what is lassie
Lassie is a fictional female collie dog character created by Eric Knight in a short story expanded to novel length called Lassie Come-Home. However, Knight may have been influenced by another female collie named Lassie, featured in the 1859 story The Half-brothers written by British writer Elizabeth Gaskell.The Half-brothers is a short, sentimental story in which a female border collie named Lassie, loved only by her young master, saves the day.al's owner and trainer Rudd Weatherwax then acquired the Lassie name and trademark from MGM and appeared with Pal (as Lassie) at rodeos, fairs, and similar events across America in the early 1950s.