The listing, A Dog Called Kitty by Bill Wallace has ended.
A great book for a young reader.
Summary from the back:
When the pup shows up at the farm, small and fuzzy with a floppy wet tongue and a bushy tail that's always wagging, no one knows where he's from. Motherless and hungry, he needs to be fed or he'll starve to death.
Most boys would welcome such a dog into their lives; feed it and train I and raise it to be a good farm pet. But Ricky's different. Every since he was attacked as a baby by a mad dog, he's been afraid of them.
This is an unforgettable story about the trust that grows up between a boy and a mongrel.