Lassie
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Don't Think So.......
"Pal" which was his real name, and all the "Pals" that have followed were Sables. A Tri-Color Collie is black with tan and white markings. Same black and tan as on a Doberman, only with a white chest and white feets.
There is also the Blue Merle, which was always my favorite color.
Now often Sables will have some black guard hairs around the face area, and even on their backs. Nuttin' wrong with that!
colliekid said:
When the word Lassie is used, most people think of the color like my avatar. But guess what I found out last night while reading Lassie Come Home (1940)?
Lassie was a tricolor
Just random info. Nobody's going to reply to this thread, but I just had to share.
Lassie was a tricolor
Just random info. Nobody's going to reply to this thread, but I just had to share.
There is also the Blue Merle, which was always my favorite color.
Now often Sables will have some black guard hairs around the face area, and even on their backs. Nuttin' wrong with that!
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I have read the book too and it does say tri coloured, and yes in the movie it is a sable. Sometimes books don't always match the movie. Look at Man On Fire. ******SPOILER ALERT*******if you have not watched it or read it don't continue reading unless you want to know what happens.
In the movie the little girl[Pita]'s life is traded for John Creasy's life and he dies she does not.
In the book Creasy finds Pita's dead assulted body in the trunk of a car and then takes his revenge. He lives because he is on a ferry at the end under an assumed identity.
Books and movies are not always the same.
In the movie the little girl[Pita]'s life is traded for John Creasy's life and he dies she does not.
In the book Creasy finds Pita's dead assulted body in the trunk of a car and then takes his revenge. He lives because he is on a ferry at the end under an assumed identity.
Books and movies are not always the same.
If you think about it in terms of fictional/real, there was NO real Lassie - that canine actor wasn't Lassie at all . . . he just played her on camera, lol!
Semantics-wise, I guess we should differentiate between the original Lassie character and the screen version
But, I like the fact that Colliekid considers the book to be the real source of Lassie. How many even know, let alone remember that the character came from a book, not a TV show?
Semantics-wise, I guess we should differentiate between the original Lassie character and the screen version
But, I like the fact that Colliekid considers the book to be the real source of Lassie. How many even know, let alone remember that the character came from a book, not a TV show?
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Renee750il said:
If you think about it in terms of fictional/real, there was NO real Lassie - that canine actor wasn't Lassie at all . . . he just played her on camera, lol!
Semantics-wise, I guess we should differentiate between the original Lassie character and the screen version
But, I like the fact that Colliekid considers the book to be the real source of Lassie. How many even know, let alone remember that the character came from a book, not a TV show?
Semantics-wise, I guess we should differentiate between the original Lassie character and the screen version
But, I like the fact that Colliekid considers the book to be the real source of Lassie. How many even know, let alone remember that the character came from a book, not a TV show?
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Hey!!!! Colliekid!!!!!!!!
Get thee hence to a library, and check thee out as many of Albert Payson Terhune's books as you can find. He raised collies and wrote all about them. Like "Sunnybank Lad", "Further Adventures Of Lad", "Wolf", etc, etc, etc. Many are funny as heck, even more because they are true!
Renee750il said:
If you think about it in terms of fictional/real, there was NO real Lassie - that canine actor wasn't Lassie at all . . . he just played her on camera, lol!
Semantics-wise, I guess we should differentiate between the original Lassie character and the screen version
But, I like the fact that Colliekid considers the book to be the real source of Lassie. How many even know, let alone remember that the character came from a book, not a TV show?
Semantics-wise, I guess we should differentiate between the original Lassie character and the screen version
But, I like the fact that Colliekid considers the book to be the real source of Lassie. How many even know, let alone remember that the character came from a book, not a TV show?
M
Be Technical!!!!!!
So OK, the LIVE Lassie was a sable. Guess who is standing here with her front paws on my leg and tail wagging 2000 mph??!!! TWIT. She must have known I was writing about her, rofl. Oh heck, Birdy Girl just came over and pushed Twit aside. They are worse than kids when the mom gets on the phone!!! They figure they have me trapped.
So OK, the LIVE Lassie was a sable. Guess who is standing here with her front paws on my leg and tail wagging 2000 mph??!!! TWIT. She must have known I was writing about her, rofl. Oh heck, Birdy Girl just came over and pushed Twit aside. They are worse than kids when the mom gets on the phone!!! They figure they have me trapped.
Oh, you'll love this! Have you ever checked out Project Gutenberg? (http://www.gutenberg.org/) A wonderful, huge collection of full texts of copyright expired works - all free!
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My Azlan is a sable, I've always loved that colour. People always ask me if I got a collie because I liked Lassie as a child, but I fell in love with the breed at an animal shelter! The original puppy I was going to import was a blue merle, very pretty I really do love that colour, but the breeder was less than good.
They are such great (but weird!) dogs. Azlan's tail can move as if it has no bones in it, I could literally tie it in a knot if I wanted to!
They are such great (but weird!) dogs. Azlan's tail can move as if it has no bones in it, I could literally tie it in a knot if I wanted to!
"Laddies" have better coats overall, which was the reason for using it on film. Or so I have read.
You know it's odd. I love the merle color in Aussies and in Catahoulas, but not so much in Shelties and Collies. I don't know why. But I love the sable in Collies. Daniel's collie, Chase was a BEAUTIFUL example of a sable but was worthless as a stud because he was truly a runt (his top weight through his whole life was 35 pounds and was 24 when he had to be put down) and only had 8 teeth his entire life as well. He had some sort of liver and kidney disease and by the time he was 5 was on a doggie vegetarian diet because he couldn't process animal protiens. I'll try to find a good picture to post of Chase sometime.
You know it's odd. I love the merle color in Aussies and in Catahoulas, but not so much in Shelties and Collies. I don't know why. But I love the sable in Collies. Daniel's collie, Chase was a BEAUTIFUL example of a sable but was worthless as a stud because he was truly a runt (his top weight through his whole life was 35 pounds and was 24 when he had to be put down) and only had 8 teeth his entire life as well. He had some sort of liver and kidney disease and by the time he was 5 was on a doggie vegetarian diet because he couldn't process animal protiens.
I'll try to find a good picture to post of Chase sometime.