Old Yeller This book is named Old Yeller and it is by Fred Gipson. This book is based on a 14-year-old boy named Travis and his dog Old Yeller. This book takes place in an old log cabin in Birdsong Creek, with Travis explaining his story from the beginning. Travis was a lonely boy from Kansas who one day finds a yellow haired dog that first makes him so mad that he wanted to shoot …showed first 75 words of 370 total…

…showed last 75 words of 370 total…body heat keep them warm. Finally after a week and a half the father returns safe and healthy with a big wad of cash in his hand. In the end when Travis` father comes back, but Old Yeller is affected by the disease and dies. But the bright side is Travis` father comes back with a bunch of money. But still Travis can never have the kind of friendship that he had with Old Yeller.