Editors Thoughts Welcome to 2023! Personallyfor me, the year has taken off great having completed one magazine and already attended four Yard Trials, a 3 Sheep and a Cattle Trial - talk about busy! I am also looking forward to heading to Mansfield, Victoria for the Stock Dog Spectacular early March to compete in the National Kelpie Field Trial, the Australian Yard Dog Championships and the Supreme Stock Dog Challenge. The National 3 Sheep Trial is also to follow however, after a big couple of weeks away, I will unfortunately need to be heading home to get to work on our June issue… I will also be taking the opportunity to promote the magazine whilst there and will have merchandise, training equipment, whistles etc. available for purchase so, please come by and say hello if you are in the area.
It looks as though the newly formed Queensland Yard and Utility Trial Association’s first trial has gone of well and we hope to have read up about it in our ‘Around The Grounds’ section in the upcoming June issue. I really encourage people to submit photos and article to be included in this section as our readers seem to really be enjoying it.
As I write this note, I often wonder if anyone ever reads it so if you are contact me and let me know and the first person to do so will receive a fantastic prize, and I will know to keep writing my note.
Good luck to everybody and enjoy your dogs.
I love to support affiliated trials so if you don’t see your trial on our calendar, please feel free to get in contact and we will try and include it next time.
It’s been great to see some fantastic results and learn about the background of some of the countries Highpoint achievers in their chosen working stock dog sport. I hope to see this continue through till next year and highly encourage all associations to get in contact with me towards the end of this year to include their Highpoint winners in our March, 2024 edition.
a r u a L
The Australian
WORKING
STOCK DOG
Magazine
Publisher and Editor: Laura McKillop Email: laura@stockdogs.com.au Phone: Laura – 0459 031 729 Advertising Enquiries: Laura McKillop Advertising, Articles & Stories Email: laura@stockdogs.com.au Mail: PO BOX 3003, Grose Vale, NSW 2753 Front Cover Photograph: Photography by Stock Chick Films
Contributors: Jan Lowing, Kate Loudon - The Land, Vickie Jones, Anna Hayward, Kerry - Dogs Australia, Tricia & Guy Thomas - Woollys Border Collies, Tim Hall, Hooked On Hounds, Ken Sykes, Paul Wroe, Carolyn Hudson, Nancy Withers, Carl Carlon, Dr John Newell B.V.Sc. - Director, Consultant at Central West Canine Breeding, Scott Amon, Mark Mangold, Stock Chick Films, Nettie Eggleton.
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