Okay, so my mom's boss had a dalmation who, sadly, had to be put down a couple of years ago. He is in the process of getting the cutest little guy (I'll see if I can post pics) from the same breeder he got his first dalmation from. He says that he gets to pic from 2 pups, because they both have "a patch black ear" and therefore are not show quality. I was wondering why a black ear disqualifies a dalmation? Just wondering. Thanks for satisfying my curiosity!