Kayla: A Cry in the Wilderness (DVD, 2000)

This is a captivating story about a young boy trying to get over the loss of his famous explorer father. His mother has remarried a man who truly is trying to be a good step-father, but is met with stiff resistance from the boy. The boy tames a wild dog that resembles his father's lead dog from his exploration dog sled team. He names the wild dog, Kayla after his father's dog and sets about with the help of family and friends to build a team of dogs and a sled to run in a local sled dog race. It is a touching story about the bond of love between a boy and his dogs and how he finally comes to accept his new family and way of life in 1920's Canada. Beautiful filmed in period era clothes and props this is an outstanding family film for anyone.