Photos from the personal collection of www.lassie.net, originally sent to Mary Orser by show producer Al Burton. Shown below are Carol Riggins and Lassie 9 (HeyHey) and Mary Orser and her Lassie pup Laddie (HeyHey's brother). Laddie came to live with Joan of www.lassie.net after Mary's passing.

Little known fact- The New Lassie was the first venture without Rudd Weatherwax. Rudd's grandson, Robert Jr., assisted Robert Sr. for the first year of The New Lassie series and also appeared in the opening scene of one of the episodes ("Snakebit") with Leonardo di Caprio. Robert Jr. was replaced by Carol Riggins in the show's second season but continued to work for many years as an animal trainer with other well known trainers such as Karl Miller, Paul Calabria, Boone Narr, Gary Gero, and Teresa Miller.

Shown below is Robert Weatherwax Sr., Lassie 8, and Robert Weatherwax Jr.

Photo courtesy of Rudd's grandson,
Robert Ruddell Weatherwax