Red and Rover by Brian Basset for December 02, 2022

Actually, it was because the male dog was “prettier” than the female dogs they had available.

Ahh the pay gap myth…That never gets old.

Yes, Rover, really very unfair! You are ladies great help!!

It actually had to do with their coat and molting (Weatherwax’s idea. He was the trainer.) But I like the shout out about female vs. male movie actors and salary differences. Meryl Streep would be proud of you, Red! Sorry to be so long winded today. I don’t prefer that in daily comments, lol!

Maybe Laddy identifies as Lassie, it’s Gender Identification Day. Ludicrous!

They used a They, Them, or Nonbinary gender dog to play the roll. Yip yip yip yip yip

Here are some possibilities that are risky to say: One sex is easier to work with. One sex is easier to train. One sex is easier to control. One sex is moodier.

Gotta love Rover and his logic.

The gap was made very clear to me back in the 80s. My employer told me that they could pay me more if I had a gender neutral first name, because the people they were contracting for would not know I was a woman (and my job was writing).

You are so right, Rover

Oh for heavens sake don’t tell M.T.G. or she will go into one of her nonsensical tirades, probably about Paul Martin “grooming” Lassie.

Oh boy…sigh

Red sure doesn’t appear concerned about the pay inequality. It seems to make sense to him.

Preaching to the choir Rover.

One MILLION likes!

I agree with Rover…..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassie#World_War_I_incident

Albert Payson Terhune wrote a book called Lad a Dog in 1919, which my mom read to my sister and me when we were children. Lad is the same breed as Lassie is. This could be a reason.