NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/pets/dogs/15624

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From: [e-mail] (David Primeaux)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Re: Dalmations
Date: 1 Jan 1993 15:25:36 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (mark k. mondol) writes:
|>
|> >    2- they are NOT dumb- possibly difficult to train- he says he's got
|> >a stubborn one but I think it's personality of the dog.
|> Opinions vary on this, the ones I have seen I think of being a little
|> on the dull side, my wife attributes the same behaviour to stubborness
|> or even smartness.  Oh well , no accounting for tastes.
|>
|>
|> >    4-They SHED all year round and black and white hairs.
|>
|> Very true, my wife (whose parents own a dalmation) dresses
|> completely in either black or white - most of the time; has
|> definitely noticed this. It is a no win situation for her. Of course
|> the fact that she generally ends up having a tug of war with the
|> dog , with both of them on all fours, may have something to do with
|> the fact that she ends up covered in hair.

And they shed a lot.  Frequent brushing (I recommend it be done out-of-doors)
helps, though.

|>
|> >    5-They may have some diet requirements.  If I've got this right
|> >Dals are the only dog with uric acid in their urine(as do humans) and
|> >might have kidney problems.  I thnk it is rare but my co-worker feeeds
|> >his dals a homemade rice recipe gotton from some vet school doing reserarch on
|> >Dals.
|>
|> This is supposed to be true, it is also supposed to be true that it means
|> that their pee spots don't turn your lawn brown. This was a great added
|> bounus that my father-in-law did not know about when getting the dog. He
|> is a fanatic when it comes to his garden and was extremely pleased that
|> he did not have to teach the dog to pee in one particular spot only.
|>
|> I would also add that they seem to make good protectors of the home.
|> At least in the case of the parents in-law.  They wanted a dog that
|> would warn of strange people.  The dog is absolutely perfect with all
|> relatives, most all friends, but wants to go for most all of the
|> tradesmen that come to the door (not the tradeswomen though).
|>
|> Your mileage may vary.
|>
|> Regards,
|>
|> Mark K. Mondol
|> [e-mail]
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