The Dalmatian dog breed is very intelligent, very athletic, very loyal and very adaptable to their surroundings.
They were bred in the Empire of Dalmatia, which is now part of modern-day Croatia, as military dogs, trained to protect the borders of the Empire alongside their military handlers.
The Dalmatian was introduced to England in 1862. The British Government decided to use the Dalmatian dogs at first as a guard dog, to protect fire-houses (fire stations) from thieves and sabotage. As well as to sit with the horses who drew the fire engines as the firefighters fought a fire, because they were very strong and expensive horses, hence targets for horse-thieves. Try to steal a fire-horse being guarded by a Dalmatian back in those days, then the lovable, loyal, cute dog would attack and probably kill you.
As the British began to quickly realise the incredible intelligence of the Dalmatian dog, they were trained for other duties too.
The Dalmatians were trained to run ahead of the horse-drawn fire engines and stand in the middle of crossroads to halt the traffic as the fire engines approached.
This lead to the real reason the Dalmatian became a mascot for firefighters in England and America.
Later however, the invention of modern engines, improved sirens and changing public morals made the Dalmatian's traffic-stopping abilities and aggressive guarding obsolete.
So, nowadays the Dalmatian is trained as a rescue dog. Trained to use their athleticness, intelligence, adaptability and sense of smell to detect humans trapped in buildings and natural disasters. The largest recorded use of the Dalmatian as a rescue dog is during the 9/11 Twin Tower attacks on America.
Dalmatians were originally bred as carriage dogs. They would run under or beside carriages and guard the horses/carriage from theives, vermin and other dogs. When the first "Fire Wagons" developed they were used to guard the wagons and keep people away from the firemen and wagon. Dalmatians were originally chosen for this job for their temperment and distinguishable coat.(Their coat stands out of the crowd) Even though "firedogs" aren't usually out on the front field, firemen use them as mascotts because of their colourful past.
Dalmatians love water
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The Dalmatians happened in 2000.
Ninety-nine dalmatians went missing.
101 Dalmatians. It is a famous book (The Hundred and One Dalmatians), a 1961 animated movie (One Hundred and One Dalmatians), and a 1996 live action/animated movie (101 Dalmatians).
I think dalmatians do come from Egypt
Dalmatians, surprisingly.
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Dalmatians have a strong hunting instinct
The Dalmatians was created on 2000-09-25.
101 Dalmatians