Bill Wallace

Some dogs have a bark bigger than their bite. But Sweetie, The Great Dane, can't afford to bark -- or bite. After three little nips and three masters, the next stop is the pound. So when the burglar comes calling, he waves his tail. When coyotes come prowling, he tries to make peace -- as they howl in scorn. They …

Twelve-year-old Tom learns first-hand about honor, first when he is wrongly accused of lying at school and then when he faces the risk of losing a puppy he has come to love while helping his grandfather train hunting dogs.