Red and Rover by Brian Basset for March 29, 2016

That is some method acting!

Racey!

Is Red a member of the Lassie, Goofy, Benji, & Toto fan club?

It hides in all that hair…

Does Lassie use a gender neutral bathroom?

Early 3D TV.

Yep, I guess Lassie was indeed a male.

What was the name of the little dog on Petticoat Junction? I can’t remember.

For collies, the distinctive markings (the forehead, I think it was) only occur in the male. Were there books or radio of Lassie that pre-dated the TV/movies – such that they needed to keep the obviously-female name/identity?

Wouldn’t that depends on the species of animal?

The male Collies have a thicker prettier coat than the females

Speaking of TV and Movie dogs (and remembering what my avatar is). Do any of you remember a movie called “The Littlest Hobo”? I remember going to the drive-in with the whole family when I was little to see that. All I remember was he was a German Shepherd dog riding trains trying to get back somewhere.

Lassie was based on a book by Eric Knight. The dog(s) who played Lassie on the movies and TV was/were all male, because males were supposed to be easier to handle.

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