Working Dogs
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| Originally published | 1999 |
| Authors | Sherry Shahan |
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About Working Dogs
A series of books offering each child an opportunity to progress at an individual pace -- with stories designed to appeal to a wide range of interests and abilities -- so that every beginning reader experiences success.
World's most expensive Sheepdog sells for £18k
Emma Gray trains shepherd dogs to full-time and has about 20 on her farm
A Border Collie of Northumberland, and has become The World 's most expensive Sheepdog after the sale to an American ranch owner for £18,900.
Two-and-a-half-year-old Megan shepherdess Emma Gray has been sold at an auction in North Yorkshire .
Ms Gray, 33, who farms and trains German shepherd dogs in the vicinity of Morpeth, has broken its own record a year ago, a similar dog was sold for nearly £15,000.
The average price for a working dog is over £2,000.
Megan is from sheep herding in the North-East of England rounding up to the Wagyu cattle in Oklahoma.
Ms Gray, said to represent England at The World Sheepdog Trials, you have to check The Price of the auction in Skipton, on Friday.
"I had the ring to the auction and make sure that it was not a hoax, and that I'm not dreaming," She Said .
"After that, I went and bought at Marks and Spencer, and Megan, some chickens, and let them sleep on my pillow. "
Megan is wary of American cattle, when they reached OklahomaMegan is The Offspring of several top-performing tests dogs and "an impressive blood line has" according to Ms. gray, the trains up to 20 dogs at a time.
"Megan is the full package. She is a really talented Little Dog and has all The Best blood lines that you added to her," you.
"It is really unusual for a dog as you on the market.
"Had been the circumstances different, I would have never sold it.
"But I already have two really, really good herding dogs so I had to make the decision to sell her. "
Ms gray, who said took the remote National Trust-owned 150-acre Fallowlees Farm in Harwood Forest 10 Years ago, you had to win videos of Megan online, in the hope of interest.
you may also like:She Said : "I am very happy that someone has recognized Megan's value, because I think, eventually, border collies and German shepherd dogs are highly under-rated, considering how talented you are.
"cattle Herding is not to care for different to sheep. And to be honest, to drive Megan, nothing. "
Megan is the trip to the United States in about three weeks.
their new owners, Brian stamps, who owns a ranch in Oklahoma, said: "I have the Skipton sale for several years when I run border collies here in the States.
"I thought it was The Best course would be available to meet a dog that would meet our needs. "
oklahoma, otterburn, morpeth
Source of news: bbc.com
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