Our bottom line criteria for taking a dog into the rescue is aggression. We do not take people aggressive dogs or dogs that have bitten. Aggression has nothing to do with deafness. Dalmatians can be black spotted or brown spotted. Brown is known as 'liver' coloured.
Dalmatians are very intelligent dogs, who can get the best of their owner.
They have 'a sense of humor' and learn commands very quickly, but owners must be patient and tolerate the adolescent phase of this breed. Physical punishment is definitely a not necessary or recommended and food motivation works wonderfully. Obedience classes are a definite must for any owner of a Dalmatian. The origin of the Dalmatian is clouded in mystery. Every book you read will give you a different country of origin, but the fact is no one knows where exactly the Dalmatian originated.