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Why Different Dief?

posted 18 years ago by SiameseCat
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Does anyone know why a different dog to Lincoln was used to play Diefenbaker in the Pilot? He was a grey/white husky who did look more like a wolf than either Lincoln or Draco who are both beige/white. The original dog can still be seen in the opening credits but I don't recall seeing his name at the end of the pilot - or did Lincoln have a makeover once fame and fortune called! I'm probably so interested because I have a dog of Canadian breed, only mine is a Newfoundland whose chief interest is sleeping so not good for chasing crims, even though being jet black she would have looked very good next to the red uniform, though not as good as Paul Gross in it of course!

Due South keeps me sane - can't live without my weekday fix of quirky canadians.

"She shot my hat Ray"

[–] znachki 18 years ago

Basically it was because they needed a dog (and trainer) based in Canada.

For all your Diefenbaker questions -

http://home.hiwaay.net/~warydbom/duesouth/dief2.htm

[–] hkemp2 18 years ago

His name is Frankie.

[–] SiameseCat 18 years ago

Thanks for the lead (no pun intended) - the people who run that site are even more obsessed than those of us who contribute here, now that really takes some doing!

"She shot me in the hat Ray"

[–] gothicbagpuss 18 years ago

I like Lincoln best, he's got the sweetest face!

[–] miss-molly 18 years ago

Lincoln is my favourite too!!!

"I bet he used my lighter" Ray Vecchio

[–] gothicbagpuss 18 years ago

Though i agree that he doesn't really have any wolf look about him.

[–] Crazy-_-Beautiful 18 years ago

Aaaw, poor Lincoln got fired - He is the cutest though

Newman(pilot Dief) was a bit too evil looking i thought

I'm a wild and an untamed thing.
I'm a bee with a deadly sting!

[–] SiameseCat 18 years ago

You've got a point about Newman, in the scene in the bar where a baddie goes to attack Fraser with a bottle(?) Newman warns the baddie off but looks like he is frothing at the mouth. I don't think Fraser or the RCMP would want to be associated with rabid wolves - not a good image. Even when Lincoln is being defensive (never aggressive) he manages to look sweet.

"She shot me in the hat Ray"

[–] jimmyrcw139 18 years ago

i have an a interview with paul gross in TV Zone or CultTimes(cant tell which as i cut them up for posters) but he says newman used to confuse the meaning of the word 'ACTION' and took it as his que to leave the set/scene which made filming scenes with him difficult as he would always run off at hearing the word action.

[–] Crazy-_-Beautiful 18 years ago

The could've said something else

I'm a wild and an untamed thing.
I'm a bee with a deadly sting!

[–] hkemp2 18 years ago

I thought the dog in the pilot was called Frankie. Where did I get that from!!! Blimey need to get my Due South facts right in the future!!! doh. anyway my favourite Dief is Draco. He is soooo cute, and i love the way he climbs all over the furniture all the time. Bless him

[–] freefall79 18 years ago

Draco was my favourite too, out of all the wolves/huskeis he seemed the most placid

Thunderbirds Aren't Slow

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[–] SpadgeMonkey 18 years ago

What can I say, I liked them all!

"Steal boats, Iron men, 32 down on the Robert Mackenzie!"

The Spadge Has Spoken!