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what's with the dalmation?
alright, i've always seen the dalmation associated with the fire dept, what's the history with that very interested in learning about it.
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Permalink Reply by James on
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The fire department actually started using dalmations to keep other dogs away from the horses when going on a response.
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Permalink Reply by Greg on
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yeah james is right, dalmations were chose because of how protective they are and their loyalty. Also dalmations were easy to train, so back in a time when each department was trying to be better than the other on scene at an incident these dogs were used to protect the equipment from being sabotaged
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Permalink Reply by Darrell Fales on
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The history behind the dalmation was, back in the old days when the horse drawn engines, dogs use to come out and attack the horses pulling the engine. The dalmation was the "protector" of the Horse drawn engines and ran along them and protected the horses from other dogs attacking.
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Permalink Reply by Ismail on
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well darrell is almost right the dogs ran with the horse to keep them in line and on the rd.
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Permalink Reply by jpzxzp47mmhn on
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they were for keeping otheir dogs and animals away from the horses while responding thats basicly it
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I'm not almost right, It is right, fact you have to look it up :)
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As for how easy they are to train is incorrect because they are not easy to train at all. In regards to training any of the dogs they are the dumbest of them all, but yet very l oyal.
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Permalink Reply by Ron Metts on
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I always heard that the dalmation wasn't afraid of the horses and would run between them or just in front of them to alert other "traffic" that a fire carraige was coming through. Guess that might not be right huh?
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Permalink Reply by Chris Hayden on
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Here is my take on it...... The dalmation has been associated with horse drawn carriages since before the fire service used them. There are still competitions in which they compete in this task. The dalmation may have been used originally by fire departments to keep away other dogs on runs, but the were also used to keep competing fire companies away. This goes back to when the only fire companies that got paid were the first to put water on the fire and they would literally fight to get to be that company. The dogs are very territorial and work well for this job.
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Permalink Reply by Engineco913 on
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http://www.local1259iaff.org/dalmatians.html
Read this, will answer all your questions, and even inform some who have a half pointed view of the pup's. Hope this helps :)
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Permalink Reply by Wolfy Lang on
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The following site has a great history on Dalmations and Fire Horses.... but it touches the heart....
http://www.publicsafety.net/dalmatian.htm
Wolfy
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