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Woooo!

This is Patch. He's very sweet, 18 months old and rather excitable. We got him home a few hours ago and now he's finished running around the house licking and smelling everything he's found his bed and nodded off :D

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If that wee creature has any dalmation in him, then he's a nutter !!

Our Sam (see avatar) is labrador x dally and he's constantly on the go, even at 7 years old.

The tree he tried to dig up last summer has finally died now but we still love him to bits.

Cheers :)

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He's a purebred Dalmatian! And yes, a little bit of a nutter... but very sweet. Likes lots of cuddles and mauling anything made of plastic. Chased a kite round the park for an hour this evening... lol.
 
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Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!

The dog has got you betcha! Dogs have staff but those cats, they have servants!!!
 
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Cute doggie! Congrats :)
 
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congrats on the new pup
 
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Congrats on the dog!! I wish I could get one, but my high-travel job won't allow me. :(
 
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He's a purebred Dalmatian! And yes, a little bit of a nutter... but very sweet.

Lovely dog. A Mac guy in Christchurch (NZ) has one of the nicest Dalmatians I've ever met. Her name is Phoebe and the guy's business is named after her - Phoebe Enterprises. She was strictly trained from pup age and is just a delight.

Attached is a pic of my mutt, named Josie, Collie/Blue Heeler cross, rescued from death row, now demon destroyer of possums and bumblebees.

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Hahaha, she's lovely!
 
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Congrats on the dog!
 

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Patch is an excellent name.

-grooming;
get a soft rubber glove and if the dog has the typical dalmation fur it will stick to the glove directly. i found the stiff short fur embeds it self into furniture and basically everything. brushing helps. the dogs love the glove, its like a back rub to them.

-dalmations can be protective.
be aware of possible aggression. especially in situations where the dog can get confused on ownership or protection issues. slow things down for the dog so he can understand while you introduce new things. be firm but soft to the dog. good advice to all dog owners.

-toys
goto a 2nd hand store and get a few stuffed teddy bears, selection is critical since the dog could eat buttons etc and will empty the stuffing out in the end. get him things to chew, there are rubber bones that you can stuff with meat cheese to get him interested.
 
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He got at the spare RAM... oh dear. Does it work slobbered on? Don't think it got chewed...
 
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Absolutely great dog ... congratulations.

I hope you can keep up with his(her) very high levels of energy, they can run forever.

Some advice as well ( based on experience ) is to have the hearing checked every year as dalmations can have a tendency for hearing problems and if you don't know that, you may think he is no longer listening to you, which is not the case.

Enjoy the lifetime friendship.
 
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Cute dog. He will be your best and most loyal friend for life. Below is a picture of my English Labrador Retriever Maggie.

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I could do with a little advice here...

Patch does the most awful farts I have ever known. Great long ones which quite literally stink out the entire house. And I'm not talking a few times a day, it is CONSTANTLY. I've installed 3 plug in airfresheners, they don't touch it. I mean, it's so bad you have to laugh, cough, and leave the room. People who come over are pretty shocked by it.

My last dog did some nasty farts, but this is beyond belief. He doesn't seem bothered, and his poos are all normal...

Sorry for the rather unpleasant subject matter.

We've changed his food from the really cheap stuff his breeder gave us to Bakers, but it's made no difference...

Any tips?
 
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Yes they're known for that, and they always look around in surprise as if you'd done it.

The food seems to make little difference, although the more expensive stuff seems to be richer and therefore more bottom productive - Sam eats the complete meal, usually Webbox from Wilkinsons or Sainsburys own.
Tescos own made him puke so we keep away from that.

We light scented candles at the worst time in the evenings, helps burn off the smell, and wear fleeces with high collars so the first one to detect anything shouts 'shields up' !!

Cheers :)

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He does it every few minutes from afternoon to when we give up and go to bed! Mornings aren't so bad for some reason. Farting every 3 minutes like that can't be normal...

I'll give the fleece a go... lol.


EDIT: 8 in the past 22 minutes...
 
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I could do with a little advice here... Patch does the most awful farts I have ever known. We've changed his food ... but it's made no difference ... Any tips?

I recommend dry food. I train and mind dogs, and nearly every fearful farter amongst them has had a dietary problem. Dry food usually cures the flatulence. The occasional raw or cooked meat treat is fine, but avoid dog roll and tinned/packet meat mix. Dogs love it, but it's not great for the digestion unless the dog is very active (eg. a working farm dog). Some vets recommend a cooked rice/vege/mince mix, but I'm not persuaded by it.

And don't be afraid to toss some cooked veges your dog's way. I regularly put leftover potato, pumpkin etc out on the lawn and my dog eats the lot.

Brand names are different around the world, but Purina seems to be well regarded. I use Purina Beneful for Josie, and it's been good for her. That PB, btw, comes from the US.
 
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We are going food shopping first thing in the AM. He's on dry food now, so I can only imagine how bad it would be on wet stuff.. haha.
 
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Well we are one month in - and I'm not sure we can keep him. We're having some problems... he attacks and bites all other dogs and animals, has bitten me and my boyfriend (though thankfully not badly - yet), and with young kids being in the house part of the time we're not sure that we want to risk the combination... We're also getting rather scared of walk time, he's very strong, so if you're not careful he can drag you about as far and hard as he wants - usually towards whatever he's planning on biting. We've taken to late night and very early morning walks just to avoid some of it until we can figure it out - he's bitten other dogs pretty badly, and even if he's not attacking he's so strong and so out of control if he sees anything it's not what you would call a walk. He's broken the metal rings of his lead once already.

And it's difficult, we really like Patch. We've been hanging in here for a month hoping it'll work out somehow, got lots of advice on training and tackling this behaviour, and obviously it's early days, so nothing's had much of an effect.

To me it just seems that he's been abused - poorly socialised, behaves like a very young puppy, constantly stealing food or drinks, destroying everything he can get at (and he can reach pretty high... we're running out of space to hide stuff). He eats foil, paper, cardboard, plastic and wood, which has also proved an issue... He is also terrified of Asian men which is unusual. TBH, it's quite embarrassing.

It's more like he's scared of other dogs than plain aggressive. We've had normal collars, a two handed Halti harness and plain choke chains... if there's another dog coming towards us I basically have to grab hold of a tree or something.

So I guess what I'm asking is if anyone has any more advice or ideas of where we can go to get some help, or a book or ANYTHING to help us all live in a little more harmony.
 

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