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raylrodr
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Female.
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Female, as far as I know,
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All collies to play Lassie in the television series were male because male collies retain a thicker summer coat than females, which "looks better on television. Also, the male is larger and a child actor can play opposite the dog for longer before outgrowing him.
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A few dogs of both sexes were used in the TV show, but the story is about a female or it would have been called Laddie
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The character is supposed to be a female dog but most of the dogs used in the role were actually male since male collies are larger and have a thicker coat during summer.
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I always thought Lassie was female, but from what I learned from P.I.H.P. today, he's male! I know "The Littlest Hobo" was male. He was on Canadian t.v. in the 80s. A big star (well, in Canada at least. snark)
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A great joke: What TV series from the 50's and 60's featured six different female impersonators in the lead role?
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I always assumed he was male, he looked like a male dog it's only now you're asking this question I'm wondering why the heck they called him Lassie as a lass is a girl! Confused now lol
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