I'm not sure this is helpful or not. Dalmatians are vicious but they are biters and have gotten a bad reputation for biting. They are hyper and powerful. A lot have been dumped in HS's because of this.
I found a web site that these people use the dogs as therapy dogs. Which is amazing if you knew what they're temperment is like.
I'm not sure this help's you decide.
http://home.att.net/~dakotadalmatians/