It seems to me that as long as the dog has Rinny's structure and relative pigmant, who should know the difference? Lassie's line was specifically bred for the tv and movie industry, to not use the dogs from that line seems silly, they are bred for the work and with the pigmantation. But, while I know Rin Tin Tin was bred and his line is still around, I do not see his bloodlines in the movies. I see Lance Lance Lance. So as long as you can find a dog that has the right look, let's just be glad that GSD's are getting some good press. Sheila Miss Hereford <MissHereford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: An interesting question came up recently and I felt it prudent to ask the leaders of the German Shepherd Dog world their opinion on the subject. How would you feel about a new movie about the history, life and times of Rin Tin Tin being filmed using a dog not from the Rin Tin Tin lineage? I know that a few years ago that Lassie fans were outraged that a series was being planned that featuring, for lack of a better word, a generic Collie. And more recently, fans demanded a real Lassie line dog be used in the movie released in Scotland in December about the history of Lassie. Ultimately, a real descendant was used in the filming. There is no doubt in my mind that this post will garner some interesting replies, but we do want to know how the world of the German Shepherd Dog feels. I am not looking to start anything abrasive on the list (or privately)- just a Simple Yes use Real Rin dogs or No is would not matter to the fans and/or movie goers. Faithfully Yours, Rin Tin Tin Miss Daphne Hereford www.RinTinTin.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ Sheila of Miami Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================