Border collie named after beloved royal sells for world record breaking $40,000
By Rachael Gavin|
A border collie has sold for a world record-breaking amount at the Ray White Rockhampton Working Dog Sale and Trial.
Helen and James Parker paid $40,000 for Liz, who was raised by Joe Leven.
The price was well worth it to the couple who run a wagyu cattle farm in Monto, Queensland, as they'd purchased their dog Sid from Joe before.
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"?We weren't planning on breaking records but we're happy to have her," Helen told 2GB's Ben Fordham.
"She's the whole? package, she's got breeding behind her, she has all herding ability, natural instinct. I just think she's a great asset to our team."
Liz will help the Parkers muster cattle ?as part of the day-to-day running of the farm.
"We leave in the morning early, they might do three to four hours mustering in the morning, then we get the cattle to the yard and then in the afternoon we'll walk them away," Helen said.
"Our mustering round's about a week?, so all day for a week, so some big days and it's hot up here in summer so they need to be able to travel and follow us on a horse and big days in hot conditions so we can't do the job without them."
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While Liz might not be the first name you think of for a cattle dog, it is actually a tribute to a beloved royal.
"?Joe named them and there's a bit of a story behind how Liz got her name. She was born the year that Queen Elizabeth passed away, so she's really upheld her name, she's the queen," she explained.
The Rockhampton Working Dog trial and Sale was a successful one for Joe and Cabra Glebe Working Dogs. Another ?of their dogs, Jenny, sold for $38,000.
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