I sent that bastard this letter:
Why are dilute dogs as well as dogs with flyaway and even worse, rose ears. In the REAL Dalmatian standard set by the AKC, markings are judged 25 points out of 100 in total. Your dogs have miserable markings, and you seem to only have puppy pictures. I am guessing you just bred runts to runts, which greatly distorted the breed. I am interested in the genetics of it and how it altered many of the Dalmatians’ trademarks, while I am disgusted at the same time. One picture looks like a whippet cross. If your dogs really are true miniature Dalmatians then they should be regesterable with the American Kennel Club, because the only requirements are that both the sire and dam of the puppy were registered with the Kennel Club. I see you are recognized by another obscure association, which would give you allowance to cross existing dogs to other breeds or mixes at first, while then registering them as Miniature Dalmatians, and receiving certificate of registration and maybe even a pedigree, which is lying and scamming to your unaware customers. Can you give me your word that these are all purebred Dalmatians?
Why do you mention the word “Mahogany” as Liver, when it has not ever been used for this breed before? Are you aware that intelligence is almost always coupled with stubbornness? Tri-colors have been almost successfully bred out of true Dalmatians thanks to the efforts and expenses of reliable breeders. Brindle is very rare in Dalmatians, while a lot more evident in whippets. Are you breeding patched individuals against the wishes of breeders?
The proper age to spay and neuter dogs is not, whatever you wish to believe and tell customers, six to nine months of age. To reduce the risk of cancers and prolong the life of the bitch, spaying BEFORE the first heat cycle is necessary. Some bitches come into their first heat at five months. A more reliable age will be twelve weeks and onward.
The dogs being bred by reliable and experienced breeders breeding to match the standard set forth by the AKC have always had quite stable temperaments. The dogs being bred to make money, such as yourself, have developed unsteady temperaments due to lack of attention to temperaments. You are charging much, much more than most reliable breeders with the breed’s welfare at heart do for pet and performance dogs. This should be the opposite, considering there is no option of ever competing in any shows, conformation or performance.
With my concerns for the general welfare of the wonderful Dalmatian breed,
E.M.
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