. The Dalmatian is a medium size dog, muscular and fast. It possesses great stamina and endurance and is the only breed with naturally spotted coat. Stands at nineteen to twenty four inches in height at the withers and average an approximate weight of forty five to seventy pounds. It has brown, blue eyes or a combination of both, also some ember color eyes can be found but not common. This breed is very versatile used for different purpose throughout its history such as guard dogs, shepherds, ratters, retrievers, circus dogs, and coaching dogs.
The Dalmatian trace as far back as The Romanian gypsies and depicted on a painting in an altar in Veli Lošinj, west Croatia dated back between 1600 - 1630 but it was first mention and described as Canis Dalmaticus in some church documents written by Bishop Petar Bakic in 1719. In 1771 Thomas Pennant publish the book Synopsis of a Quadruped stating that the origin of the breed was actually from Dalmatia a province located on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. In 1862 the Dalmatian made its first show appearance in England but, it wasn’t until 1890 that the breed standard became official after the formation of the first Dalmatian Club in England.
The Dalmatian is very intelligent and eager to please. This breed is very friendly and energetic at early age. Is easy to train when using positive reinforcement but need an experience owner who will firmly show leadership and consistent training or by instinct a Dalmatian will try to become the alpha dog and become very stubborn and bossy. They need a lot of exercise to avoid destructive behavior. If trained properly they can serve as watch dogs, working dogs or simply as family pet.
Dalmatians are known for their health issues such as (like humans) liver problems leading to Gout, Kidneys Stones and Bladder Stones. Also 10 – 12% of Dalmatians are born deaf while 30% suffer from deafness at older age. Other health issue in this breed is skin allergies; they tend to develop allergies to some fabrics, carpets and upholstery.
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