Transtasman rivalry has reignited again - this time in the search for the hardest working farm dog. It is the first time New Zealand has entered the Cobber Working Dog Challenge, which uses GPS collars to track how hard each canine works over the three-week competition. She’s a fully broken heading dog and she’s born and bred in Southland . In the first day of the competition on Monday, the New Zealand heading dog ran just over 40km while mustering, Mr Tosh said. I hope Team Kiwi can beat the Aussies.’’There are 12 dogs in the competition, with two other heading dogs from New Zealand.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 18, 2021 03:00 UTC