I have heard of urinary tract problems in Dalmations. I posted earlier about one researcher that crossed a Pointer with a Dalmation in order to produce clear dogs, so this must be an endemic problem with the breed to resort to such a drastic measure. Here's the bit about it.
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"About fifteen years ago a researcher crossed a pointer with a Dalmatian and then back-crossed to Dals in subsequent generations. He successfully met his goal of eliminating inherited urinary problems that are present in almost every Dalmatian. The board of the breed club petitioned AKC to admit some of the products of this breeding program � dogs which had only one Pointer in a five-generation pedigree full of Dalmatians. Two of the dogs were admitted, but the breed club�s membership raised a hue and cry, voting to rescind the request. AKC refused any further registration of the �cross-bred� dogs.
The membership of the breed club rejected these dogs because they were often mis-marked, allowing a cosmetic problem that might have been corrected in subsequent generations to take precedence over the elimination of a significant breed health problem."
Form this link........
Australian Shepherd Health & Genetics Institute, Inc.
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Gail, did the lecturer indicate this was a problem with other breeds and was there a recommendation for asymptomatic dogs to be tested with this specific test as part of a pre-breeding protocol?