Dalmatian

The Dalmatian is a large breed of dog noted for its unique black or liver spotted coat and was mainly used as a carriage dog in its early days.

Source: Wikipedia

Hrvatski kinološki savez • Croatian Kennel Club - Illustrated Breed Standard
  from... F.C.I.'s Breed-specific education: http://www.fci.be/en/Nomenclature/educationGroupe.aspx
 
  Dalmatian Club of America: A Judge's Guide for The Dalmatian: http://www.thedca.org/JudgesEd/AJudgesGuideforDalmatiansV8.pdf

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Croatia

HRVATSKA UDRUGA DALMATINSKIH PASA ATILA DUBAC – ZAGREB: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dalmatinskipasnet

Get a GRIHP! on Dalmatians

This article on Dalmatians is part of a series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for many breeds.  See IPFD's Get a GRIHP! on Breed Health Initiative.

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?Lang=en&R=153
4. The Kennel Club Population analysis of the Dalmatian breed: DALMATIAN.pdf
5. US: CHIC: http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/brdreqs.html?breed=DM
6. International: WAFDAL Breeding Recommendations

Breed Health Surveys:

1. Dalmatian Club of America Health Survey Information
2. North of England Dalmatian Club: NoEDC Breed Health Survey
   • http://www.noedc.com/breed-info/health-welfare/breed-health-survey/ - 2013
   • http://www.noedc.com/breed-info/health-welfare/breed-health-survey-2018/ - 2018
3. Finland: https://www.findal.net/rotuinfo/terveys/

          Health Reporting -- ARDS

          ARDS tilanne 2002
          ARDS periytymiskaavio

UFAW: Hyperuricosuria

• https://www.ufaw.org.uk/dogs/dalmatian-hyperuricosuria

LUA Dalmatians World - Low Uric Acid (LUA) Dalmatians

• https://luadalmatians-world.com/enus/

LUA Dalmatians: Publications/ Articles

• http://www.luadalmatians.com/publications.html

An independent review of the Dalmatian Backcross Project conducted by Irvin B. Kruckenkamp MD, Dalmatian Club of America Foundation

• http://www.thedca.org/backcrossreview.html

Report to the AKC Board of Directors from the American Kennel Club Health and Welfare Advisory Panel

Molecular Genetic Analysis of Backcross Dalmatians Compared to AKC Dalmatians, UK Dalmatians, Pointers, and Other Breeds

•      H_W_Comm_Report_to_AKC_April_30__2010 - This memorandum contains:  1) Comments from the AKC Health and Welfare Advisory Panel;  2) Mars Veterinary Report: Interim genetic analysis of selected backcross Dalmatians using principle component analysis. (Internal: H_W_Comm_Report_to_AKC_April_30__2010.pdf)

AKC ACCEPTS LUA DALMATIANS (2011)

• http://www.thedogplace.org/GENETICS/Dalmatians-AKC-accepts-LUA-Mitchell-117.asp

DALMATIAN CLUB OF AMERICA FOUNDATION: Health Research

• http://www.dcaf.org/

  The Spotter: The Official Online and Printed Dalmatian Club of America Magazine

• http://www.thespotter.org/onlineissues.html

Dalmatian sequence from Pedigree Dogs Exposed: The Sequel from Jemima Harrison on Vimeo.

Dalmatian sequence from Pedigree Dogs Exposed_ The Sequel.mp4

University of Helsinki researchers have uncovered a novel gene associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in dogs.

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uoh-bgd031417.php

ANLN truncation causes a familial fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome in Dalmatian dogs... published on 21 February 2017 in the PLOS GENETICS journal

• http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1006625

4th IDHW Poster -- Genomics of deafness in the Dalmatian
Claire Wade, Simone Carter, Lillian Brancalion, Bianca Haase, Georgina Child
Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, NSW 2006

Congenital Sensorineural Deafness in Dalmatian Dogs Associated with Quantitative Trait Loci (2013) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3851758/

See UFAW's information on Dalmatian deafness

• https://www.ufaw.org.uk/dogs/dalmatian-deafness

See OFA's information on congenital deafness

• https://www.ofa.org/diseases/other-diseases/congenital-deafness

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

INTERNATIONAL

World Association for Dalmatians: (WAFDAL)  http://wafdal.org/index.php/de/

    WAFDAL Clubs and Members: http://wafdal.org/index.php/de/about-wafdal/members

Canada: Dalmatian Club of Canada
UK: British Dalmatian Club
USA: Dalmatian Club of America
Finland: Dalmatiankoirat - Dalmatinerna ry
Sweden: Svenska Dalmatiner-Sällskapet