This is really popular book by don't now fogot his name it's about a dog and a ah don't now 13 year old and that his little bro finds a dirty little stealing rascal dog first he does not like him but after he saves alot of people inculding his family and himself but then he gets bit by rabid wolf and then ahh I hate to say this but shoot him ahh I could not ever do that ever to my dog.