Dalmation Dog, the black spotted companion dog

Dalmation dog is commonly agreed to have been brought to the UK from Dalmatia. Dalmatian dogs were initially known as the Coach Dog. This name derived from it's love of running with the coach and spending it's time in the order of the stables and horses. Dalmatians were known for the capability to run for long distances, keeping rapidity with the swiftest horses, without viewing any signs of fatigue in the dog.

Dalmation Dog is believed that the pet was introduced to the UK initially because of their hunting capabilities, but after the dalmation dogs initially appeared in the show ring during the 1870's dalmations became regarded in public as companion or exhibition dogs. Apart from some circus proprietors, people did not credit the Dalmatian dogs with the considerable intelligence that the dog most certainly does possess.

Apart from the head and markings, the Dalmatian dog should be similar in appearance to the pointer. The eyelids (sears) of the dalmation dogs should be edged around with black or brown. If the dalmation puppy are flesh coloured here, then the dog will never be accepted for showing however good they may be in any or all other persona. Even distribution of the dogs, black or brown spots with no mingling is very important, as is, albeit to a lesser degree the density and purity of colour of the spots.It the speciality of Dalmation Dogs.

Dalmation Dog Color- The Mystery:- When born the Dalmatian dogs are, or should be, pure white. No marks or hints of spots are visible on the most gifted puppies. The purer the dog and whiter the better. It will take about a fortnight before they start to prove a dark ridge about the abdomen, then come the spots. The collar and ears are usually earliest, and then spreading along the back and rest of the body. The tail of the dalmation dog may take a week or two longer to get the true full spotted color.

In Dalmation Dogs the flat skull, broad between the ears, free from wrinkles. Long and powerful muzzle. In a black spotted dalmation puppy, the array the nose have to be black, and in the liver spotted it ought to be brown.

The collar of the dog should be fairly long and free from huskiness. The upper body needs to be deep, not too wide and certainly not butt chested. Legs and feet are very important areas. The forelegs of dalmation dogs, being heavy with bone, perfectly straight and with the elbows being close to the body. The nails of the dalmation breed need to be the correct colour, black and white in the black spotted variety and brown and white in the liver spotted variety.

Dalmation puppies tail should not be too long, must be spotted and never curled. Coat should be short, dense and glossy without being woolly or silky. Colour and marking are the most important points. The background colour of the dog should be pure white in both varieties. The colour of the spots in dalmation breed should be rich and deeply saturated. Well defined they should be as round as possible and vary in size from about that of a 1” coin to that of a 2” coin. Weight should be in the range of fifty to fifty-five pounds. In short, Dalmation is a suitable pet for all dog lovers.