The Biscuit Eater
The picture was "the last 'One Boy and his Animal' themed film made by Disney, as this subgenre would eventually grow out of fashion" according to website Wikipedia.,Lonnie McNeil: My dog hunts. He hunts eggs.,Original British video version was cut by 4 seconds to secure a 'U' rating.,Referenced in Lovelace (2013),MOREOVER AND ME
Written and Sung by Shane Tatum,The one thing we learn from The Biscuit Eater is what a Biscuit Eater is. It's a dog that is untrainable and steals eggs. Not good to keep dogs and chickens together, make sure the chickens are protected.

Young Johnny Whitaker and George Spell have such a dog, but they think the label is an aspersion on the dog's character. He's trainable as a hunting dog and they're going to prove it. All this to the amusement of parents Earl Holliman and Patricia Crowley for Whittaker and Beah Richards, Spell's widowed mom.

I did like the chemistry between the boys in the film, they come across as real and genuine.

Rounding out the cast are Lew Ayres, the sportsman for whom Holliman trains hunting dogs, Mantan Moreland as a snoopy butler, Clifton James as a mean neighbor.

Cannot forget Godfrey Cambridge though as a hustling gas station owner who is forever got a cigar in his mouth and is quite a character. You have to see how he hustles Lew Ayres and how he wheedles free meals from Beah Richards.

The Biscuit Eater is a nice family film in the Disney tradition.,