Irish Red - Nature Stories by Jim Kjelgaard

Mike was the son of the famous Big Red, finest bird dog in the Wintapi wilderness, and the pride of Danny Pickett's heart. But Mike, for all his champion Irish setter blood, was a runt, a misfit, and a general all-around muttonhead.

Worse, he was a rebel. He had a wonderful nose, but insisted on hunting his own way. Danny and his father tried every trick they knew, but it was the pup himself who finally proved that he was his father's son after all.

This sequel to Big Red has all the same Kjelgaard magic of animal understanding and the sharp reality of wilderness life that have thrilled boys in his other books.