His owner is Mrs. Gale Henry East, once a prominent movie comedienne. ... "When Skippy has to drink water in a scene, the first time he does it he really drinks. If there are retakes and he s had all the water he can drink, he ll go through the scene just as enthusiastically as though his throat were parched, but he ll fake it. If you watch closely you ll see he s just going through the motions of lapping and isn t really picking up water at all. And, because he has a sense of humor, he loves it when you laugh and tell him you ve caught him fa