“Lassie.” He helped train all the original Lassies, among other famous dogs like Old Yeller. His son, Robert R. Weatherwax, is a dog trainer as well, and he has trained dogs for movies to ...

who is only 2 years old). Lassie Jr., son of Pal, was the original TV Lassie. He was friend to Jeff (Tom Rettig) and then Timmy (Jon Provost) for four years. “Lassie” movies still show up on ...

he worked on a 1994 Lassie movie and on two other series that featured the iconic pooch. Weatherwax's uncles, Jack and Frank, trained Toto for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Spike for Old Yeller ...

Elizabeth Taylor, an 11-year-old appearing in her second movie, Roddy McDowell, Donald Crisp and Elsa Lanchester, helped make the original Lassie film resonate with the public. Peter O'Toole ...