Q 01/05

The Dalmatian breed takes its name from a historical region of which modern country?

A) Croatia

B) Italy

C) Greece

D) Romania

Answer · why

A) Croatia

The FCI officially lists Croatia as the breed's country of origin, citing church chronicles going back centuries.

Q 02/05

What colour are Dalmatian puppies when they are born?

A) Solid black

B) Grey with faint spots

C) Plain white

D) Brown with white patches

Answer · why

C) Plain white

The first spots usually appear within about 10 days and keep developing until the dog is around 18 months old.

Q 03/05

Besides black, what is the other standard spot colour in Dalmatians?

A) Blue

B) Lemon

C) Liver

D) Brindle

Answer · why

C) Liver

It is recessive, so both parents must carry the gene, and liver-spotted dogs always have brown noses.

Q 04/05

What colour nose does a liver-spotted Dalmatian always have?

A) Pink

B) Black

C) Brown

D) Grey

Answer · why

C) Brown

Black-spotted dogs always have black noses, and the rarer orange and lemon dogs are told apart the same way.

Q 05/05

Roughly how large are a Dalmatian's spots?

A) Under 1 cm

B) 2 to 6 cm

C) 8 to 12 cm

D) 15 to 20 cm

Answer · why

B) 2 to 6 cm

Anything larger is a 'patch', which is present from birth.