Photos: Canines run, chase, splash at Soldier Hollow sheepdog festival

Photos: Canines run, chase, splash at Soldier Hollow sheepdog festival

(Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)


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SOLDIER HOLLOW — Thousands of spectators and dozens of dogs descended on the rolling hills outside Midway over Labor Day weekend for the annual Vita Bone Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship & Festival.

The highly trained dogs and their handlers tested themselves against a herd of wild range Rocky Mountain ewes, bringing them down the mountainside along a preset course and through free standing gates.

Dogs also competed in dock diving and an agility course.

Scott Glen pats his dog, Don, prior to competing in the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Scott Glen pats his dog, Don, prior to competing in the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Jessie eases into the pool during the Splash Dog competition during Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Jessie eases into the pool during the Splash Dog competition during Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Cley cools off after competing during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Cley cools off after competing during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Tyler Brown holds his dog, Jessie, during the Splash Dog competition during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Tyler Brown holds his dog, Jessie, during the Splash Dog competition during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Spectators watch during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Spectators watch during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Cley works the sheep during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Cley works the sheep during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Ellie jumps during the Splash Dog competition during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
Ellie jumps during the Splash Dog competition during the Soldier Hollow Sheepdog Classic at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)

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