Diva produced her first litter, by Taz, on 1st May 2010.

All puppies are now sold or are retained until a later date, but if any come up for sale later in the year, please be aware that unless I know you, potential homes/owners will be vetted as I am fussy where my babies go and I reserve the right NOT to sell you a puppy if I have any concerns over suitability. I will expect potential owners to be fully aware that these are by no means an easy breed to own and preference will be given, all else being equal, to owners who have, or have had, Dalmatians successfully. To give you some major drawbacks - they shed constantly and the hair is impossible to remove from most fabrics; they need far more training than most breeds (and the right sort of handling) as they are strong willed, get bored easily and have the attention span of a gnat; they grow up to be big and strong, and very boisterous right up to old age; they crave company or can develop anti-social tendencies such as barking constantly, fretting or chewing, they are extremely destructive if bored or stressed; they need a LOT of exercise, some of it free running off the lead; they are in your face constantly, whatever you're doing, they want to "help" and will run off with tools or anything you are using "just for fun"; they need good quality food which isn't cheap, or you could end up with a sick and suffering dog. If that isn't enough, puppies will chew everything they can get in their mouths, they won't be completely house trained at eight weeks and as they use their teeth to work out what things are they will use very sharp teeth on you and your children whenever they get the opportunity and swing off the ears of any older dog you may have. For this reason I have reservations about puppies going to any home with young children as the puppy usually gets the blame if there is an incident and ends up being re-homed. Equally, unsupervised young children may not understand that poking, prodding, climbing on the back of a dog can cause permanent injury or temperament changes.

If any of this makes you think again please do not purchase a Dalmatian puppy; when I lived in the UK there were over 300 Dalmatians up for re-homing through Dalmatian welfare every year and although there were a few "genuine" cases, the vast majority were adolescent males who were out of control. These dogs require rehabilitation in some cases before they can be re-homed so it is a scenario which is upsetting for the dog as well as the owners and I want to avoid this happening to avoid upset to all concerned. If you visit the litter you will have some insight into the breed characteristics but be aware that my dogs have received a lot of training and are reasonably well mannered, put no work into your puppy and you will have a hooligan. Even Deccy has his moments still!

See the new puppy blog page for day to day news of the litter; if you wish to email me with any enquiry/questions, please do so to gillpavey@gmail.com.