Live farm working dog sales proving a popular sideshow to sheep dog trialling
10 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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The highest priced huntaway, Tim McPherson s Greta, sold for $9500. Photo / Brenda O Leary
Iain Hyndman is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleiain.hyndman@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
The return of live farm working dog sales is proving a popular sideshow to the traditional sheep dog trials in the greater Whanganui district.
In fact, for many years, word of mouth was the main method of securing a top dog for most hill country shepherds, with only the occasional live sale held.
The East Coast has been a longtime supporter of live sales, often in Gisborne, while the regular sales in Mangamingi out the back of Eltham have not been held for seven or eight years now.