Collie Dog Trials

A sheep farmer without his dog like a yacht without a sail. To farmer or drover, a good dog is worth its weight in gold. Just how good the dogs are was demonstrated at the wai mea Collie Dog Club's trials at wake field late last month. The dogs, of ail shapes and breeds, responded to shout or whistle and in most cases carried out their work well,

Merv Wadsworth and Moss competing in the head pull and hold in ring (sheep and dog in circle)

Phil Gibbs (Wakefield) with Pat, winners open huntaway

Ladles of the Wakefield-Spring Grove W.D.F.F. kept the food up to the menfolk, from left, Meadames Hannah Meyer, Norma Courtney, Pat Morrison, Connie Eden, May Busch, Dora Gibbs, Alice Shea and May Winks.

Lloyd Higglns and Nell just about have the measure of the sheep

Ken Hears (Rai) and Chum await their turn

Colin Gibbs, Mrs P. Gibbs, Merv Wadsworth, Mrs Vergie Boyce, Don Boyce and Alan North were interested spectators.

Judge "Putt" Cowin and timekeeper Bill Kerridge. never missed a move

Herb Holmewood (Wakefield), Tom Nisbett (Hiwlpango), Vincent, Gibbins (Motueka) and Lewis Quinney (Motupiko), critical observers

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The Nelson Photo News

No 19 : May 26, 1962

Collie Dog Trials