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I seem to recall one film, where Lassie is ?(maybe) a war dog, and gets shot in the paw by a soldier?

zzzzz why you humans are googling --- ruff ruff ----- wheres me dinner!! and wake up rin tin tin lol and the miners are still trapped!!! lol :(((

basically I think the ''type'' is a '' Chelsea Collie'' Bob (great minds think alike)

You googled the same one as me......... .............. I fell asleep half way through!!!!!!!! Mandy

you want the rest? go to this site.......the story is too big to copy n paste http://www.flyingdreams.org/tv/lassie/lassmain.htm

..........and the rest BOB!!!!!!! :-)

When people think of a 'Lassie type' collie, they always envision a sable (brown) and white dog with some black markings. Most folks will also cite the long white blaze down her muzzle. But the original Lassie, from the seminal novel by Eric Knight, was described as 'a beautiful tricolor collie,' meaning she is mostly black, with the familiar white markings, and touches of sable. She is also described as having a 'perfect black mask' which means she has no blaze. Indeed, people who raised collies had always disliked the blaze and had tried for years to breed out that particular marking. It was a great blow when the Lassie films became popular and everyone began clamoring for collies with white facial blazes like MGM's favorite 'dog star.' Because of Lassie Come Home (which began life as a short story for The Saturday Evening Post), people tend to think of author Knight as primarily a dog writer, confusing him with the more prolific Albert Payson Terhune, who wrote Lad: a Dog and other books about collies in the 1910s and 1920s. (See more about this in the FAQ.) At the time of Lassie Come-Home, Knight was most well known for his novel This Above All, later made into a movie starring Tyrone Power and Joan Fontaine. Knight wrote one other book of note, The Flying Yorkshireman, before being killed in a plane crash (circumstances surrounding the crash are still unknown). Lassie, incidentally, was based on Knight's own collie, 'Toots.' All the dogs portraying Lassie have been male. A female collie was hired to play the lead in Lassie Come Home, but when an opportunity came to film 'Lassie' negotiating some rapids, the female reportedly would have nothing to do with the rushing water. Rudd Weatherwax's collie 'Pal' was substituted, and not only stole the stunt but won the role. Weatherwax continued to use male collies in the role for a good reason: both sexes shed in the summer (when most movies and television shows traditionally film most of their episodes), but since the male has a thicker coat, he wouldn't look so scrawny during filming. Also, fans tend to think of Lassie as a 'big heroic dog.' Female collies are usually 10-15 pounds lighter than their male counterparts, therefore a male dog playing Lassie would look more impressive. Female collies were not ignored because they are any less intelligent; in fact, some of Lassie's stunt doubles have been females.

Bob Being sad.... like wot I is........... I googled....... ................ would you like the full story and reasoning behind why they used male dogs to play Lassie............NO......... thank goodness!!!!!!! :-))))))))

Well you learn something new every day. We just called our dog a Lassie Dog! Never thought of him as anything but.....

If My memory serves me correctly............'' Lassie'' was played in the films by ''Laddie'' .........yes, a DOG dog Bob

Lassie gets waylaid by a couple of dogs and a cat asking for directions........ :-)

No prob ..... lassie chews off paw -- escapes but runs off to get rin tin tin xxx

yelp .. lassie has a cut paw --- who'll save the miners???????

Thanks for the ruff Mike.................. :-))))

Ruff ruff-- take the short cut by rourke reef and you'll come out above em ruff

You know why Lassie is a Rough Collie?....... 'Ruff........Ruff...........Ruff Ruff Ruff..........' Wots that you say Lassie? The mine has collapsed and 47 men are trapped and they are up to their knecks in water?! The main road is blocked and the ETA for the resuce services is 19.00 hours if they take the diversion!!??!! Ruff means so much! LOL Mandy

Lassie is rough sheepdogs are usually border -- black/white lol

A border collie is a typical sheepdog type - Lassie was a Rough Collie as others have stated.

Mandy, PMSL Jill and Little Jewels xx:)

Mandy........ UK............. Stone Cold Sober!!!!!! Honest :-))))))))