Unfortunately i think Dalmations are one of the most "ruined" breeds out there. They're supposed to be highly intelligent, slightly aloof towards strangers, independant enough to work away from their people but loyal enough to take direction, VERY active.
I compleatly agree with you.
10 years ago We had a dal for like a month, one of my aunt gave it to us, he was 3 years old.
A perfect example of the BYB abusing for a breed popularity. He was EXTREAMELY nervius, stubburn, yappy and he had many other behaviour problems.
He was always jumping on any people shouders or backs, and that was very uncorfable since he was big
also he half destroyed a door in minutes.
He had strabismus in his eyes
, His spots where blue but washed out, and he had rose ears, he was compleatly out of standar.
We had to return him to My aunt beacause even if we tried hard in teaching him not to jump over people he never imprubed a little and it was too painfull every time he jumped on us. :/ he used to run first and later jump in a person back or shouder.
And since I had an open heart operation, the doctors had to open my ribs and I have some metal crosses to keep the center of my ribs at place, and that area is a bit sensitive.
This dog is the main reason we are getting a puppy for a good breeder now, beacuase we are tired of the mistakes that irresponsable greedy people that BYB and puppy millers do.