Boy loses dog, boy gets dog in the first feature film about this canine, co-starring Roddy McDowall
[DOC] [TLE] Goin' to the Dogs: Stories (and Films) about Man's Best Friend | The ... [PAR] Jan 25, 2012 ... Dog stories is the January theme for Mixed Bag: Story Time for ... into the movie 
Lassie Come Home by MGM in 1943 with Roddy McDowall playing Young Joe.