It's a competition that's steeped in Australian tradition, but sheep dog trials in rural Queensland are receiving increased interest from urban dog owners.
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A total of 145 dogs competed in the open trial, 112 in novice and 55 in the encourage trial for first-time dogs — that's compared to the average 100 entrants for the open trial on previous years."There's been names coming in I've never seen before."They've just taken to it and they're coming in droves."Peta Mason from Toowoomba said her interest in sheep dog trials was sparked when she was given her kelpie puppy Emma.
"Your sheep will usually take most of your points, but your dog should be good enough to hold them," Mr Hurtz said.Despite good training, dogs from city areas had different skill levels to working canines, he said."They might think, 'That one [sheep] is sitting back a bit, that's got to come up a little bit'. Ears will twitch.""When I first started 18 to 20 years ago, 70 per cent of [entrants] would have been stockmen and stockwomen that worked the bush.
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