Jackson’s Silver A Dog’s Life

Born in August 2015, Jacksons Silver has won 14 open cattle dog trials with placings in many more. Jacksons Silver is a silver pure bred Border Collie and was bred by Tony Jackson who has spent many miles travelling Australia buying, breeding, and competing working dogs. Silver is out of Yanderra Tide and by Max Western, she also goes back to Grassvalley Moss who has represented Australia in New Zealand multiple times..

With Silver’s incredible 3 sheep lines she sparked the interest of Trevor Percible who bought her at six weeks of age. Trevor himself is a great 3 sheep trialler who has represented. Australia numerous times with his dogs. At the young age of 15 months, Silver competed in the Queensland 3 sheep Championships with Trevor where she achieved second place in the novice.

Due to Silvers extreme desire to work and Trevor’s lack of work for Silver he decided to move her on where her current owner, Paul Wroe from Middlemount, Queensland, who competes her predominantly in cattle trials.

Paul took over Silver when she was just under two years old, she was fairly well trained when he bought her, but her strong-willed nature definitely made it difficult to teach her everything she knows now. Silver sparked Paul’s interest as he wanted to introduce new genetics into his lines, and he really likes crossing 3 sheep and cattle lines together as he finds they both have good working aspects that compliment each other.

Silver quickly started to excel in the cattle trials winning her first maiden cattle trial in 2018 at Alpha QLD. The next trial she went on to win was the Open at Camboon which consisted of 2 rounds and a final. Silvers consistency shows with her winning in 2019 the Queensland novice dog and open dog of the year. Since then, she has been awarded the Australian Open dog of the year for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Last year Silver won five Open Cattle dog trials at Blue Mountain, Comet, Charter Towers Beef Expo, Mosman, and Emerald Ag Fair.

In 2021, Paul decided to take Silver to a 3 sheep trial in Roma. He entered her in three runs where she came home the winner of the Encourage, Novice and Improver. This win highlights Silvers natural ability to work stock and demonstrates her excellence in knowing where to be on her stock and at what time she should be there.

Throughout Silvers life she has successfully had four litters, all to different dogs. Her pups are just starting out in the trial world and a lot of them have been quite successful. With one of them being the current QLD Novice dog of the year.

Paul states that Silver best traits would have to be her loyalty and that she is always in the right place at the right time. She does however lack a bit of bite, but her strengths make up for it.

Paul’s most unforgettable memory of Silver is when he ran inside for the phone one day and his wife told him to look outside at silver. There she was working a cement lamb that’s in their garden back and forth and even started to walk up on it. She’ll forever be a special dog, with hopefully many more memorable moments to come.