Dalmatians are distinguished by their unique brown or black spotted coat. A breed whose roots lie in Dalmatia, an area in Croatia, when the dog first appeared in England in 1862, it was said to have been utilized as a companion and guard dog by the nomads there.
Dalmatians are very active dogs, not ones for staying in dog beds, and need to expend their energies outdoors, some getting slightly aggressive if they remain cooped up for too long. Intelligent, loyal and playful, Dalmatians usually get along with other animals as well, such as horses. Their compatibility with horses is the reason Dalmatians were used as carriage dogs, trained to run ahead of the vehicle to guide the horses and clear a path. Dalmatians have a high guarding instinct. As a result of this instinct, they were used as dogs of war in Dalmatia, guarding the Dalmatian borders. Still today the breed, although loyal and friendly to those they know and trust, remains aloof with unknown dogs and strangers.
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