About Us
Classic Dalmatians is located in Sparks, Nevada, USA.
I feel it's especially important for dog enthusiasts to focus their breed involvement at the wellbeing of our canine friends. My aim is on 3 things; temperament, health, and breed standard.
All of my dogs and their offspring will be pets, and therefore good temperament is an upmost priority for our canine friends. Dalmatians make excellent companions to both individuals and families. Equally important is their health, and therefore it is through careful health screenings around the breeding and selection of breeding mates that I help shape their well being. I'm also involved in the purebred dog sport at AKC conformation and performance competitions. This is an excellent venue for dogs and their handlers to have a great time, and it's also an opportunity to promote this wonderful breed and provide education about them.
Noteably, circa 2010 the Dalmatian breed went through a bit of a crossroad when the DNA was discovered by veterinary scientists at UC Davis that maps Dalmatians to uric stones. Any breed can get stones, but Dalmatians are more susceptible due to their coloring. It was long suspected by some that it was a genetic issue and alas the scientific discovery made it fact.
Thankfully, a method was developed to eliminate the mutated DNA in an effective way, and that's what LUA, low uric acid, Dalmatians are. You can find a link in More Information to learn more about LUA Dalmatians. In short, they are purebred Dalmatians minus the DNA that was introduced by the mutated DNA.
I contributed a baseline litter to the LUA program in 2011 after the AKC stipulated the terms to register the puppies. I did this by breeding my high uric acid, HUA, female to a LUA male. And other people producing litters at the time did the same thing. Currently more and more LUAs are being produced through careful breedings.
A simple DNA test will determine if your Dalmatian is HUA or LUA, and I perform this test on all my puppies before they are released to their new owners.