Red and Rover by Brian Basset for June 10, 2023

Wag off – a dog’s way to tell this wag: “Your drivel gives me a certain ring-ding tinnitus”

Rin Tin Tin was a real dog. He was born during the First World War. According to a publicity story, he was born in a World War I trench but I think that that is just a publicity story.

Tin Tin’s dog was called Snowy in the English translations of the Belgian comic books. I think that he was called Milou in the original French language additions.

Rin Tin Tin was voted the most popular movie star of the year during the silent movie era. Other popular silent movie dogs included Keystone Teddy and Cameo who were both at Keystone Studios and a dog called Butch who appeared regularly in movies starring Fatty Arbuckle with Buster Keaton in supporting roles.

Red talks bull to his dog.

Wild tales, Red. But Rinty was very real!

So the Wiz gave the Tin Man a Tin Lizzie that he didn’t, didn’t already have….

I used to watch The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin. Different dog from the original, but it was a great show

Oh, RED !!!

Run Tin Can was actually a female dog. And there were seven of them playing the part.

Dad jokes at such a young age?

Red is a trip…. AND Rover is one smart dog.

LOL… Red sounds like my senile old Uncle – always making up memories and facts. But, always entertaining.

Given that the word for the sound of bells ringing is tintinnabulatuon, I always imagine that, in French, “Tin Tin” and “Rin Tin Tin” must be universally recognized as onomatopoeic for the sound of bells ringing, comparable to “Ding-Ding” and “Ring-a-Ding-Ding” in English. Does anyone know if know if this is true?

Any idea how to work in that line from Poe about “the tintinnabulation that so musically wells/From the bells…”?

Tin Tin’s dog was named Snowy

Rin Tin Tin in the film Frozen River (1929)Rin Tin Tin or Rin-Tin-Tin (September 1918 – August 10, 1932) was a male German Shepherd born in Flirey, France, who became an international star in motion pictures. He was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan, who nicknamed him “Rinty”. Duncan trained Rin Tin Tin and obtained silent film work for the dog. Rin Tin Tin was an immediate box-office success and went on to appear in 27 Hollywood films, gaining worldwide fame. Along with the earlier canine film star Strongheart, Rin Tin Tin was responsible for greatly increasing the popularity of German Shepherd dogs as family pets. The immense profitability of his films contributed to the success of Warner Bros. studios and helped advance the career of Darryl F. Zanuck from screenwriter to producer and studio executive.

After Rin Tin Tin died in 1932, the name was given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio, and television. Rin Tin Tin Jr. appeared in some serialized films, but was not as talented as his father. Rin Tin Tin III, said to be Rin Tin Tin’s grandson, but probably only distantly related, helped promote the military use of dogs during World War II. Rin Tin Tin III also appeared in a film with child actor Robert Blake in 1947.

Rover is seeking pun protection.

Sorry Red ……. you can’t pull the wool over Rover’s eyes ……. :)

Tell Tin Lizzie that Tin Tin’s back in town.