Now that observation is a bit silly. Rin Tin Tin was a dog.
The reference to Rin tin tin was made because that was the Free Republic name chosen by one of the commenters on this thread. The observation is not silly because, contrary to miss marmelstein, Rin tin tin was a fabulously successful actor, see below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin
Rin Tin Tin was a male German Shepherd that was an international star in motion pictures. ... 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 ...
Rin tin tin possessed in real life as well as on-screen all of the anthropomorphic qualities we like to admire and which we like to impute to animals. Nevertheless, as great as his heart was I don't take my political advice from Rin tin tin.
miss marmelstein:
If you knew anything about horsemanship and watched John Wayne's seat you would know of his equitation faults immediately. If one watched his handling of the reins no one would be surprised to learn that his horses perhaps had very hard mouths. A 250 pound man, yanking on a curb bit and equipped with Spurs can easily bludgeon a horse around in front of a camera. Ben Johnson is the one who did the really impressive riding in those movies.
