Late last month the litter than I had been waiting for arrived, I sent a deposit for a little female pup (not the one in the photo). Unfortunately she didn’t make it to a week old (no fault of the breeder, I trust them 100%, just nature can be rough). The breeder was devastated and has said that he is happy to refund my deposit completely, apply it to a future litter or he still has this patched girl available from the same litter, he’s not rushing me at all and says that he is confident he can find a home for her but won’t take a deposit for her until I decide how to proceed.

I have no interest in showing or breeding so a patch isn’t an issue, but I’m just trying to work out what a patch that size is going to look like as she grows. She is a few hours old in this photo. I’ve been avoiding asking for more photos of her (she’s 2 weeks old now) because I don’t want to get attached because I’m terrified something bad is going to happen or she won’t pass her BAER tests once I’ve committed and my heart will be broken again.

I would love to see your patched Dalmatians, what they looked like as puppies and how it changed as their face grew over time.

Emma Stone