[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Lassie is coming to Texas
- From: "Paula Cooke" <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 17:25:09 GMT
Not to put a damper on your message, Daphne, you know how I love Rinty, and I
do love Lassie, too, and I sincerely hope their meeting goes well and earns
lots of attention for ARFkids, but, Lassie's TV show was not one of my
favorites.
The one big thing I remember most about Lassie, the TV series, was that when
Gramps died, Mom and Jeff sold the farm, and they LEFT LASSIE there to live
with Timmy and family!! I was about 9 years old and I was HORRIFIED!! I
wonder how many children received the subliminal message that it is just fine
to abandon your pets whenever convenient! They will all live happily ever
after, right?
I will take Rusty, Rinty and that gorgeous hunk, Lt. Rip Masters, any day!!
:-) :-)
Trivia nuts - Did you know that the actor who played Lt. Rip Masters in Rin Tin
Tin, James Brown, was the same actor who played Forest Ranger Mike McBride in
Lassie?
Daphne, please give both Rinty and Lassie an ear rub from me!!
Paula, 156 days and counting
---------- Original Message ----------
From: "Miss Hereford" <misshereford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Lassie is coming to Texas
Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 07:22:38 -0500
Canine icon Lassie is coming to Crockett, Texas and will join Rin Tin Tin
for a special event to be held Memorial Day Weekend.
Lassie and Rin Tin Tin have only met in person twice before; the first
meeting took place 65 years ago and the duo got together again in 2005.
Lassie, along with owner/trainer Carol Riggins will travel to Texas from
California for the annual Rin Tin Tin Puppy Reunion and ARFkids Training
Seminar scheduled to be held in Davy Crockett Memorial Park in Crockett,
Texas on Saturday, May 23 beginning at 10 a.m.
The pair of celebrity dogs first met in private setting in California in
1945 when Lee Duncan and Rin Tin Tin #3 met with and Rudd Weatherwax and
Lassie #3 to discuss which of the two stars was most intelligent. The men
reportedly left the friendly meeting saying the dogs were of equal
intelligence.
The second meeting of the canine icons took place four years ago when Lassie
#9 traveled to Texas to visit Rin Tin Tin #8 and make an appearance during a
training seminar for A Rinty For Kids Foundation, Incorporated (ARFkids).
The canine celebrities attending the Memorial Day even next month each
represent the 10th dog in their line to carry on their lineage.
Lassie's history began with Eric Knight's short story "Lassie Come Home"
that premiered in the Saturday Evening Post in 1938. The movie followed in
1943 and Lassie debuted on television in 1954 to become a hero to an entire
generation. The series won an Emmy for Best Children's Series in 1955 and
1956. A remake of the 1943 film "Lassie Come Home" was filmed in the United
Kingdom and recently released in the United States on DVD.
Ms. Riggins who is under contract with Classic Media, owner of the Lassie
Trademarks, has worked with Lassie line dogs for nearly 20 years and is
credited with training Lassie #9 who appeared in the 1998 Animal Planet
series.
For more information about Lassie visit www.Lassie.net
If you are interested in attending please let me know. Carol is a great lady
and super trainer and Lassie #10 is a nice pup.
Faithfully Yours,
Rin Tin Tin,
Miss Daphne Hereford.
www.RinTinTin.com
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