A Boy and His Dog

[Tiassa]

Where the Red Fern Grows

Now there is a classic, both on the page and the screen.

 

[Orleander]

Sounder
Shiloh

I liked those 2. But the movies where the animal dies, so sad.

The Red Pony also sticks out in my mind. At the end of the story, Nelly goes into labor. Its a breech birth and Nellie is dieing. The older guy hammers her head to kill her, then does a C-section