Animal-rights groups coo. Parents drive to the Pet Pantry to buy Dalmatian pups for Christmas. There's nothing wrong with Dalmatians that a good furrier couldn't fix. The movie 101 Dalmatians promises dogs that are good-natured, healthy, intelligent, resourceful, gorgeous. Except for the last part, this is a lie.
Dalmatians are high-strung.
They bark too much. They're bad with children. They shed constantly. They're hard to train. They're ill-suited to living indoors.