In large part thanks to Rin Tin Tin’s popularity, the benefits of dog training were introduced to the American public. Rin Tin Tin’s popularity is the main reason why German Shepherd dogs became a popular breed in the United States.ĭuring this period in American history, dog training was not even recognised as a discipline. Orlean does a superb job describing old Hollywood – before sound was even introduced to films and Duncan’s efforts to make his dog a film star. In the 1920s, he was certain that Rinty was movie material. He was able to secret Rin Tin Tin away on a ship returning servicemen to the United States along with his sister, who unfortunately died shortly after arriving in the USA.ĭuncan bonded with the dog like no other individual (human or otherwise) in his life and found the dog exceptionally bright (although cranky with other humans). Duncan fought in France during WWI and found the young ‘Rinty’ in an abandoned kennels. It has been expertly researched by Orlean who spent weeks reviewing the archived personal files of Lee Duncan, the owner and trainer of the original Rin Tin Tin. If you like biography, you will like this book. Having previously blogged about the Dogs on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, I was intrigued when this book made the New York Times bestseller list. I have just finished reading Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean.
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