Dalmatians

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Dalmatians

an ethnographic group of the Croats; the native inhabitants of Dalmatia. In ancient times Dalmatia was inhabited by the Illyrian tribe of Dalmatae, which was Romanized during the Roman era. After the arrival of the Slavs in the sixth and seventh centuries, the population of Dalmatia began to absorb their culture. Present-day Dalmatians speak the cakavian dialect of Serbo-Croatian. Those who are religious are usually Catholics. Agriculture and fishing are the main industries of the Dalmatians.

REFERENCE

Narodv zarubezhnoi Evropy, vol. I. Moscow. 1964.

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These lads dressed up as 101 Dalmatians for a pub crawl.

Who let the dogs out?

The story, written by Dodie Smith and made most famous by Disney, is a simple one: loving couple Mr and Mrs Dearly have two beautiful Dalmatian dogs who are expecting puppies.

REVIEW

The McLeans bought Perdy in May last year, along with her sister Mia, after their previous Dalmatian Lulu died in December 2010.

Perfect Perdy in the spotlight; 11?MONTH?OLD POOCH IS VOTED TELEGRAPH PET IDOL

Now, after months of wrangling, the Kennel Club has said Fiona could be registered as a pedigree because she can bring health benefits to future generations of dalmatians in Britain.

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While naysayers claimed her first win was "fixed," Fiona's group win the following week proved that these dogs are indistinguishable from other Dalmatians, and worthy of inclusion in breeding programs.

Update on "low uric acid" Dalmatians: good dogs are dying, while improved genes remain unacceptable to some breeders

Around one in four dalmatians suffers from health problems because of high levels of uric acid.

Can you spot the difference? The Welsh dog lover backing new dalmatians; Pedigrees prone to painful illness and early death

When Dalmatians appeared with the engines, people cheered.

Dalmatians: earning their spot in history

101 Dalmatians is also being released in a DVD double-pack with 101 Dalmatians 2 and a free gift of a plush beanie puppy, for a limited time only.

Try some Puppy love; WIN

Kathy McCoubrey's ALL ABOUT DALMATIANS (1577790545, $24.

Alpine Publications

Asked by prosecutor Rex Wild why she did not pick out a picture of a dalmatian in the dogalogue, she said: "I regard dalmatians as friendly, floppy eared.

`Dog with murder suspect'

David Helvarg, president of the Blue Frontier Campaign, compares the current interest in buying Nemo with the rush to purchase Dalmatian puppies after the release of 101 Dalmatians.