R.I.P. Rin Tin Tin - Page 7

"My Knight in Furry Armor..." I like that... hope I was still a kid...

i like the "knight in furry armor" too. my 14 yr old son is wanting to see a new movie called "black sheep" (i think) about sheep in new zealand who go nutso and carnivorous. sounds funny and probably very gross and bloody. i do miss rin tin tin and bullet and lassie et al. i have to admit, cujo kinda freaked me out on st bernards for a long time. i was in new zealand once, and i think the sheep do stalk people! geez, they're everywhere. ah well, we have to pay our respects to our past and somehow reconcile our future. even if its carnivorous sheep.

lol - my second emphasis in Animal Science is Sheep Production (behind Equine Production). 

Sheep dont know any better - they must be the dumbest mammal in existance - though I will tell you that it is a hoot to see them flipped on their butts to get their hooves sawed down - they look like lazy fat old men reclining on a couch :p  Now pigs on the other hand - pigs be dangerous - pigs are actually the largest cause of farmer deaths by farm animal in the country - scary huh - I didnt feel like higging wilber a whole lot after that....and they will eat you. (hops of the tangent).

Knight in Furry Armor - lol, thats cute - I think my mutt is my Knight in Furry Armor - but if I had to pick a TV dog it would definetley be Rin Tin Tin...I wish there were more wholesome dog movies out nowadays...I miss movies like Lassie and Rin Tin Tin - its movies like those that really show us why we love dogs so much - and show us why in so many ways dogs are better than ourselves...its that loyalty and the unconditional love despite our imprefections.

~Cate

There's no question that RTT had a deep impact during his acting career, and was an excellent ambassador for the breed.  I'm glad that his story is preserved.

As to the breeding of his progeny, that I am not so keen on.  Truth be told I'm surprised to see so few people questioning the quality of these dogs, so far removed from the Great One.  If I posted a litter announcement anonymously for $3500 puppies out of untitled parents with no breed survey, no conformation rating, questionable hip/elbow status, washed out pigment and/or white coats... I would be flamed to oblivion by both working and show line crowds.  Sorry, but I've seen too many posts flaming people who breed dogs "not to the standard" and "not titled" to expect otherwise.

Cherish the memory of RTT and the benevolent image he represents.  Make your own judgements on the breeding program. 

Yvette

Thank you Yvette!

I checked out their website. Those are the ugliest looking bunch of GSD's I have ever seen. No standards in that breeding program other than "lets make sure there is some trace of Rin tin tin in the pedigree". $3,500? Gimme a f'ing break!

Those dogs are equivelant to any backyard breeder. Shame on them!

I believe the original Rin Tin Tin was not used in many movies or shows because his coloring was too harsh for black and white TV, so they found a "new" rin tin tin with more washed out colors that looked better on screen.  But besides that, Either one of those dogs died decades ago, not 2 weeks ago.  I haven't seen a Rin Tin Tin movie or show EVER, although the show did inspire my aunts and uncles who were all born before WWII to name my Dad "Rusty" who was born after my grandfather returned from POW camp in Germany. 

How exactly is "this" dog an American Icon???  I believe that dog died long ago.  By their logic I could change my dogs name Mink and sell more puppies from "Mink" just because he's in the pedigree and I used the same name??

Come on guys!

We're not trying to have a discussion about the breeder...can you please take that somewhere else...maybe a new thread so the rest of us can enjoy talking about the dog rather than sifting through comments that put a major damner on the discussion...can we get through one thread without beating it to death?  Is that even possible?

~Cate

I dont rember RTT but  i rember on a saturday morning watching champion the wunder horse that had a gsd in called rebble? and littlest hobo, i used to dream about haveing a dog that brave and clever (or horse ) Does anyone know whot happend to the dog out off K9 jerry lee have tried through google cant find anything thanks

hussar,  Don't quote me but I do remember hearing something about Jerry Lee K911  and I want to say that James adopted him, ??  Like I said don't quote me,  cause I can't remember for sure.