Dalmatian

Dalmations are a large breed of dog noted for its characteristic coat of white with balck spots. made famous by the film '101 dalmations' they are now often seen as semi-fashion accesories in cities . This is not good. Dalmations are strongly built, energetic dogs that require lots and lots of exercise, this does not include being walked on the lead, they are originaly carridge dogs that ran for miles alongside a horse drawn carridge. they need room to run. i collected my first dalmation on my 7th birthday and he was utterly devoted to me until he died 11 years later. the breed is not famed for its inteligence yet they are bright dogs in general with a ...  Read the complete review

Just going to give a quick review here on my dalmatian called Tara. She is about 6 or so years old now and I thought when she was younger that she was just really playful, bouncy, energetic and always eating everything and tearing things up because it was just a phase she was going through as a puppy. Oh how wrong was i, she still does it now :) Shes a great dog, so friendly and great round children, i love her greatly but she is hard work, she needs 2 longish walks a day to keep her fit and never tires or stops running! She gets so excited she can't sit still even if i walk into the same room as her she is up jumping on me. She eats a ...  Read the complete review

Dalmatians are a fairly popular dog breed made famous by the film (1996) and book (1956) '101 Dalmatians.' They are mid-sized, weighing approximately 20-30kg and are easily recognisable by their black and white spotted coat, truly unique to the Dalmatian breed. Other colours can be found though and these include, blue (bluey-grey), orange (dark yellow), tri-colored, two-toned, mosaic and brindle. Originally, they were coach dogs - meaning they would run in front of coach and horses and protect them from whatever dangers came their way. So, what are they like as pets? In general they are very active and therefore need lots of exercise, for this reason ...  Read the complete review

When I was a kid, my mother bought me these cute bendy plastic dogs: Pongo, Perdita and four of their puppies from the original Disney 101 Dalmatians. My Barbies had a great time with them. Sadly, we weren't allowed a real dog. Living in a small twelfth-floor flat in Hong Kong meant that there just wasn't enough space, so I had to wait impatiently for us to move to a bigger house. Then we got some great news: a friend of my mother's was going on holiday, and they wanted us to look after their dog while she was away. As a canine-crazy kid, I was delighted when my parents said yes. On ...  Read the complete review

I had a liverwurst dalamation (brown spots instead of black) in New Zealand, and they are lovely, intelligent dogs. My father saved him from drowning, as his eyes were different colours and he had a splotchy nose - not good breeding characteristics. However he was a lovely friendly dog. We named him Byron because it sounded artistocratic. Dalmations do need a lot of room. Byron was lovely and bouncy and got on well with our other dog, Ellie, an Alsatian. We lived on a small farm at the time and he had great fun chasing rabbits (He never caught one - Ellie never bother trying) and barking at our cows. But when we moved to Palmerston North, with a ...  Read the complete review