Like his father, who taught him, he bred and coached the collies that played the heroic star of television and movies. By Michael S. Rosenwald Bob Weatherwax, a Hollywood dog trainer who carried on ...
Lassie: Fiction’s most famous collie While many heroic dogs achieved fame through real-life exploits, one of the most influential canines in history emerged from the imagination of author Eric Knight, ...
STACKER — When “Lassie Come Home” hit theaters in 1943, the brave and loyal collie captured the hearts of viewers across America. But if “Lassie” was ever a popular name for dogs, it appears to have ...