The nine lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby - The story of cat Jacob Tibbs, runt of the litter, and his exploits on the high seas as a ship's mouser

Old Yeller by Fred Gipson - Young Travis faces a test of manhood when his heroic dog is bitten by a mad wolf

Pax by Sara Pennypacker - After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back

Where the red fern grows by Wilson Rawls - A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart's desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters

The trouble with Tuck by Theodore Taylor - Helen and her dog, Friar Tuck, are inseparable for three years, but as Tuck begins going blind, Helen trains him to trust in his own seeing-eye dog