No experience myself but heard others.. They are high energy and stubborn, a little more difficult to train. Get a harlequin Great Dane. People will think it's a very large Dalmatian, like ours.

Alwyas heard from my mom that they were one of the more aggresively protective dogs which makes then very tough for families w children. Her clinic had a ton abandonded when 101 dal was popular. Usually a month or a couple weeks after Christmas and Valentines day.

My experience with this breed is very spotty.

Dumbest breed of dog I've ever been around.

You couldn't run fast enough to give me one.

That's just my experience.

Very difficult to own.

There's a reason they aren't more popular.

Incredibly destructive breed. Needs to be outside only. Not particularly bright.

I've know two different people with Dalmatians and both had a bad experience.

Here are my two Dalmatians according to some people.

My roommate had one in college. Hated that damn thing. All three roommates had agreed that there would be no dogs allowed in the living room on the furniture. Of course, all of the furniture was mine.

I would come home to that damn dog laying on my couch grinning.

I got a male when I was a Jr in high school and loved that damn dog more than life itself. He rode everywhere with me in front seat. He went through 2 years of college with me, and he passed at 14 and I buried him here on our land. He was a great dog, friendly, stubborn, but knew his place in the pecking order. He only snapped at a kid once when one ran up and got right in his face. He'd never been around kids before and I am pretty sure it scared him. I'd love to have another but I know I'll never find one like him. We combined the sire and dams name to name him- Sir Hickory's Chipper. Went by Chipper. Miss him 20yrs later.

My sister in law had one years ago. That dog was SUPER protective (aggressive) of her to the point that I would not let my kids around it. Personally, I would not own one.

I have had two. As others have said, loveable, sweet, and dumb. I loved them both so damn much because of it. The second one was my constant companion when we transitioned to work from home and was right up until we had to put him down.

He developed very bad hips and went downhill literally overnight. His suffering and trying to drag himself up to me destroyed me inside while trying to arrange for a vet to come in on a holiday weekend. Thank you Dr. Clader in Jourdanton, I will forever be in your debt for how you cared for Chase and me during that time.

He was a rescue out of a place in Austin that specializes in Dals. Damn it, crying thinking about him and he has been gone for 3 years. Make sure you take care of their hips if you get one.


If you are in the Dallas area here is a rescue:

Dalmatian Rescue of North Texas

LImited experience, but bad. My sister-in-law's sister had one that was super aggressive. Dog was inside while we were outside chiling during a cookout, I looked at it through the glass door and it damn near came through the glass at me Cujo style. A few months later it attacked my neice and almost took her ear off.

No thanks. That was enough for me to put dalmations on the "never" list for my family.

The only dog that has ever truly attacked and bitten me was a dalmatian, so I don't have anything positive to add.