Films with animals...

There is some terrible Lassie impersonating movie on TV right now and I was wondering does anyone actually like this rubbish?
It seems to me that it is very patronising to the animals and advertises that a sheepdog is more intelligent than the vast majority of American actors (this could be true)............
It seems to me that it is very patronising to the animals and advertises that a sheepdog is more intelligent than the vast majority of American actors (this could be true)............