Chute Dogging

Hold on to a big steer by the horns as it runs out of a bucking chute and then try to throw it onto the ground....Sound like fun? That is the basic premise for chute dogging.

The dogger and a (usually a tailer) are in a bucking chute with the steer. When the contestant calls for the steer, the chute gate will be swung open. The tailers only job is to slow forward movement of the animal and cannot render any other type of assistance. In the chute the dogger may place his left hand on the left horn and right hand over the neck. Only after the steer crosses the scoring line may he hook his left hand under the left horn and try to throw down the steer.

The contestant has 30 seconds to throw the steer once he has called for it. The steer will  be considered thrown down only when it is lying flat on it's side, or on it's back with all four feet and head straight. The dogger must have his hand on the steer when flagged to receive a time. If the steer is accidentally knocked down or thrown down before being brought to a stop, or is thrown by the dogger putting the animal's horns into the ground, it must be let up onto all four feet and then re-thrown.