Hi there,

I went to see a litter of dalmatian pups, and there were liver and black spotted ones. Also there were 2 lemon spotted ones!!!

I have never seen Yellow spotted dalmatians before! Are they ok?

I am not into showing, and only want a dal for a pet, so would a yellow spotted one be ok? Or do they have problems?

Lemon in Dalmatians is caused by the same gene as yellow in Labradors - recessive ee so shade can vary form very pale to dark red.  If there are blacks and livers in the litter as well, the lemons could have nose colour of either black or liver.  There is some way of naming this colour either lemon on orange based on the nose pigment.  I'm not sure which way round Dal people have it but essentially the spot pigment is yellow.

There are no known defects specifically associated with this colour and deafness is just as likely as normal coloured Dals but also there is a possibility of pigment (spotting in this case) being reduced with this colour so it is even more important to have BAER testing done to established hearing status.

Julie

I thought dals didn't get their spots til a year old?

From 10-14 days, Ana!

I'm sure in 101 dalmations it said a year..

Maybe I heard it wrong then!!

Yes but in 101 dalmations puppies never peed or pooed except for comic effect, slept in a wicher basket with not a sheet of newspaper or a puppy pen in sight.

If they don't get their spots till they're a year old, how come all the pups in the film were spotty? ;) :D :D

Good point.. my brain's asleep as usual!

Lemon-spotted ones (the 'yellow' with black noses) and orange-spotted ones ('yellow' with brown noses) are fine as pets, but can't be shown and mustn't be bred from.

Just like their black or liver siblings, they should be BAER tested before sale.
:)