Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club secretary, said: "The old English
sheepdog is one of our most iconic dog breeds, but you rarely see one now in our streets and parks, so the historic lows we're seeing are particularly worrying.
<B Emma Gray with
sheepdog Brenna Picture: Moule Media, Skipton
The
Sheepdog trials results are as follows: 1st - Arthur Temple with Floss (90/100) 2nd - Paul Turnbull with Mik (86/100) 3rd - David Henderson with Star (85/100) 4th - Colin Balmbro with Scott (81/100) 5th - Bobby Henderson with Skid (80/100 OLF) 6th - Willie Welsh with Sam (86/100) Best local prizes as follows: 1st - Colin Balmbro with Scott 2nd - Michael Davidson with Taff Novice winner was Ciaran McNulty with his dog Kim.
But as the youngest ever winner of an open
sheepdog trial in Wales, when he was aged just 13, the Anglesey youngster took it all in his stride.
But Teg needs to be assessed by the Welsh
Sheepdog Society to become an official
sheepdog.
But Teg needs to be assessed by the Welsh
Sheepdog Society (yes, this is an actual thing).
Kate Humble: My Welsh
Sheepdog's Tale, is on BBC2 on August 15 at 9pm.
Those of us who have a natural inclination toward being
sheepdogs have some pretty significant disincentives to acting on those inclinations!
Tudor, Royal Welsh U21 shearing champion in 1968, is more at home with horses than
sheepdogsAN ANGRY farmer is fighting a decision by Highland Games organisers to ban his
sheepdog from a beauty contest - because of its sex.
Kate, who lives on a 117-acre farm in Monmouth with TV producer hubby Ludo Graham, said: "It is incredible that there are more giant pandas in the world than the number of registered Welsh
sheepdogs.
sheepdogs moving sheep around the field, fences and enclosures, directed by their handlers.
Pero is one of 15
sheepdogs on the family farm - but was given on a trial to another farm in Cumbria to see how it worked out.
Emilio and Patrick run Navarrem Shetland
Sheepdogs, a small kennel based in Dublin.
