Big Red : the story of a champion Irish setter and a trapper's son who grew up together, roaming the wilderness / by Jim Kjelaard ; illustrated by Bob Kuhn.
"Big Red" was a champion Irish setter; Danny a young trapper who knew more about the ways of varmints and hounds than of the world of fancy kennels and dog shows. But Red's owner knew a good dog man when he saw one, and entrusted Red to Danny's training.