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Travis’s opinion of the dog changes as Old Yeller repeatedly saves the family from frontier dangers:

He helps Travis tame a wild milk heifer and assists in rounding up feral hogs . Old Yeller

During a hog-tagging expedition, Travis falls into a pit of angry hogs; Old Yeller defends him, sustaining severe injuries in the process. A Heartbreaking Sacrifice Travis’s opinion of the dog changes as Old

He saves Arliss from a mother black bear when the boy tries to catch her cub. In the late 1860s, Jim Coates leaves his

In the late 1860s, Jim Coates leaves his family ranch in Salt Licks, Texas, to join a cattle drive to Kansas. He leaves his 14-year-old son, , in charge of his mother and younger brother, Arliss. Soon after, a "dingy yellow" dog—dubbed Old Yeller for his coat and human-like bark—shows up and steals some hanging meat. While Travis initially loathes the "rascal" and tries to drive him away, young Arliss immediately claims him as his own. Proving His Worth