, OLD DAN AND LITTLE ANN the name Dan was a little larger than Ann it was wide and bold. the scar stood out more. Ann was small and neat and even. hope you like it TTYL
I do think it was Little Ann, but I may be wrong.
they are both redbone hound dogs
they eat coon meat
Little Ann bravely entered the muskrat den and pulled Old Dan out by grabbing his neck and pulling him to safety. Her quick thinking and courage saved Old Dan from drowning in the den.
Old Dan and Little Ann share a bond with Billy, both dogs are red bone coon hounds, both dogs look out for one another and Billy. Old Dan and Little Ann do everything with each other, both have a friendship like no other.
Old Dan is brave, strong, and a dark brown color, and he won't let a coon go no matter what, he wont hunt without little ann and will only hunt with billy, and gets into trouble a lot. Little Ann is smart, light brown color, funny, follows old dan around, and gets into trouble once in a while.
Billy, Little Ann, and Old Dan are the main characters
Little Ann and Old Dan. But Billy is also!
Between Old Dan and Little Ann's graves.