PENGUIN Lassie: A Dog's Life, The First Fifty Years Paperback – Import

Beautiful and heartwarming biography on all the dogs who played Lassie.

パルちゃんマジかわええ。パルが「家路」でラッシーを演じてから以後１０代目までのプロフィールと映画・ドラマ、での活躍歴史。写真満載で英語が半分ぐらいしかわからなくても十分読み応えありでした。日本の歌舞伎役者のような犬一族、アメリカの文化について面白く読ませていただきました。またラッシー映画作らないかな～？

This reads like the definitive guide to Lassie. Containing dozens of photos and illustrations in b/w and color, it is a treasure trove of information about the character of Lassie, and the many film and television incarnations that followed upon the original best-selling book. It provides fascinating details about Pal, the original screen Lassie, and offers tantalizing glimpses into the series of MGM movies. The book is a little weak on the later television years, but the only reason this is a weakness is because the rest of the coverage is pretty strong. In fact, this book's major flaw is that--it is not long enough! It left this reader wanting more, more, more about the Lassie phenomenon.If you are a dog lover, particularly if you are a fan of Lassie, you will love this book and read it over and over. I already owned a copy of this when I recently ordered a second copy to give to my niece for Christmas. I am hoping that this book will kindle in her an interest in the Lassie movies, books, and TV series. It's first-rate! Woof, woof!

I found it very interesting as Lassie is such an icon of the dog world. All the Lassies were played by males starting with Pal, and dogs that were sired by him. Males had to be used as female collies would not swim across streams and do other demanding tasks. The trainer, Rudd Weatherwax was very talented in getting the dogs to do what he wanted and it looked as if they were acting.

Lots of wonderful memories, photos, information…much of which I knew, as those of use who grew up loving Lassie usually do, but still there was a lot of new info or things I'd forgotten. Well worth having on the bookshelf.