A FULLY broken 13-month-old black and white bitch from Welsh handler and trialist Dewi Jenkins, attracted the lead price of £11,400 at a timed online sale of working sheep dogs through CCM Skipton Auction Mart.

Selling at that price was Erwood Jess from Mr Jenkins’ base at Tynygraig, Ceredigon. Jess is another by his prolific stud dog Clwyd Bob, a son of the 2022 International champion Jock, but out of a previous Erwood Jess from fellow Welsh breeder Wendy Jones. A promising nursery trials prospect, and primed for open trials, the 13-month-old sold to Kelan Savage, Castlewellan, Co Down, Northern Ireland.

Next best at £5000 was the part-broken 15-month-old red and white bitch Foinaven Tess, from first-time vendor Tom Ollerenshaw, a shepherd at Broomhead Estate Farms, Sheffield.

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His entry is sired by the red and white dog Boss from West Glamorgan’s Lyn Howells, out of Durness shepherd Kelsey Keith’s Foinaven Sassy. Tess which was acquired as a six-month-old pup and trained by Tom, found a new home in Wales with Tom Bebb, Llanfair, Powys.

At £2500, William Lawrence, Moneymore, Co Derry, sold the rising three-year-old black and white dog Jim. Qualified two years running for the Northern Ireland Nursery trials, he sold to Northumberland buyer James Latimer, Hexham.

Just behind on £2300 was Sal, a newly-broken March 2022-born black and white bitch from Rossendale’s Richard Holt, Helmshore. A daughter of Kevin Evans’ dual European Nursery and Royal Welsh champion Tanhill Glen, Sal sold to James Carr, Dunsop Bridge.

Top call among the unbroken dogs was £1400 for a rising four-month-old tri-coloured bitch Jill, from Northern Ireland’s Donal Mullaney, Letterkenny. By Colm Doherty’s Jim, out of the breeder’s own Lyn, Jill remains in Co Donegal with Michael McHugh, Milford.

Of the 37 dogs forward, 23 were sold.