James Jones from Rhayadar, Powys, bought his 22-month-old black and white bitch, Brondrefawr Misty, on the CCM Skipton on-line working sheepdog sale.
Going for a formidable £6,200 Misty is from a sought-after bloodline, being the daughter of fellow Welshman Kevin Evans’ trialling legend, Tanhill Glen – a twin European Nursery and Royal Welsh Champion who has had a serious impression on promoting costs at Skipton in recent times.
Misty was carefully adopted on-line from the outset and efficiently claimed on the shut by a Japanese bidder, sheep farmer Shinjro Kigawa, of Deergrove Sheepdogs in Shizouka, a metropolis on the south coast with views of Mount Fuji.
Whilst sheep should not prevalent in Japan he runs a 70-strong blended hybrid sheep flock, together with Suffolk and Cheviot, and likewise trials – having competed within the 2017 World Sheepdog Trials in Gloucestershire.
“In Japan, trials were not held for several years due to the influence of Covid, though they are about to be re-opened,” mentioned Mr Kigawa. “Before I knew it, all my canine have been 10-years-old and it turned pressing to lift the subsequent technology of canine.
“I’m very happy to have a deal with Mr. James Jones and am grateful for the opportunity to raise the next generation of dogs. I prefer to be able to feel the growth of dogs rather than competition. And I like to help people who are having trouble raising dogs.”
Triallist Kevin Evans, of Llwynfedwen close to Brecon additionally did very properly with a £3,800 sale of his July, 2020, tri-coloured bitch, Gyp. Mated final month to Mr Evans’s personal Red Spot, a stable German import now doing properly as a stud canine, Gyp himself discovered a German purchaser in Ulrika Stromer, of Barum in Lower Saxony.
CCM’s basic supervisor and auctioneer Jeremy Eaton mentioned the sale had been a really profitable, properly past what could be anticipated for this time of 12 months.
“It was a good result given that trade for unbroken and part-broken dogs is traditionally slow as lambing time approaches and this sale bucked that trend,” mentioned Mr Eaton.
The subsequent sale at Skipton is about to happen on Friday, May 19, adopted by one other online-only sale on Friday June 13. Respective cut-off dates are May 3 and May 26.