Why are Dalmations use as fire dogs? I've never seen any others breeds used.?

Answer 1

When fire engines were horse drawn, Dalmatians were well known for relating to horses, and keeping them calm.
Today the Dalmatian serves as a fire house mascot, but back in the days of horse drawn fire carts, they provided a valuable service. Dalmatians and horses are very compatible, so the dogs were easily trained to run in front of the engines to help clear a path and guide the horses and the firefighters to the fires quickly. They are still chosen by many fire fighters as pets in honor of their heroism in the past.> http://www.publicsafety.net/dalmatian.htm
Dalatians have been used throughout history for serious work. They have been sentinels on the borders of their homeland of Dalmatia and Croatia during wars. They worked as shepherds, as draft dogs, as hound dogs, as hunting dogs, as retrievers and as preforming dogs. Dalmatians are not only intelligent, but they also have excellent memories. Their speed, endurance and lack of a fear for horses, enabled them to become superb coach dogs for the horses and the engines.


More on their heroism and that of fire horses on this site> http://www.publicsafety.net/dalmatian.htm

Answer 2

well fire frighters use the dalmations breeder dogs alot more then often to train the dogs to help others people whom is stucked in a burning buildings or houses and does help the dogs to track the smells that no humans cant look for in dark black rooms . and theyre good breeders cause they do use for looking for missing people and children .and like the policeofficers do use others breeders dogs for useing them in the crime seen jobs to look for drugs in the bags or in the cars where somebody has something hidening .

Answer 3

The dalmation breed was created thru inbreeding and the result is birth defects with the predominate defect being that a lot of dalmations are deaf and the fire truck sirens do not bother them

Answer 4

My father was nyc fireman. Dalmations are great climbers of stairs, have great hearing for humans hiding in closets, and known to take the carbon monoxide poisoning first, which is heavy, odorless, and invisible and rises slowly from bottom...before the firemen are poisoned.

Answer 5

they are not fire dogs... they are a symbol...... therefore,,, todays dalmations are very hard to train... etc.. because so much emphasis was put into their looks for breeding and temperament and was left to the wayside.....

Answer 6

They dont just use Dalmatians ive seen Rottweiler's bring used in fires and German Shepard's your right though mostly Dalmatians are used because of thier color and great nose

Answer 7

Iim sorry im not really answering your question but I always wondered that too. Maybe there quiker to get out of th fire or maybe there skin helps them get not burned...im not sure but i can't wait to see some of the answers=D

Answer 8

They are used for that because their jobs where important way back when none of us was living.And some one found out that dogs could do jobs and that's why dogs have jobs today.