Outlaw Red (Bantam Skylark Book)
He was Sean, a champion, the biggest, handsomest son of Big Red,  the famous Irish setter. Bursting with hunting instincts, he fretted  under his pampered kennel life, and longed for the wilds. Then suddenly  his life changed. He found himself on his own in the Wintapi  wilderness, lost, his human protectors gone. An outlaw, he was hunted  and shot at by the hill men. How Sean learned to survive amidst  constant danger, how he challenged a coyote killer to save his mate, is  a stirring tale of bravery and an exciting wilderness adventure. It is  also the heartwarming story of another unwilling outlaw--the boy who  loved Sean and wanted him for his own.