But on the big and small screen, Lassie has been played exclusively by male dogs — most famously by a dog named Pal, who appeared in seven Lassie movies. Pal was rejected in his initial audition ...

Weatherwax was born June 4, 1941 in Burbank, Calif. - exactly one year before the birth of Pal, the dog that portrayed Lassie ...

Hard times came for Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog to the rich Duke of Rudling (Nigel Bruce). However, Lassie (Pal), the dog, is unwilling to leave the young Joe ...