Bob is the son of Rudd Weatherwax, the original owner and trainer of Lassie. Bob was born on June 4, 1941 in California.
Bob was the only child who could truthfully say that his family pet was the real Lassie.
Bob has spent his whole life in the entertainment/dog training business. As a child, he had duties in his father’s kennels and was often called on to assist in training. After serving his country in the US Army, Bob returned home to California to become a Hollywood dog trainer. He apprenticed under his father on the Lassie TV series and then developed his own career as a dog trainer for movies and television. At his father’s death, Bob carried on his father’s legacy of breeding and training several more generations of Lassie. Bob turned 75 on June 4, 2016.
In Back To The Future, Bob was handler for O.J. who played Doc Brown’s canine Einstein.
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| Set Photo from “Back To The Future“ |
Bob’s filmography includes: Aftershock, Back to the Future , Big Jake, The Borrowers, David Copperfield specials, FBI Untold Stories, Harry and the Hendersons, Joshua’s Heart, Lassie Best Friends are Forever, Life Goes On, The Magic of Lassie, Married with Children, Moment by Moment, The New Lassie series. Poltergeist II, Racing with the Moon, Red Dwarf, Roseanne, See You in the Morning, Simon and Simon, Skeezer, Stone Fox, The Watchers II, and Who’s the Boss.
First cousin of Bud Ekins
Grandson of W.S. Weatherwax
Son of Rudd Weatherwax
Information from IMDB
Information taken from Website: http://www.weatherwaxtraineddogs.com/
Bob Weatherwax’s Blog: http://www.weatherwaxtraineddogs.com/Weatherwax_Blog.html
Robert Weatherwax’s IMDB profile: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915802/
Robert Weatherwax’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Robert-Weatherwax-175599859130278/
(This blog post is a work in progress. We hope to have an interview with Bob and will add information as we come across it. Please use the comments section to add any insight.)
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