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I should have known better than to let my 6-year-old daughter name our new Dalmatian. It’s only natural that she would choose the moniker Spot, but the cringe-worthy name has started to grow on our whole family. At this point, we couldn’t call him anything else – it just wouldn’t be right. In any case, Spot is a perfect embodiment of his breed. He’s loyal and full of boundless energy – the sort of dog that would be so useful to firefighters just a few decades ago.
Spot has so much enthusiasm and zeal, in fact, that I began to feel bad about his relegation to the house all day long. I looked for ways to give him more exercise while also bringing us closer as master and pet. Dog agility training filled that void, and it’s a skill that I’m teaching my daughter to master so that she can continue entering Spot in agility competitions when she gets a bit older.
