Old Yeller

His hair is brown, so are his eyes.

middling meat

In Chapter 10 of 'Old Yeller,' Travis' adventure that takes him and Old Yeller to the bat cave ends badly. He falls and is injured, necessitating him cutting the adventure short, so he can return home and allow Ma to 'fix him.'

Travis

Little Arliss

Old Yeller

Jumper

Bell

Bud Searcy

Spot

Lisbeth Searcy

Burn Sanderson

Missy Prissy

Mama

Papa (aka Mr. Coates)

According to the book, Old Yeller somehow grabs the heifer by the nose and hangs on until she flips onto the ground.

Texas

Pg. 117 "A searing pain shot into my body"

Yes it is a non-fiction book

The only major difference between the book and the film is that in the book, Mrs. Coates convinces Travis to shoot Old Yeller shortly after the dog fights the wolf and is exposed to rabies (during the incubation period), whereas in the film, Travis insists on waiting until Old Yeller develops symptoms before killing him. In the book Travis and Yeller had not fully recovered from the wounds they received from the hogs. Mrs. Coates and Bud Searcy's daughter Lisbeth had gone to burn the cow carcass and return being chased by the rabid wolf which is kept at bay by Yeller. Travis shoots the wolf as it is about to kill Yeller but in a cruel twist of fate is then forced to kill Yeller because he has been exposed to rabies will eventually become a deadly threat to the family. There is also the minor difference in that Old Yeller is bob-tailed in the book. Whereas, in the movie, he has a long tail that arches over his back (similar to the tails of Arctic sled dogs). Another major difference is that Old Yeller appears as a Lab/Mastiff mix, while in the book he is implied to be a Black Mouth Cur.

Bud Sanderson

you could say jumper was travis 550 Yamaha ATV at the time.

Fourteen

Its Little Arliss because without him insisting over and over to keep the dog and bringing it home in the first place, Travis wouldn't have had to have such a heartache by having to shoot his dog because of rabies. Without Arliss's constant complaining and getting into trouble, travis wouldn't have bonded with the dog as much as he did and there would be no internal or external conflicts.

Jumper is the family mule in Old Yeller.

Songstress Ronnie Spector has NO connection whatsoever with the novel- as you stated (Old Yeller) term refers to a Dog, and his color scheme, not habit of excessive barking as I thought. the novel is not remotely about Bull Fighting. It does deal with an animal sacrifice, though, the Lead adult character ( Father or Uncle) shoots Old Yeller after the animal becomes rabid following, I believe, a snake bite. The sudden-death killing off of a Lead animal character is probably unique in Disney films and it was not liked by all.

Sad but also happy as for the family as the father returns

Yes. He caught it while fighting a rabid wolf.

Because one bull had to be the "top bull."

jumper. he was called that because he was so good at jumping fences and getting in to areas where he wasn't wanted ,like the vegetable garden and the corn crib where corn was stored. Arlis called him ole jumper because he was older than arlis was.

Papa have to leave the fanily because he need monoy!!!

It made it so outstanding because lots of details and its a heartwarming story. It is really sad and made me read a lot of it. It really caught my attention and most people know this story. Its an peaceful ending how unusually it ended. I'll give 5 stars out of 5 to this book.