Indoor dog trials attract record entriesESTHER TAUNTON Co-ordinator Graeme Northcott said the three-day event had become so popular, entrants had to be turned away this year. Taranaki's indoor sheep dog trials have become so popular, organisers of this year's event had to turn entrants away. READ MORE:* Taranaki dog trials season to start with competition double-headerCHARLOTTE CURD/Fairfax NZ Taranaki's indoor dog trials event is one of only four in the country. Among the 113 people entered were 25 women, three novices and 19 Taranaki competitors with 45 dogs. "It's one way to bring a bit of the country to town and show people what can be done with a properly trained dog," Northcott said.

Source: Stuff July 02, 2017 23:15 UTC