{"id":46027,"date":"2022-04-12T09:25:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:25:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T09:25:39","slug":"is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Lassie a boy or a girl?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_Lassie_a_boy_or_a_girl\" title=\"Is Lassie a boy or a girl?\">Is Lassie a boy or a girl?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#What_was_Lassies_real_name\" title=\"What was Lassies real name?\">What was Lassies real name?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Does_Lassie_mean_dog\" title=\"Does Lassie mean dog?\">Does Lassie mean dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Why_was_Lassie_a_male_dog\" title=\"Why was Lassie a male dog?\">Why was Lassie a male dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_Lassie_still_alive\" title=\"Is Lassie still alive?\">Is Lassie still alive?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#What_breed_is_Lassie\" title=\"What breed is Lassie?\">What breed is Lassie?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_Lassie_Come_Home_a_true_story\" title=\"Is Lassie Come Home a true story?\">Is Lassie Come Home a true story?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#How_many_Lassies_were_there\" title=\"How many Lassies were there?\">How many Lassies were there?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#What_was_Lassies_name\" title=\"What was Lassies name?\">What was Lassies name?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#What_was_Lassies_owners_name\" title=\"What was Lassies owner&#8217;s name?\">What was Lassies owner&#8217;s name?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Where_is_Lassie_buried\" title=\"Where is Lassie buried?\">Where is Lassie buried?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#What_does_Lassie_mean_in_British_slang\" title=\"What does Lassie mean in British slang?\">What does Lassie mean in British slang?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_Lassie_a_slang_word\" title=\"Is Lassie a slang word?\">Is Lassie a slang word?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_Lassie_a_Scottish_term\" title=\"Is Lassie a Scottish term?\">Is Lassie a Scottish term?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Was_Lassie_a_male_or_female_dog\" title=\"Was Lassie a male or female dog?\">Was Lassie a male or female dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Was_Lassie_a_boy_or_girl_dog\" title=\"Was Lassie a boy or girl dog?\">Was Lassie a boy or girl dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Was_Lassie_a_purebred_collie\" title=\"Was Lassie a purebred collie?\">Was Lassie a purebred collie?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#What_happened_to_the_boy_that_played_Timmy_on_Lassie\" title=\"What happened to the boy that played Timmy on Lassie?\">What happened to the boy that played Timmy on Lassie?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_there_still_a_Lassie\" title=\"Is there still a Lassie?\">Is there still a Lassie?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_Lassie_a_true_story\" title=\"Is Lassie a true story?\">Is Lassie a true story?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Who_owns_Lassie\" title=\"Who owns Lassie?\">Who owns Lassie?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_a_border_collie_Lassie\" title=\"Is a border collie Lassie?\">Is a border collie Lassie?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_a_border_collie_a_Rough_Collie\" title=\"Is a border collie a Rough Collie?\">Is a border collie a Rough Collie?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Is_Lassie_a_Scottish_dog\" title=\"Is Lassie a Scottish dog?\">Is Lassie a Scottish dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-lassie-a-boy-or-a-girl\/#Was_there_a_real_Lassie\" title=\"Was there a real Lassie?\">Was there a real Lassie?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Lassie_a_boy_or_a_girl\"><\/span>Is Lassie a boy or a girl?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>female<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_Lassies_real_name\"><\/span>What was Lassies real name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pal in 1942, as LassieOther name(s)<b>Lassie<\/b>BreedRough CollieSexMaleBornJune 4, 1940 Glamis Kennels in North Hollywood, California, United States9 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Lassie_mean_dog\"><\/span>Does Lassie mean dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart. Etymology: Diminutive of lass. <b>A name given to female dogs<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_was_Lassie_a_male_dog\"><\/span>Why was Lassie a male dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All the Lassies were actually male dogs <b>because female collies tend to blow coat (go through a massive hormone-induced shedding process) with each heat cycle. While males blow coat as well in reaction to a change in season, it is much less noticeable than what occurs with an intact female.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Lassie_still_alive\"><\/span>Is Lassie still alive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All the Lassies were actually male dogs <b>because female collies tend to blow coat (go through a massive hormone-induced shedding process) with each heat cycle. While males blow coat as well in reaction to a change in season, it is much less noticeable than what occurs with an intact female.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_breed_is_Lassie\"><\/span>What breed is Lassie?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>In 1943, the dog was chosen to play Lassie in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film Lassie Come Home.<\/b>Pal (dog)Pal in 1942, as LassieOther name(s)LassieDiedJune 18, 1958 (aged 18) Rudd Weatherwaxs home in North Hollywood, California, United StatesOccupationActor10 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Lassie_Come_Home_a_true_story\"><\/span>Is Lassie Come Home a true story?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>rough collie breed<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_Lassies_were_there\"><\/span>How many Lassies were there?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Answer: All <b>nine Lassies have been male dogs. Although in the movies and on television, Lassie was cast as a female dog. All of the Lassies were descendants of Pal, the first Lassie, who died in 1958.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_Lassies_name\"><\/span>What was Lassies name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pal in 1942, as LassieOther name(s)<b>Lassie<\/b>Term19431954SuccessorLassie JuniorOwnerRudd Weatherwax9 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_Lassies_owners_name\"><\/span>What was Lassies owner&#8217;s name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rudd Weatherwax<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_is_Lassie_buried\"><\/span>Where is Lassie buried?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Birth4 Jun 1940 North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USADeath18 Jun 1958 (aged 18) North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USABurial<b>Weatherwax Ranch Grounds<\/b><b>North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA<\/b>Memorial ID7376621 xb7 View Source22-Apr-2003<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_Lassie_mean_in_British_slang\"><\/span>What does Lassie mean in British slang?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>a young woman or girl<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Lassie_a_slang_word\"><\/span>Is Lassie a slang word?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>a young girl; lass.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Lassie_a_Scottish_term\"><\/span>Is Lassie a Scottish term?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>(<b>chiefly Scotland, Northern England, Geordie, Northumbrian) A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_Lassie_a_male_or_female_dog\"><\/span>Was Lassie a male or female dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Answer: <b>All nine Lassies have been male dogs. Although in the movies and on television, Lassie was cast as a female dog. All of the Lassies were descendants of Pal, the first Lassie, who died in 1958.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_Lassie_a_boy_or_girl_dog\"><\/span>Was Lassie a boy or girl dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Answer: <b>All nine Lassies have been male dogs. Although in the movies and on television, Lassie was cast as a female dog. All of the Lassies were descendants of Pal, the first Lassie, who died in 1958.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_Lassie_a_purebred_collie\"><\/span>Was Lassie a purebred collie?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pal in 1942, as LassieOther name(s)<b>Lassie<\/b>BreedRough CollieSexMaleBornJune 4, 1940 Glamis Kennels in North Hollywood, California, United States9 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happened_to_the_boy_that_played_Timmy_on_Lassie\"><\/span>What happened to the boy that played Timmy on Lassie?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>` She states that <b>the six collies who later portrayed Lassie were all purebred collies and looked so much like the original that they could not be told apart.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_still_a_Lassie\"><\/span>Is there still a Lassie?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although in the movies and on television, Lassie was cast as a female dog. All of the Lassies were descendants of Pal, the first Lassie, who died in 1958. <b>Since then the Lassies have been (in order): Lassie Jr., Spook, Baby, Mire, Hey Hey, Boy, The Old Man and Howard, the current Lassie.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Lassie_a_true_story\"><\/span>Is Lassie a true story?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Birth4 Jun 1940 North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USADeath18 Jun 1958 (aged 18) North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USABurial<b>Weatherwax Ranch Grounds<\/b><b>North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA<\/b>Memorial ID7376621 xb7 View Source22-Apr-2003<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_owns_Lassie\"><\/span>Who owns Lassie?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Lassie is a <b>fictional female Rough Collie dog and is featured in a short story by Eric Knight that was later expanded to a full-length novel called Lassie Come-Home.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_border_collie_Lassie\"><\/span>Is a border collie Lassie?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The dog who played Lassie in the movies was a male Rough Collie named Pal and later his progeny. Most people do not know that the character of Lassie was inspired by, not a Rough Collie, but <b>an old fashioned type of Collie owned by Mr.<\/b><b>Knight named Toots<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_border_collie_a_Rough_Collie\"><\/span>Is a border collie a Rough Collie?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rough CollieOriginUnited Kingdom (Scotland)5 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Lassie_a_Scottish_dog\"><\/span>Is Lassie a Scottish dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A big difference in terms of a Rough Collie vs Border Collie is their coat. <b>Rough Collies have a much fluffier looking, longer coat compared to Border Collies sleeker ones. This is particularly true around their faces.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Was_there_a_real_Lassie\"><\/span>Was there a real Lassie?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>All of the Lassies were descendants of Pal, the first Lassie, who died in 1958. Since then the Lassies have been (in order): Lassie Jr., Spook, Baby, Mire, Hey Hey, Boy, The Old Man and Howard, the current Lassie.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is Lassie a boy or a girl?What was Lassies real name?Does Lassie mean dog?Why was Lassie a male dog?Is Lassie still alive?What breed is Lassie?Is Lassie Come Home a true story?How many Lassies were there?What was Lassies name?What was Lassies owner&#8217;s name?Where is Lassie buried?What does Lassie mean in British slang?Is Lassie&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}