Besides sharing an ice cream cone, agility training and competition might be the most fun you can have with your Dalmatian. This breed’s inherent athletic superiority makes the Dalmatian a natural on the agility course.

Visit an AKC agility (http://www.akc.org/events/agility/index.cfm) trial and you’ll see kids under the age of 10 as well as seniors over 70 running or walking the agility course with their happy canine companion skittering through tunnels, bounding over jumps and weaving through upright poles. It’s an AKC sanctioned activity for the whole family and one in which the highly intelligent, athletic and flashy Dalmatian is especially exciting to watch.

The Tandava Dalmatians and handlers are just getting started in their agility training—and learning. Each dog and handler must first complete a basic obedience course before learning to negotiate the agility equipment, one piece at a time. Check back with us frequently to see how our training is progressing. We’ll post photos and video clips so you can see how it should be done and sometimes how it shouldn’t be done. If you have comments or suggestions, post it on our blog.