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    Hog Dog Trials

    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

    #2
    Nice pics sika

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      #3
      Great pics, awesome looking dogs and an impressive looking hog.

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        #4
        Great photos. You truly have a gift.

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          #5
          Very cool. Why a vest on some and not others? And are these the same dogs you use for deer recovery, or is this their primary job?

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            #6
            Good lookin dogs, mean lookin hogs

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              #7
              Some really good dogs and even better pics.

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                #8
                Great pics!
                My Flickr Photos

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