“[T]he true credit goes to the subject’s k9 Border Collie that ran through the forest approximately 200 yards and in true ‘LASSIE’ fashion to flag down two searchers,” the Nevada County ...

The bravest Collie to ever ford a river, get stuck on a cliff, or, yes, help get Timmy out of a well, Lassie first hit TV screens 70 years ago on September 12, 1954. Though the hero pup had ...

a Hollywood dog trainer who carried on his father’s legacy of breeding and coaching collies to play Lassie, the resourceful and heroic canine who crossed flooded rivers, faced down bears and ...