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Lassie’s Longtime Owner and Trainer Bob Weatherwax Dead at 83
Bob Weatherwax spent many decades of his life in the entertainment dog training business and was Lassie’s owner and trainer
As the son of Rudd Weatherwax — who was the original owner and trainer of Lassie — Bob spent nearly his whole life in the entertainment dog training business. Oliver was traveling home from a Caribbean vacation with his two daughters — Madita and Annik, whom he shared with wife Jessica Klepser — on January 4. LassieSilver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBefore his death, Bob enjoyed spending time with his last collie, who was a grandson of the last Weatherwax-trained Lassie.
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