George Sheild, from Tolaga Bay, with another of his dogs Smoke. He is on the leaderboard at the dog trial championships in the South Island, with Storm.
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Tolaga Bay’s George Sheild and Wairoa’s David Scragg were joined on the leaderboards at the Tux South Island and New Zealand dog trial championships yesterday by Matawai’s Samantha Shaw.
Shaw and her dog Rouge made the top seven in event three the Zig Zag Hunt.
In the noon call yesterday
Sheild and Storm were still among the top seven competitors in event two, the shorthead and yard.
Scragg was still on the leaderboards of the zig zag hunt with Chook, and event four the straight hunt with Jake.
The championships enjoyed sunny skies yesterday at the Warepa Collie Club grounds near Balclutha.
