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Di-Ti No Longer breeds Dalmatians due to the over-production of this breed when Disney chose to bring out the movie 101 Dalmatians.
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In 1990 we acquired our first Dalmatian puppy from a so-called breeder. My intent was to show this bitch. We named her Cori - CH Corvetta Le Loco Damado Fero. |
Cori pointed easily and acquired her Canadian Championship. Her first Litter was where we picked out Miss Prissy who became a multi-group 1st winning champion.
Shortly after we bought Cori, we noticed an ad in our local paper for a free Dal. My mother had just moved to acreage and decided to get a Dal. Upon arriving at this home, the man was very vulgar and when we saw the emaciated an d beaten Dal cowering, we immediately took Fire home.It was a year and a half of rehabilitation and we decided to show Fire. Instantly she became a Group first winning Canadian champion and then finished her American Championship with a 4 pt major at the Mt Hood Dalmatian Specialty. Her last litter was a breeding to CH Merry Go Round's XKE producing 5 puppies, but Fire had complications and had to be spayed when the pups were born. There were 4 pet quality females and all were placed in spay homes. We still have Fire. She is getting old and a bit crippled with age. We also have her daughter who is 8 yrs old, great health and spayed. |
The only male we kept for show and Flame finished fast, going on to be a multi group winning champion also. Unfortunately he was sterile when we retired him. He has since been neutered. At this time the new version of the 101 Dalmatians movie came out and we then chose to retire from the breed for obvious reasons. |
Miss Prissy was bred twice and her second breeding produced 7 beautiful puppies. Out of this litter I had one deaf puppy. Upon speaking with other Dal breeders, reading the code of Ethics to the PSDC and DCA, I was required as a member of these clubs to kill my deaf pup. I chose not to do so, dropped out of the Dal clubs as I could not agree with unjustifiably killing a puppy. Chip is now 3 yrs old (neutered at 5 months old) and very happy, healthy and graduated from obedience, second in his class. |
He was the only pup produced out of 7 that was deaf. Knowing the Dalmatian breed, I always checked my pups for hearing. Chip always slept long times and didn't awaken unless he was touched or there was a vibration to his surrounding area. By the time he was 9 weeks old, I had made and canceled 3 vet appointments to euthanize him since he was deaf. I belonged to the DCA (Dalmatian Club of America) and the PSDC (Puget Sound Dalmatian Club) which required in their Code of Ethics I signed when I joined, that I would agree to kill any deaf dogs/pups produced by my stud dogs or my dams I had bred.At the time, I never believed I would produce one since I was picky about my breedings, but when Chip was found to be deaf, I couldn't kill him. It was something I had to fight with inside myself as far as how I felt about my own ethics and beliefs. My belief was that I could no longer support clubs that killed dogs/pups for no reason. There is no substantial proof of reasoning behind the killing of any deaf dogs, only rumors and old wives tales heard several generations down the line.
Chip was easily housebroken since he slept for long periods of time, I would take him out when he woke up, let him do his 'duties' and back in he would come to play. He was socialized with is siblings and still has his mamma with him as well as several other dogs. He helps to raise the Lhasa Apso puppies as they grow up. He is gentle, kind and very attached to me, but has no aggression towards other people, dogs or kids. He is very calm, clean, neutered at 5 months of age and now 110 pounds of lap dog who prefers to sleep on the couch or in a reclining chair. Over the years he has had no health problems and got along great with parrots and graduated second in his obedience class. The hand signals he knows are: sit, down, heel, come, off, leave it and no (or "You are being bad").
He (as all our dogs/pups) are raised with repetition and praise, rather than punishments. All good behavior is rewarded. Chip is well known for seeing a hand signal and if he doesn't like it, he will look the other way and wag his tail until I go and tap him on his shoulder and re-signal. He is not allowed to run lose without a leash or being in a fenced yard, neither are any of my hearing dogs. For the most part I have found Chip to be a normal Dal, normal dog, great companion and better behaved tha n most other hearing dogs I have come in contact with.He has no "startle" reactions, I have always woke him up with a light hand while he is asleep and he slowly wakes up in a good mood. He is also not a compulsive barker. If you want to help support deaf dogs, please visit the DDEAF site. |
We adopted our handsome Sparky from Sandy with Michigan Great Dane Rescue. He was flown to us with a volunteer and he is totally deaf. This was the reason we adopted him as a puppy. He is a playmate for our deaf Dalmatian, both are neutered and wonderful pets. Sparky graduated second in his obedience class as a puppy and at 2 yrs old graduated with a 197 in his next obedience refresher class. He is fully trained to hand signals and aproximately 180 pounds with more maturing to go.
Now that we have had Sparky, we cannot see ourselves ever living without a Great Dane. He is truly a remarkle house pet, loves children, gets along great with other dogs and even our cat we used to have. Contact Sandy if your ever want to adopt one of these wonderful dogs. For more information on Deaf Dogs, go Here! |
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