TV & VIDEO - Aug. 11, 1987

Lassie was such a lovable dog on TV that all the actors working with her must have loved her, too, right? “I hate to disappoint people,” said longtime Lassie co-star June Lockhart, “but the answer is no. The dog was totally concentrated on the trainers.” Lockhart, in Boston touring as a spokeswoman for Purina dog food, said the dogs that played Lassie were never fed before filming. “There would be a trainer on either side of us and the trainer would hold up a piece of meat to make Lassie look to the right or look to the left,” she said.