The Working Dog Challenge & Auction Article & Photos - Kate Loudon, The Land
The second annual Working Dog Challenge went off
The auction itself was dearer than last year with a higher
without a hitch with people coming from across the
average across the field and a wider buying support with
Eastern states and Tasmania for the four day event which
dogs selling from Queensland to Tasmania.
hosted the largest working dog auction in Australia. “All the trialing went really well and the sire shootout was The event saw over 500 trial entries, 56 dogs offered for
an unreal sight to see and it went till midnight but everyone
Auction, and 16 of the best Sires in the country going head
was very happy with the show we put on Friday night.
to head in the Sire Shootout. “I think everyone really enjoyed themselves over the last The weekend also raised funds for mental health
four days,” he said.
organisation This Is A Conversation Starter through the sale of a charity pup and started bitch, as well as a cut of
With plans already in motion for next year, Mr Card said
the Calcutta prize pool and money raised through a raffle.
he expected the 2023 Working Dog Challenge to be bigger
In total, $8645 was raised for TIACS.
than ever.
One of the event organisers, Tom Card, Bowyer and
“We are definitely going again next year and this will be a
Livermore, Bathurst said it was a very successful weekend.
consistent annual event,” Mr Card said.
Mr Card said this was the most trialers the event had seen
“We only plan on making it bigger and better and keep
but numbers in the dog auction remained similar to the
improving to what the trialers are after and what the sellers
previous year.
want to be seeing in the auction.
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