Marty Preston and his family live up in the hills of West Virginia. He lives with his two sisters and his parents.
Climax
While out walking one day by the river Marty sees a beagle. The beagle follows him home and Marty names his Shiloh.
Falling Action
Marty suspects Shiloh had been beaten by his previous owner. His dad says that the dog is probably Judd Travers´ hunting dog. They take the dog back to Judd and Judd kicks it when it gets out of the car which angers Marty.
Resolution
Marty one morning sees the beagle again near his house. Instead of taking the dog back to Judd he builds a pen on his hill for the dog. Shiloh one night gets attacked and injured in his pen by a German Shepherd. His dad finds out they he was hiding the dog.
They take the dog to their Doc Murphy, the local doctor, and he keeps Shiloh overnight. Judd finds out they´d been harboring the dog and he shows up at their house. He says the family can keep the dog until hes healed.
Marty takes the dog back to Judd and catches him shooting a deer out of season, so Marty threatens to blackmail him and Judd makes him a deal to buy the dog by doing work for him. Marty does the work and buys the dog from Judd.