There's something about Lassie ...

The Lassie TV series is fifty years old. And now the truth can be told. Lassie was a female impersonator. Male collies are more photogenic, they say. Lassie could obey about 200 commands, but the one he hated most was “nurse”. That was the signal for Lassie to be suckled by young pups -- more than any self-respecting dog could stand. And how did they do it? They coated the poor dog's fur (I hope not his bits) with honey.