After many passionate requests, (and veiled threats) from Dalmatian Fundamentalists, I was finally pressured to represent Dalmatians on the site. "...The duties the Dalmatian has performed are as varied as his reputed ancestors. He has been a dog of war, a sentinel on the borders of Dalmatia and Coratia. He has been employed as a draft dog and as a shepherd. He is excellent on rats and vermin.
He is well-known for his heroic performances as a fire-apparatus follower and as a firehouse mascot. As a sporting dog he has been used as a bird dog, a trail hound, a retriever and in packs for boar and stag hunting..."
To read the rest of the interesting AKC history of this heroic breed, click here...
