Stub: The Best Cowdog in the West
$17.59
- From the Wonderful World of Disney
- 2007 DVD release
Great fun for Dog lovers - THE STORY: The story of a ranching family that lives in the Californian Santa Inez Valley along with their 3 Australian Shepherd herding dogs -- Stub, Queen and Shorty. A renegade wild 1800 pound Brahma bull threatens the ranchers cattle herds and Stub is the best chance they have in corralling the beast. BEHIND THE SCENES: A made for television one hour show, it first aired on December 8, 1974 as the 10th episode of the season of the Wonderful World of Disney, on NBC television. The story is perfectly narrated by Rex Allen. Produced and directed by Larry Lansburgh, who also created the original story, and the actual teleplay was put together by Jan Lansburgh and Bill Anderson. The story is actually a continuation of another Larry Landsburgh directed project for Disney, the Academy Award ® nominated 22 minute Disney theatrical featurette titled Cow Dog, released 18 years earlier on November 6, 1956 along with the Disney film, Secrets of Life. That first story also featured a dog named Stub, and the new show is supposed to be about features Stub s descendants. Too bad this original project is not included on the DVD as an extra. All in all entertaining and clean family fun.
Great family entertainment - I have been waiting for this for a long time! I have very fond memories of growing up watching Wonderful World of Disney on Sunday evenings. Stub: The Best Cow Dog in the West was especially memorable because part of it was filmed on my uncle s place about him and his dogs. Uncle Jay and his wonderful dogs were inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2002 and this gave me and my children a chance to see the act in action. I am just amazed at what he could make his animals do! Any dog lovers in your family are sure to love this. It is a bit dated but it was worth the wait for me and my boys.
Amazing early Australian Shepherds - This was a sweet old early TV show--and funny in parts because of the endearing Slim Pickens. I loved seeing these early Australian Shepherds. Two of my Aussies go back to Sisler s Shorty, who appears in the film. Aussie lovers everywhere need a copy of this to appreciate where the breed came from and how they do the job they were bred for.