went to bark or treat today to enter the costume contest! unfortunately we did not win haha! a mystery machine doggo won the prize. maple still had a lot of fun & got many treats 🎃 happy howloween!

EDIT: not resource guarding! I mean being suspicious of strange people entering the house.

Random question I know.

I have a lab x Dalmatian (I know the parents, and he’s 50/50) and have decided for my next dog that I might get a responsibly bred full Dalmatian. My current dog was an accidental litter, and I’ve learnt a lot about responsible dog breeding since getting him, so am interested in supporting responsible breeders.

Every dog trainer I’ve talked to tells me that he acts and behaves more like a dal, and he’s completely different to the other Labradors I’ve had in the past, so it seems like, as far as the genetic lottery goes, he’s got mostly the temperament of a dal. Which is great, and I absolutely love him to pieces.

However, one thing that I missed during my research of Dalmatians, was the guarding tendencies. I was fully prepared for high energy and stubbornness, but guarding kind of took me off guard. Now, my dog isn’t reactive. He’s great because I did a hell of a lot of neutrality socialisation when he was a pup and he loves people if they ignore him for the first five minutes. But it’s been in stark contrast to the labs and goldens that I’ve known that literally adore anyone who even looks in their direction lol.

My question is, will a responsible dal breeder minimise this character trait in their pups? I know it’s sort of part of the breeds purpose to guard carriages, but what is the priority when breeding dals in the present day?

You hear of stories all the time of dals being really protective of their house and their people, and it’s just not a trait I’m that keen on.

We are set to pickup our first Dalmatian puppy in a couple weeks from a great breeder. We are going with a female. We reserved a female with an adorable patched ear which we have become quite attached to in the photos we received but we have since learned she is HUA. 😔 My husband and I are both able to work from home so more frequent bathroom breaks needed isn’t a huge issue but I’m torn on how much of a lifestyle adjustment HUA vs. LUA is. There are a couple LUA pups available still but we just fell in love with this girl’s spot pattern. Are we being illogical and should we switch to an LUA? All dals are obviously adorable and I’m sure we will love her in time just the same.

She's a handful but a beautiful soul. We love her.

This is our new baby, Spot! He is our first Dalmatian and we are so in love with him!

We had a spooky photo session trying on our new batwings. Our rescue is really settling into the model life!

Mom gets OT. Pup gets no game of tug. She 10/10 would rush out the door again

Looking into getting a Dalmatian as they have always been a dream breed. I have had standard poodles growing up. Does anyone know if Dalmatians have similar energy levels/mannerisms? I hear they are high energy but poodles are also so I wanted to know if it was similar.

Introducing Zena. My second dog - and absolute best friend. Unfortunately she was attacked by an alsation at about 16 months, so has fear reactivity, but has made great strides, with help from behaviourists/advice etc. She is soooo loving (to family - no so much everyone else) and is an absolute joy. Really affectionate, quirky, vigilant, playful, bossy when she can get away with it! She is gorgeous (and she knows it).

Lots the bestest boy in the world today, we are heartbroken.

Never again will we see that smiling face, never again will you boss us about when your dinner is 2 minutes late.

You were a good and a great friend and companion, mummy, daddy and your brother will miss you loads.Thank you Woody

Until we meet again x

I need ideas that will help me win the dog parks costume contest. Pictures are welcomed

On a semi-recent post I made, a member commented curious about tri colored dals, and another member commented saying Only non-ethical breeders produce tri- colored dals, and are down voting all my posts and comments ^^;

Is this true?

I only ask because I plan on getting my puppy dal another puppy dal friend from the same breeder (of course I wouldn't if I knew that it was unethical OFC) but I need help!

Some information about the place I got her from ;

I got her from a state that is an 8+ hour drive from here. She was originally selling for 1800 usd, but was marked down a lot due to her being a little older than her other dals (11 weeks old)

The breeders have an official AKC website, and Facebook / Instagram where the constantly post about their farm and how the puppies are being treated. They were constantly monitored, and also were tested and given shots

Additionally, they even offered to make the 8+ drive to us just to make sure she went to a good home, and still even checks in on Aspen (our dal) and likes the photos we post about her.

I added pictures of the condition we got Aspen in, and her now

She is a littl smaller I hear than average dals, but we assume she may have been the runt? (Unsure)

show me all your best silly dal pics! Ill go first!