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@fuckyeahgermanshepherds
PERM (A1666132) I am a male brown and black German Shepherd Dog. The shelter staff think I am about 2 years old. I was found as a stray and I may be available for adoption on 12/18/2014. — with Gretchen Williams, Theresa Cavanaugh, Kelly Bleggi, Anna Dudkowski and Charlese Loves-Gsd at Miami Dade County Animal Services.
Piper will be starting her big puppy class soon. Basic obedience. I have a feeling she will be the best noodle.
Missin my snuggle buddy
Omg omg omg just look at the difference already <3
I WANT ONE!!!!!!
HUHUHUHU I MISS YOU SO BAD DEXTER. I WANT YOU TO BE MINE. IMAGINE HOW WE CAN SPEND OUR TIME TO PLAY.
HE’S GONE GONE GONE.
:”(
At least once in a lifetime, could I get a german shepherd? To keep me company. I miss you, woof you ! more than any other in this world. I miss our morning walk when I visit you. Wherever you are, just be nice okay? :”)
Animal photos of the week: 21 February 2014
A three-legged rescue dog has been given a revolutionary new prosthetic paw after its fore leg was almost torn off in a trap. German shepherd Shadow was abandoned by his owners and was found with his foot mutilated, with bones sticking out of his leg. Vets at Seadown Vets in Hythe amputated Shadow's left fore leg from the knee down and he was on the verge of being put down.
Picture: Daily Echo/Solent News, source
Jackie Kennedy
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He enjoys moonlit walks, romping through fields, and destroying everything in my house
Strongheart, superstar dog of the silent screen
Strongheart, a German Shepherd who became the first dog movie star, helped to begin the country’s love for the German Shepherd dog which continues to this day.
He was born in Germany in 1917 to a carefully bred line. After being trained to be a attack dog, he was assigned to the German military.
Meanwhile American film director and animal trainer Laurence Trimble and his wife, Jane Murfin, a screenwriter, had been searching in Europe for a dog to appear in American films. When they came across the 3-year-old, 135 pound German Shepherd dog, they knew they had found a dog with star quality.
A major problem was that Strongheart had been trained as an attack dog and had not been socialized with human beings. Fortunately Trimble was a patient trainer since it took months to retrain him to forget his harsh military training. Trimble kept the dog by his side, continually rewarding him for good behavior until finally his sweet personality emerged and he became a well trained, socialized animal.
His first movie, The Silent Call, 1921, made him an overnight star. He did all of his own stunts in every movie. His movies were short on plot, but long on dog heroics.
When he traveled to make personal appearances he was greeted by crowds of adoring fans. He went on to appear in five other silent movies during the 20’s and found the doggie equivalent of love with his co-star, Lady Jule, a female German Shepherd dog. They produced many litters including pups who would sire movie stars themselves.
At the height of his career he was burned by a studio light. The burn became a tumor and he died in 1929.Two grandsons, Lightning and Silver King, went on to star in movies during the 1930’s.
His popularity led to the production of Strongheart Dog Food, which is still available today. Strongheart is one of three dogs to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame along with Rin Tin Tin and Lassie.
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Rin Tin Tin (1918 – 1932) - one of the oldest Dog Stars
Although Rin Tin Tin was not the first dog actor to light up the screen, an honor held by Strongheart, he is the most remembered. Like Strongheart, Rin Tin Tin was a German Shepherd. He actually came from Germany. In fact, his initial discovery was by Corporal Lee Duncan, a soldier during World War I.
The Legend of Rin Tin Tin
The Original Rin Tin Tin...
In February 1918, Duncan found a female dog, Betty des Flandres, with a litter of 5 pups in an abandoned German station with a kennel. They were slowly starving to death. Duncan made the decision to save them.
He took them under his protection, later adopting 2 as his own. The rest were adopted by the battalion. These were Nanete and Rin Tin Tin. Their names derived from certain French puppets, Rintintin and Nenette, given to American soldiers as good luck tokens.
When Duncan returned to California in the United States, he took Nanette and Rin Tin Tin with him. Nannette died in the States, but Rin Tin Tin prospered. Although Duncan returned to work in a hardware store, he trained Rin Tin Tin and entered him in various dog shows. In one of these, Rin Tin Tin was “discovered.” Charles Jones put him on film. The film was purchased by Novograph Pictures and with a film idea in hand, Duncan decided to pursue a film career for the dog.
After fruitless searches, Duncan succeeded in proving his point. By luck, Rin Tin Tin was allowed to replace an inept actor and did the scene in 1 take. The then failing studio, Warner Brothers, hired the dog and Rin Tin Tin was on his way to stardom, saving the studio on his way.
Rin Tin Tin made 26 pictures for Warner Brothers. During his peak stardom, he received some 10,000 fan letters a week. Like Strongheart, he has his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Rin Tin Tin died in 1932, his son and grandson replacing him on the roster. Duncan arranged for the burial of Rin Tin Tin to take place in the world’s most famous pet cemetery in Asnières-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris.
Brief Filmography:
The Man from Hell’s River (1927),
A Dog of the Regiment (1927),
Rinty of the Desert (1928),
The Famous Warner Brothers Dog (1928),
The Lightning Warrior (1931).
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The Littlest Hobo
Meet London!
The Littlest Hobo is a wonderful Canadian TV series starring a German Shepherd named London. It follows the life of a stray dog who wanders from adventure to adventure, Lassie-style, but who always remains owner-less and moves on at the end of each episode.
The series was first broadcast in 1963 and ran until 1965. It was based on a 1958 film of the same name, and this original series included a very memorable scene of the dog parachuting (filmed before animal treatment regulations forbade such filming activities!) which was later included in the closing credits of most episodes.
I am more familiar with the later series, however, which originally aired from 1979 to 1985 after the show was brought back for a popular second run. Here in the UK, I used to enjoy watching it in the nineties as a teenager.
The dog is unnamed in the show, and usually referred to as Hobo after the title. The dog who played him was known as London, but there were, in fact, several Londons!
Aside from lovely London, one of the most famous things about the series is the theme tune, "Maybe Tomorrow", which has become something of a cult song!
This lens looks back at this lovely little series and showcases the exploits of the brilliant Littlest Hobo himself, London!
The Littlest Hobo TV Series
1979-1985
London plays an extremely intelligent, wandering German shepherd who walks into a different place in each episode of this long-running television series, and comes upon people down on their luck or in trouble. He always befriends and helps the struggling person or persons. Then, when his job is done at episode's end, he declines to be the pet of the people he has helped and departs to continue his cross-country drifting.
The series that I remember watching is the second version which ran over six seasons, originally from 1979 to 1985. It is sometimes known as the New Littlest Hobo. This series was colour, and featured an array of stories from dog helps boy to secret agent adventures! This series included the much-loved theme tune "Maybe Tomorrow", sung by Terry Bush, which was released commercially in 2005 by Terry as part of his debut album of the same name.
Some of the adventures Hobo enjoyed included reuniting a mother and baby, rescuing a balloonist, taking on animal trappers, aiding a wrongly-accused "murderer", saving kidnap victims, foiling a dognapping scam, playing Cupid to jilted lovers, helping a handicapped boy and stopping a crime on a film set!
The show continues to air on CTV today, and was even spoofed in 2005 on CTV's "Corner Gas", in an episode titled, "The Littlest Yarbo", where a mysterious German Shepherd appears in Dog River and Hank is sure it's TV's Littlest Hobo.
The Littlest Hobo Video Tribute
All About London
The Real Littlest Hobo!
The Littlest Hobo was played by German Shepherd dogs in both the 1960's and 1980's shows. Owned and trained by Chuck P. Eisenmann, the primary star was named London, but as with many film and TV animal characters, Hobo was played by several dogs, including many of London's relatives by the names of Toro, Litlon and Thorn, according to Wikipedia. Different dogs were used according to their abilities, for example for stunts and other agility-based requirements.
Eisenmann is a dog trainer who wrote several books on the subject. He educated his dogs to think and understand very specific directions, as well as to recognise colours and understand different languages, including English, French and German!
Eisenmann toured with his dogs to spread his method of dog education through live demonstrations. The books he wrote included Stop! Sit! And Think, which includes many stories from the filming of the 1968 Littlest Hobo series. His other books include The Better Dog: The Educated Dog and A Dog's Day in Court. The latter reveals the dog Litlon was London's grandson, and that he was also known as London.
London and his fellow acting dogs are described as German Shepherds, but, like me, I am sure you are probably thinking "London doesn't look like a typical German Shepherd!"
In fact, London and co are German Shepherds with "reverse mask" markings. Eisenmann began to breed his own dogs after buying London, breeding particularly for the reverse mask, common on all of his dogs. This is actually unpopular with breeders of the German Shepherd dog as it is not in the breed standard. According to Wikipedia, there is no proof of London's German Shepherd bloodline, and there is speculation that he is a mixed breed, as that particular brown and white sable with reverse mask coloration is achieved in mixed dog breeds such as the Tamaskan Dog, Northern Inuit and Utonagan.
Wikipedia also states that Shiloh Shepherd dogs are stated to trace their heritage back to London's relatives and are inspired by the intelligence Chuck's dogs were reputed to have.
Charles P. Eisenmann's Dog Training Books
Chuck Eisenmann's books as mentioned above are out of print and hard to find, but Amazon does have stocks occasionally through their marketplace sellers. The books that mention The Littlest Hobo are Stop! Sit! And Think, which includes numerous stories from the set, and A Dog's Day in Court, which links Litlon to London.
The Littlest Hobo - Original TV Series and Film
1963-1965 (film 1958)
The original series was in black and white, and had a different theme tune, which was "Road Without End" by Ronald Stein, performed by Randy Sparks.
Episodes included Cry Wolf, Come Next Fall Session, Blue Water Sailor, Chico, Honor Ranch, and The Great Manhunt.
A recent DVD release of this original series brought the first three episodes to life in colour for the very first time.
Although the series is Canadian, it was based upon a 1958 American film directed by Charles R. Rondeau.
Littlest Hobo Original TV Series Video
Do You Remember The Littlest Hobo?
Maybe Tomorrow
I'll want to settle down
Until tomorrow
I'll just keep moving on
Maybe Tomorrow - The Littlest Hobo Theme Song & Lyrics
I adored this theme song when I used to watch the show, and can remember it to this day! I'm not alone - the song became a cult in its own right and was finally released in 2005 when singer Terry Bush released his debut album.
"There's a voice that keeps on calling me
Down the road, that's where I'll always be.
Every stop I make, I make a new friend,
Can't stay for long, just turn around and I'm gone again
Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.
Down this road that never seems to end,
Where new adventure lies just around the bend.
So if you want to join me for a while,
Just grab your hat, come travel light, that's hobo style.
Maybe tomorrow I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, the whole world is my home.
So if you want to join me for a while,
Just grab your hat, come travel light, that's hobo style
Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.
Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.
There's a world that's waiting to unfold,
A brand new tale no-one has ever told.
We've journeyed far far and know it wont be long;
We're almost there, and we've paid our fare with our hobo song.
Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.
So if you want to join me for a while,
Just grab your hat, come travel light, that's hobo style.
Maybe tomorrow, I'll find what I call home, Until tomorrow, you know I'm free"
You can buy a T-shirt featuring London and the line from the theme tune (the design in the picture) from 8 Ball.co.uk.
Buy "Maybe Tomorrow " Littlest Hobo Theme - Terry Bush
The Littlest Hobo Theme is available to download!
The Littlest Hobo on the Web
The Littlest Hobo Complete Episode Guide Fairly comprehensive Wikipedia entry for The Littlest Hobo, with a complete episode guide from both the new and original series
The Littlest Hobo on IMDB IMDB page for The Littlest Hobo with trivia, DVD details and forum
The Littlest Hobo CTV Page The Littlest Hobo is still airing on CTV - this is the official page with Facebook page link
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