A simplified, abridged version of the story of a dog that eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack, accompanied by a short biography of Jack London and an essay focusing on the story's lessons of determination.
An old wolf is looking forward to some lamb stew, but when the little lamb he was planning to eat treats him with kindness, the wolf realizes that friendships are more important than stew.
Barney the Bear Killer, a beloved coonhound, proves his worth to Farmer John's family over and over again, but never so much as when he kills Loco Lobo, a crazed timber wolf that has been terrorizing the neighborhood.