Dalmatian Owners [Archive]

Bailey-lover

01-31-2008, 04:17 AM

Hi, and welcome to the forum. :D

No sorry I don't own them I own a pug x cavalier king charles spaniel called bailey! :D

I dont own one but I think there great animals!

I find it interesting about there history ( Sorry I'm a history freak lol I lobe histoty :D )

Heres a bit about it I just find it amzing even tho there not 100% Sure its still cool!

Paintings of Dalmatians running along-side chariots have been unearthed in Egyptian tombs. The breed has also been mentioned in the letters of a poet named Jurij Dalmatin, which date back to the mid-16th century. The Spanish Chapel of Santa Maria Novella (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria_Novella) in Florence, Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence%2C_Italy), boasts a fresco painted in 1360 which depicts a spotted dog that strongly resembles a modern-day Dalmatian. It may be because of these appearances in art, literature, and writings of antiquity that many claim the Dalmatian first appeared in Europe, Asia and Africa. One reason the breed's origin is often attributed to Dalmatia is that the breed has frequently been found in the company of travelling Roma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people). Like his Roma masters, the breed is well known, but difficult to locate in one place. The first references to the breed by its current name, Dalmatian, occur in the mid-eighteen hundreds.
The duties of this ancient breed are as varied as his reputed ancestors. He has been used as a dog of war, guarding the borders of Dalmatia and Croatia. To this day, he retains a high guarding instinct; although he is friendly and loyal to those he knows and trusts, he is often aloof with strangers and unknown dogs. He has a strong hunting instinct and is an excellent exterminator of rats and vermin. As a sporting dog he has been used as bird dog, as trail hound, as retriever, or in packs for boar or stag hunting. His flashy colouring and intelligence have made him a successful circus dog throughout the years. He is perhaps best known for his role as a fire-apparatus follower and as a firehouse mascot.
However, the Dalmatian's most important task has been his role as a coach or carriage dog, so called because he was formerly used to run in attendance on a coach.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatian#_note-4) To this day, Dalmatians retain a strong affinity for horses, often naturally falling in behind a horse and cart in perfect position. The strong-bodied, clean-cut and athletic build of the Dalmatian reflects his years as a coach dog

Fasinating isent it :)

Anyway sorry for adding space with my history lol hehe :p couldent risist posting( Means I have an excuse to read it again lol :p )

Well enough about me.

So do you own any dalmations? Have any pics?