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n the late 1860s on a ranch in Texas, a big, yellow mongrel dog
befriends the Coates family, and in particular the two boys, Travis
and Arliss. He proves his loyalty by saving Arliss from a huge
bear, Travis from wild pigs, and Mrs. Coates from a wolf infected
with hydrophobia. Though Travis shoots the wolf, he must soon
after shoot the dog, Old Yeller, who has contracted the dread
disease. Travis is inconsolable until he accepts one of Old Yeller's
puppies as his own because of its uncanny resemblance to Old Yeller.
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