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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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CHAPTER
VII
THE
DALMATIAN
Before
the
Kennel
Club
found
it
necessary
to
insist
upon
a
precise
definition
of
each
breed,
the
Dalmatian
was
known
as
the
Coach
Dog,
a
name
appropriately
derived
from
his
fondness
for
following
a
carriage,
for
living
in
and
about
the
stable,
and
for
accompanying
his
master's
horses
at
exercise.
As
an
adjunct
to
the
carriage
he
is
peculiarly
suitable,
for
in
fine
weather
he
will
follow
between
the
wheels
for
long
distances
without
showing
fatigue,
keeping
easy
pace
with
the
best
horses.
He
appears
almost
to
prefer
equine
to
human
companionship,
and
he
is
as
fond
of
being
among
horses
as
the
Collie
is
of
being
in
the
midst
of
sheep.
Yet
he
is
of
friendly
disposition,
and
it
must
be
insisted
that
he
is
by
no
means
so
destitute
of
intelligence
as
he
is
often
represented
to
be.
On
the
contrary,
he
is
capable
of
being
trained
into
remarkable
cleverness,
as
circus
proprietors
have
discovered.
The
earliest
authorities
agree
that
this
breed
was
first
introduced
from
Dalmatia,
and
that
he
was
brought
into
this
country
purely
on
account
of
his
sporting
proclivities.
Of
late
years,
however,
these
dogs
have
so
far
degenerated
as
to
be
looked
upon
simply
as
companions,
or
as
exhibition
dogs,
for
only
very
occasionally
can
it
be
found
that
any
pains
have
been
taken
to
train
them
systematically
for
gun-work.
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