Last week’s image was of a Golden Retriever clearing a jump on a nice, sunny day.  Today’s photo shows you that agility competitions are not always blessed with wonderful weather, but the contest continues!

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Exploding Rain!

This shot came from a competition in Broomfield, Massachusetts, held in October of 2006.  The morning conditions were abysmal with rain and wind sending everyone looking for a place to stay dry and warm.

None of the weather could hold back this Border Collie blasting through the chute and sending water flying everywhere!!

Technical Details

This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D MkII, using a 70-200 F2.8L lens.  Due to the weather, I had to push the ISO up to 1600, so that I could get this shot at 1/400 second at f/4.5.  Clearly, it’s not a perfect image, but it got the sense of the day across rather effectively.

10 responses

  1. Nice picture

  2. Great shot. I used to have a Blue Heeler who was a champion at agility. He was awesome.

    1. Thank you! We have four Cardigan Welsh Corgis, the three older ones are retired from competition, but the youngest is active both in agility and herding. They love it!

      1. I love watching dogs in action. My daughter is currently doing work experience on a sheep farm with working dogs. She loves it.

      2. That sounds like a lot of fun!

      3. She’s absolutely loving it. A total outdoorsy girl!

  3. What a brave fella, this one 🙂
    Do you normally talk to the owners, get some stories about their dogs or is it inconvenient because of the competition?

    1. The dogs love this competition in any weather. Over the years I have gotten to know most of the dogs in the New England area and their owners.
      The dogs also tell me quite a bit of their story! The love communicating with humans, if they listen.

      1. I agree, dogs are good storytellers if humans know how to listen

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