Challenge to Lassie

In this tale of a stray puppy and the kind man who raises her to be a sheepherder, the two become inseparable until one fateful night when the sheepherder is killed and the law becomes a Challenge to Lassie. According to the legal code of Edinburgh, a dog whose ownership cannot be proven must be killed, so Lassie finds herself standing trial for her life. In desperation, Lassie attempts a daring escape down a treacherous mountainside. But the town's children come to Lassie's defense, and in a generous gesture, the court names Lassie a citizen of Edinburgh, ending the need for anyone to own her in this heartwarming family story. Based on the true story Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson and on characters created by Eric Knight.