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How Hollywood Influences the Dogs We Bring Home

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by: Emma Snow No actor wants to share the stage with a dog, for he will undoubtedly be upstaged. It’s all but impossible to watch a dog movie without falling head over heels into puppy love. Consider Mom, the warm-hearted Border Collie from the 1995 blockbuster Babe. There was nary a dry eye in the [...]

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Jon Provost

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Seasoned child actor who won the role of Timmy on the acclaimed 1950′s/60′s television series “Lassie”. In 1991, he also made a return to television in “The New Lassie”. His autobiography “Timmy’s in the Well” is due out in September, 2007. Collies 2012 Square 12X12 Wall Calendar (Multilingual Edition)

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Pooches in Pictures: How Hollywood Affects Our Choice in Dogs

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By Emma Snow  No actor wants to share the stage with a dog, for he will undoubtedly be upstaged. It’s all but impossible to watch a dog movie without falling head over heels into puppy love. Consider Mom, the warm-hearted Border Collie from the 1995 blockbuster Babe. There was nary a dry eye in the [...]

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Our Very Own “Lassie”

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I have a smooth collie named Lassie, we got her in Kentucky and paid $200 for her since her mom had 12 puppies & they wanted to find a good home for them. She is registered & her grandmother was pure white. Her parents & grandparents was show dogs. But I just wanted her for [...]

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How come my dog never opens the door, save’s my child’s life, or adopts little homeless kittens? Aren’t all collies suppose to be as smart as Lassie??

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The dog you saw on Lassie was not born that way! Collies, by nature, are more adapt at learning human commands and obeying them fully. However, it takes practice! Many many hours went into training each of the Lassie dogs to do those tricks. You must also train your collies! No dog should go without [...]

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A Special Collie

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I didn`t take us long to find that we had a very special little Collie puppy…..He was eight months old and was beginning to look like lassie … On the way home with Rob we felt that he bonded with us,he had soft eyes and a very loving innocent way about him. It also took [...]

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How many Collie coat colors are there? Do all collies look like Lassie?

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IMG_4654 by dogsbylori In the American Collie Standard, there are 4 recognized colors – only one of which looks like the typical “brownish” lassie color!  There’s the sable & white (the color Lassie was),  the blue merle (looks similar to the Australian Shepherd dog), the tricolor (black with markings of brown and white), and the [...]

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How To Make Your Collie A Star

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By Gerald Cormier So you think your collie dog is going to be Hollywood’s newest animal sensation? Well, if you believe your collie has what it takes to become the next best collie star the world will ever see, then go ahead and give it a try. Before you rush to the nearest collie agent [...]

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