Olaf starts his life in a kennel, a purebred Elkhound...yet different from his siblings. He learns quickly that people can inflict pain, and so he distrusts all men, until a soft-spoken young man comes into his world. But Olaf suddenly finds himself in the wilderness, struggling to survive, and relearning the hard lesson that men cause pain.

Good story, with lots of tension and suspense as Olaf tries to live on his own. ( )