ProRodeo Sports News - April 17, 2020

WYATT BLOOM 26, bareback rider From: Belgrade, Mont. Cowdog: Champ, 2, Norwich Terrier “I’m allergic to dogs so I had to get a hypoallergenic one. I did some research on dogs that I could handle being around that were small and tough enough to take rodeoing, and I found these little critters. They were bred to be carried on horseback, get foxes and take down badgers. So, I was like, man, that sounds sweet, he can handle his own and is still small. Every time I open the rig door he’s jumping in and doesn’t want to get out. He likes to make friends, but he’s great at chilling too. He’s an easy keep for sure.”

DALTON SANCHEZ 22, rookie bull rider From: Arboles, Colo. Cowdog: Tess, 6 months old, Schnauzer “She’s small, so she’s a pretty good travel dog and just goes with the flow.”

LOGAN ALLEN 33, saddle bronc rider and bull rider turned team roper From: Mount Ayr, Iowa Cowdogs: Catahoula Curs, 1-10 years old, Delia, Wendell, Jones, Robert “They’re all ages, and we’ve got the mom and grandma dogs in there. They work for a living. I can go gather cows in the pasture and not have to hire anyone. It’s just me and them. They don’t go on the road with me and are far from housebroken. In the fall when the corn gets tall, the cows get out and nobody can find them, but I’ll go catch the cows with the GPS tracking collars I have on the dogs. It’s a fun little side job, catching cows with the dogs. ”

ProRodeo Sports News 4/17/2020

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