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Wednesday August 2, 2023

Bombala working dog could be nation’s best

■ Renee and Bat ready to win 2023 Cobber Challenge By NATHAN THOMPSON

loves to work,” Renee said. “Bat loves to run and he BOMBALA’s Renee Hayter covers a lot of miles each believes her much-loved day. He’s a great dog, he does kelpie, Bat, could be Australia’s everything you ask of him.“ hardest working dog. The 2023 Cobber Challenge With an appetite for farm recognises the unsung heroes work and obedient nature, Bat who keep Australia and New could soon be crowned the best Zealand’s multi-billion dollar working dog in Australia and agricultural sector moving. New Zealand. Twelve working dogs across Renee and Bat have become both nations are curre ntly an inse parable pair in the battling it out for the Cobber six months the y have be e n Challenge title. working together at a Bendoc Now in its eighth year, the Hereford stud, and now, the current instalment of the dynamic duo is ready to win the challenge is expected to be the Cobber Challenge. best yet with a new format set Re ne e said he r be st mate to produce record-breaking HARD WORKER: Renee and Bat form a formidable duo. has a good chance of winning scores for each contestant. The 12 canine compe titors months, with the three busiest the Cobber Challenge with the Renee is confident the competition the perfect setting altered format will give Bat a will wear a GPS tracker to weeks on farm counting towards record their distance, speed and each dog’s final score. Renee has to show what a dedicated dog better chance of winning. Bat is. “This time the challenge is duration each work day, with worked at the Bendoc stud for “I’m pretty excited we were run over 12 weeks. The dogs points accumulated based on seven months. The committed selected to take part in the are measured for how fast they performance. For the first time farm hand loves working on the challenge. Bat has a strong run and how much distance in the Challenge’s history, the property that boasts 3000 head data will be collected over three of sheep and 300 cattle. chance of taking it out, he just they cover,” Renee said.

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Quality offerings for Monaro spring bull sales AS spring approaches on the Monaro, the region’s studs are gearing up for their bull sales. The first of the sale s commence on Friday August 18 with the Bendoc Park Poll Hereford sale. Held at the Delegate Showground, the sale will again see the team of Eddie, Gail and Lucy Sellers present a strong offering. Rosskin Angus Stud will

hold their on-property bull sale on Monday Se pte mbe r 4 from 12pm. The Walte rs family of Rosskin will offer 30 Angus bulls for sale. Last year’s sale saw the top priced bull sold for $26,000 with Rod Warren of Kelton Plain joint highest buyer. On Tuesday September 5 at 12pm, Kunuma Angus Stud will hold its on-property

spring bull sale. The stud, run by the Lynch family, will look to follow their strong 2022 sale where their 49 bulls offered all sold. Dean Lynch said the stud was pleased with last year’s spring bull sale. “It was a really good sale. We cle are d 100 pe rce nt and it was good to see so many people come out and support us.”

Hazeldean will offer 141 bulls at its spring sale on Thursday September 7 from 1pm. Jim Litchfield of Hazeldean said this year’s offering will present bulls not only impre ssive on pape r but ones that will deliver tangible be ne fits to a commercial operation.

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