lf. Travis chased after the calf to lift it up. While attempting to do this, Rose charged towards him. It was at that time that Travis began to realize what a great dog he really had. Old Yeller dashed and knocked down Rose then as she charged again and again at Yeller the dog tripped her up several times. Later on that day while Travis was milking Rose she kept kicking the milk bucket over and would not allow Travis to milk her. In order to put a stop to this incident, Travis called over Old Yeller to keep Rose in line. Old Yeller stood directly in front of Rose and thrashed forward staring at her. The heifer was so frightened that she did not even try to budge. Later on Rose contracted a disease called hydrophobia. This is an extremely fatal disease, which brings fourth foaming at the mouth of the animal. Rose, the cow, is killed and then burned so that no other animals would eat her and spread the disease. Mama and her daughter Lisbeth were burning the cow when a gray wolf tried to ambush them. Old Yeller came to their rescue like a bolt of lightning and wrestled with the wolf. Both animals were biting and clawing at each other. Travis then retrieved his rifle, took aim, and shot the wolf. The wolf also had hydrophobia, so that meant that Old Yeller had the chance of obtaining the sickness as well. After this incident, they were forced to lock Old Yeller up in a woodshed for a few weeks while keeping an eye on him to make sure that he did not become ill. Nothing happened for a few days, but one night the dog almost bit Mother and tried to lunge at her. At that moment, Travis had no choice but to shoot Old Yeller because it had become evident that the dog had contracted the disease. After putting the poor yellow dog out of its misery Travis took Yeller and buried him. As he stood staring at the grave recollecting all the times Yeller had been there for him and his family he grew very sad. Later Lisbeth brought them a new puppy, which...
