Shiloh is a 1996 American family drama film directed, written, and co-produced by Dale Rosenbloom (in his sole directorial effort), and based on Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's novel of the same name. It follows a family son defending a mistreated beagle from his abusive owner. The film premiered at the Heartland Film Festival in 1996, but its general release came on April 25, 1997. There are two sequels, Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999) and Saving Shiloh (2006), both directed by Sandy Tung and distributed by Utopia Pictures.

Plot

An abused Beagle puppy runs away from his cruel owner, Judd Travers, and meets a boy named Marty Preston, who names him Shiloh. Marty's strict father, Ray, will not let Marty keep Shiloh because he is not their dog. Having personally witnessed Judd's mistreatment of Shiloh, Marty returns the dog to him without a choice. After Shiloh is mistreated again, the dog returns to Marty. Knowing his father will make him return Shiloh, Marty hides him in a shed behind the house.

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