Not saying anyone is wrong here but you're mixing apples and oranges. Lassie was a fictional character - a boy and his dog story. The dogs who "played" Lassie were trained animal actors and Yes, they were all males! Rin Tin Tin was a REAL dog, imported after WWI. Totally different. Oh, and for those of you who are old enough to have read the "original" Lassie was a TRI COLOR, NOT your run of the mill sable/white as portraited in all the movies and TV shows. Should a descendant play him?? Only if the training is there to truly represent the working dog the German's bred for in the original! Suzanne www.tsalishepherds.com Home of Ch Cookie, Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy, Ch Flash, Mousser, and Lil' Miss Gilli! Website updated 01/06 -------------- Original message -------------- From: CARALAND@xxxxxxx > > In a message dated 2/2/2006 4:32:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, > MissHereford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > 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. > > > > > I have read that more than one dog was used as Lassie. The dogs were males > as they were were larger and more impressive. > > Jack > > > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================