Student Question
Who provided Billy with the dogs in Where the Red Fern Grows?
Quick answer:
Billy earns money by picking and selling blackberries to his grandpa, who helps him order the dogs from a company after seeing an advertisement in a catalog. The dogs are shipped to a town 20 miles away, where Billy retrieves them. Although Billy does not order the dogs from an individual, his grandpa plays a crucial role in facilitating the purchase.
Billy works picking blackberries for two years and selling them to his grandpa until he gets enough money to pay for the dogs. He had seen the advertisement for Redbone hounds in a fisherman's catalog, and his Grandpa places the order for the dogs from his store.
So Billy doesn't order them from a particular person, but from a company. The dogs are shipped and he has to sneak out at night and make his way to a town 20 miles away to pick the dogs up. His Grandpa would be the closest to a specific person who helps him to get his dogs.
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