Not quite so good as Where the Red Fern Grows though.

Cowboy.... have you read any Jim Kjelgaard??? If not... you need to... right now.... start with either Big Red, Stormy, or Haunt Fox.

I also have Stormy but I can't find it... a sister probably stole it

Those books were written for people your age, but I still read some of them every year even at my age. In fact, this is the time of year I usually read Stormy... I need to dig it out. He has many other books as well... Swamp Cat and The Black Fawn are both worth reading.

Oh yeah! I forgot about the Black Fawn! I have that one as well. Never read Swamp Cat though! I'll have to get that one too. It seems like they're good books for any age