That reminds me of a story...
I met a guy at work who's wife was a vet and breeder of Dalmatians... They had 7 dogs at their house when I visited them, 6 Dalmatians and 1 Border Collie...
Well their neighbor didn't want the Border Collie any more and threw it in their fenced in part of the yard with the Dalmatians because they wanted the Dals to beat up the Collie and tear it apart... Well, the Dalmatians made friends with the Border Collie and welcomed it into their group/pack/clan... They all got along...
They kept the Border Collie instead of try to return it to them, as they wanted to keep it away from the neighbor doing it harm....
My dad adopted one of the Dalmatians....