Comparing the book to the movie

I have some questions about Shiloh. First what got you thinking about the charector Judd Traver? Also why did the book Shiloh the dog didn’t just run away from Marty like wouldn’t you be scared of a human if you were abused? Another question is why did Judd take back Shiloh in the movie but in the book Judd Travers let Marty take Shiloh? Last in the movie Marty’s friend was a girl and in the book it was a boy? Thank you for making that great book and answering my question.

Some runaway dogs might make the distinction between a large adult speaking harshly and a young boy speaking gently.  Shiloh was reluctant at first to come to Marty.  You’d have to ask the screen writer why he made the changes he did.  I know that they put in a girl as a friend instead of a boy because they felt that it was too boy-centered, and girls might not like the movie so much if they didn’t make the change.