Working dog breeder James Carr stated goodbye to his three-yr-aged sheepdog Tanner after a buyer uncover $15,900 to resolve the ‘powerhouse’ pup house right by Katanning’s Working Dog Public sale.
Key aspects:
- Three yr-aged Kelpie Tanner offered for the absolute best amount at $15,900
- The dog public sale is most interesting WA’s 2nd, with the last held 10 years ago
- Eighteen canines entered into the general public sale held in Katanning
“She’s appropriate at that stage now where she’s got too appropriate at what she does on the feedlot,” Mr Carr stated.
“So, I appropriate in actuality need to supply any individual else the different to comprise a sensational dog by their aspect.”
Tanner will now work with Kojonup farmer and lamb co-operative WAMMCO chairman Craig Heggaton, who positioned the absolute best uncover.
“I mean a dog like this would’ve made principal extra within the jap states,” he stated
“An correct dog is worth its weight in gold, in particular one which would perchance work effectively within the yards, rob the sheep captivating, and replace two folks in yards.”
Tanner used to be one among 18 canines auctioned off right by the uncommon dog public sale, the first to comprise taken set in almost 10 years.
The public sale attracted investors and breeders from right by, giving them the different to uncover and boast working canines.
The 2nd absolute best uncover used to be for Peter Barr’s Kelpie, Fire which offered for $11,700.
Mr Barr travelled right by the Nullabor from Pinaroo in South Australia to profit the match, with a truck beefy of his working canines.
“You attain want a dog with your farm animals. It does fabricate existence principal easier with the unparalleled canines. One dog is an objective like 10 workers,” he stated.
“So if you’ve got a appropriate dog it saves loads of wages within the prolonged stride.”
Mr Barr offered all four of his Kelpies within the general public sale, taking house appropriate beneath $30,000.
Remark sheepish about sales
Changerup farmer Jenny Whitelock set just a few her canines up for public sale in Katanning.
Ms Whitelock stated it used to be sophisticated to win attendance numbers for a working dog public sale.
“Here’s the 2nd public sale. We need to no longer comprise a neighborhood of shut-knit folks being in one of these vivid converse,” she stated.
“Folks near from in all areas, they in most cases’ve to scoot prolonged distances to set the canines collectively to stride an public sale.”
Shannon Keilar is yet another breeder, selling two border collies on the general public sale.
Every canines had a reserve of $2,000, one selling for the reserve label, and totally different for $1,900.
“It’s no longer in actuality a gigantic amount of cash, nonetheless this being something new for WA and appropriate having your canines within the market and being in a position to showcase them is right-looking particular in itself,” Ms Keilar stated.
Volunteers made it happen
Public sale coordinator and Williams farmer Jim Harradine volunteered his time, alongside Blake Robinson, to raise the match to Katanning.
“To this point as expectations shuffle, we’re blown away. We’re in actuality tickled with the end result,” Mr Harradine stated.
“Absolutely Tanner got what she used to be worth — a fully trained dog’s worth $12,000 to $15,000 each day of the week.”