They were all purebreds. By which I mean all the things that go wrong genetically with so much in-breeding. Look at the kings of England, all the hemophiliacs and everything, all because of the in-breeding within the gene pool of the family. A movie like this comes out and all of a sudden, Dalmatian breeders are breeding like crazy to satisfy the inevitable demand. They're the pickup truck of dogs, dependable and resilient.
Mutts are wonderful dogs.
There are so many cats and dogs being put to sleep in this country, due to the overpopulation problem, and most of them are mutts, and here this film was kind of supporting the purebred dog, because that was all they showed. Our enthusiasm for dogs is building. The dog is far above us. In three days, that dog will be out wagging its tail, playing Frisbee. But what I really want is a dog.