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Name: Keesh the Dalmation/ Lab
Status: Adopted!
Adoption Fee: $225
Species: Dog
Breed: Dalmatian / Catahoula Leopard Dog (short coat)
Learn more about the Dalmatian.Learn more about the Catahoula Leopard Dog.
Color: White and Black
Pattern: Bicolor
Sex: Female (spayed)
Current Size: 54 Pounds
General Potential Size: Large
Current Age: 17 Years 6 Months (best estimate)
Activity Level: Moderately Active
Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only
Good with Dogs: Yes
Good with Cats: No
Good with Kids: Yes
Housetrained: Yes
Microchipped: Yes
Description:
Foster Update: Keesh is such a pretty girl. She has eyes so blue they almost look white sometimes. Her Dalmatian markings are beautiful as well. Even though she's a medium sized dog, she's very petite and delicate. She uses her paws like a squirrel might - touching you on the arm with them when she wants to be pet or just wants attention.
Here are some highlights of Keesh's personality and training:
• She's very good in the house and will wonder around a bit and check things out "patrolling", then she settles down and sleeps
• House trained and crate trained with no whining
• Eats about a 1.5 cups of dry food a day with quite a few treats because we are training
• Runs like the wind when she goes outside and loves to chase the ball - doesn't quite understand bringing it back yet
• She has jumped the fenced a few times but she comes right back around as long as you see her jump
• Very protective of "her territory" with other dogs, will play "wide open" with my boxer/lab mix, but if he gets too rough (which is most of the time) she sets him straight
• Protective and I think very scared of people she doesn't know, so she tries to scare others off with barking. I keep her in another room when visitors are coming over. Then they sit on the sofa with treats to toss past her when I bring her in on leash. After four or five treats, she's past the fear and barking, and within 10 minutes she'll try to get in their lap. Otherwise, it can be scary for the casual new comer walking through the door...this has happened here and she did not bite so it's all scare tactic! Makes her great for warning and protection!
• I don't believe Keesh would be good around young children. She'd be PERFECT for a single person who runs or walks a lot and wants companionship while they exercise. She should be with someone who understands positive training techniques for dogs. She learns very fast, but is very smart so you have to be consistent with her.
• She's got an incredible prey drive and will chase cats, squirrels or anything she thinks might run from her. I've not let her close to my cats so I don't know what she might do if she caught them.
• She's so sweet and will curl up next to you on the sofa and just hang out. She loves to ride in cars and do just about anything with her human!
According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, Dalmatians were bred to run under or along-side of horse-drawn carriages and therefore have an vast about of stamina and energy. They do not like to just sit around all day with nothing to do. They are playful, happy-go-lucky, extremely sensitive and loyal. The Dalmatian needs human companionship, without which it is likely to become depressed. For this reason they do not make good yard dogs. They have excellent memories and can remember for years any bad treatment it has had. The Dalmatian enjoys playing with children, but may be too rambunctious for toddlers. They get along well with other pets, but some may be aggressive with strange dogs; males often dislike other males. Somewhat high-strung, and can be timid without enough socialization. Quite intelligent, but can be willful. Generally does well with firm, consistent training. The Dalmatian is trainable to a high degree of obedience. They can be trained for defense and are good watchdogs. Dalmatians often have large litters, sometimes up to 15 pups. Some can be aggressive if not properly raised. Fifty percent of people who adopt a Dalmatian puppy do not keep them past the first year. Young Dalmatians are very energetic, however they do calm down after a few years and people who keep them long enough to get past their active stage tend to be very pleased. If you are thinking about adopting a Dalmatian puppy be sure you have the time and energy for them. If you are a very active person with room for the dog to run, a Dalmatian may be right for you. There is total disagreement about the origin of this breed. Traces of it are found in Egyptian bas-reliefs and Hellenic friezes, so it certainly is an ancient breed. In 1700 a dog known as the Bengal pointer, similar to the Dalmatian, existed in England, calling into question the Dalmatians Yugoslavian origin. Some claim the Dalmatian is a Croatian breed. Efforts to have it recognized as an indigenous Croatian breed had been aggravated by this state of affairs, at least up until 1993, when the FCI did finally recognize the Croatian roots of the Dalmatian dog, although they continue to deny Croatia standard patronage rights over the breed. In the Middle Ages it was used as a hound. The breed became popular as a carriage dog in the 1800's. They trotted beside (and even among) the horses and then guarded the carriages and horses while the master was occupied elsewhere. It followed its master with exceptional reliability and hardiness, whether its master was on foot, on horseback, or in a carriage. The versatile Dalmatian has seen many uses, before and since, as a mascot for firemen, war sentinel, circus performer, vermin hunter, hound, shepherd and guard dog. Today, this beautiful breed is primarily a companion dog. They have a life expectancy of 10-12 years.
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