Sheepdogs make their sale debut
13/04/05

Shepherds from across the UK are already showing interest in Harrison & Hetherington's inaugural sale of working and unbroken sheep dogs and puppies at Lazonby Mart in May.

The mart at Lazonby has more than 20 acres of grassland and it offers ideal facilites for the first sale of sheep dogs on Wednesday May 11.

Auctioneer Ted Ogden said:

"Dogs can be entered into two sections - one for working dogs where the handler can run the dog on a few ewes in the field with gates set up, and a section for unbroken dogs and puppies where the dogs will be allowed to show their instincts on sheep in a pen.

“People have already contacted Harrison & Hetherington from Northern Ireland and we're expecting it to have widespread appeal to shepherds from Scotland, Wales and the northern counties of England.

"Sheep dogs are a valuable asset to any shepherd and we are anticipating a large crowd at the sale."

Entry forms are available from H&H's Kirkby Stephen Mart office. Information required for entry includes name, age, colour, whether registered or un-registered, eye-tested and details of experience so that a comprehensive catalogue can be compiled. Entries close on Monday April 25.