Bay pens are one of my favorite things to photograph. They are difficult to shoot well. Lots of non-stop action and lighting is never great. Here are a few of my best shots.
For those not familiar with bay pen contests, it is a type of stock dog trial where judges look at how quickly trained dogs bay a hog, whether the dog stays completely focused on the hog, how close each dog stands, and other criteria.
They use a ten point rule. The highest and lowest score are dropped and the remaining three averaged out to get a dog's score.
The hogs are not killed in bay pen trials and actual physical contact between dog and hog can be a disqualification. In fact, these hogs are treated like top ranking rodeo bulls. The dogs will sometimes nip the flank or back legs of a hog the way cattle dogs heel stubborn cattle. Catching is a disqualification.
Equipment was a Canon 60D and 70-200 2.8L IS.
Buck and boar by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
bull-shep by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
bull-shep2 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
Sniper and Sammy by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
ranger-3 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
ranger-4 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
buck-1 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
hogbay3081 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
buck-2 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
hogbay3266 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
pete-shep by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
For those not familiar with bay pen contests, it is a type of stock dog trial where judges look at how quickly trained dogs bay a hog, whether the dog stays completely focused on the hog, how close each dog stands, and other criteria.
They use a ten point rule. The highest and lowest score are dropped and the remaining three averaged out to get a dog's score.
The hogs are not killed in bay pen trials and actual physical contact between dog and hog can be a disqualification. In fact, these hogs are treated like top ranking rodeo bulls. The dogs will sometimes nip the flank or back legs of a hog the way cattle dogs heel stubborn cattle. Catching is a disqualification.
Equipment was a Canon 60D and 70-200 2.8L IS.
Buck and boar by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
bull-shep by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
bull-shep2 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
Sniper and Sammy by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
ranger-3 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
ranger-4 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
buck-1 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
hogbay3081 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
buck-2 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
hogbay3266 by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
pete-shep by Lacy Dog, on Flickr
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