Maggie and Silky and Joe by Amy Ehrlich, illustrated by Robert J. Blake. Viking, 1994.
Joe has spent of his life with Maggie, the family's cow dog. When Joe was eight he adopted a stray dog, Silky, so it's now the three of them. Maggie ages and doesn't follow Joe around as much anymore. Maggie is scared of storms and during one storm she vanishes. Joe finds Maggie's body hidden under the back steps. Both Joe and Silky grieve for Maggie and they find comfort together.
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