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Western Coast Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

19 & 20 August 2025

Rhenosterfontein Farm, Witsand

For our final trial of the season we returned to the venue of last year’s nationals and the athletic merinos of farmer Attie Gunter. Fortunately the weather was kinder this year but unfortunately the merinos were still running and it felt like they’d got fitter and faster!

 

Setting out was a real challenge as it was almost impossible to hold them still at the post. From the lift the ewes would take off up the field at speed and negotiating the gates required precision timing and some luck! In the shedding ring getting close enough to split them was the real test. A number of handlers timed out in the ring with lower scores the order of the day. The second day proved slightly easier and a number of the senior handlers completed the course.

 

Thank you to Attie and Karen Gunter for the sheep and the beautiful venue and also our sponsors. We look forward to next season and the trial now dubbed the “Merino challenge”.

 

Day 1

Juniors (90) : Judge – A Philip

  1. R Pretorius Lea 63

  2. S Harriss Rosie 48

  3. E Jammy Hella 42

Seniors (100) : Judge – M Trollip

  1. B Lloyd Plaidy 76

  2. P Philip Nan 66

  3. J vd Vyver Missy 64

TopDogs (110) : Judge – P Philip

  1. M Trollip Diesel 88

  2. A Gunter Faffa 85

  3. R Pretorius Elke 82

  4. H vd Merwe Lisa 72

  5. Y Fourie Wimpie 62

 

Day 2

Juniors (90) : Judge – J vd Vyver

  1. S Harriss Titch 62

  2. R Pretorius Lea 59

  3. S Harriss Rosie 53

Seniors (100) : Judge – A Philip

  1. R Pretorius Mieke 82

  2. B Lloyd Plaidy 71

  3. P Philip Nan 63

TopDogs (110) : Judge – M Trollip

  1. P Strydom Mac 86

  2. B Greeff Maya 84

  3. A Gunter Zara 83

  4. J vd Vyver Cap 82

  5. Y Fourie Kwagga 80

Western Province Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

16 & 17 August 2025

Lekkerhoek Farm, Riversdale

For the penultimate event of the season we returned to the venue of the 2023 nationals where AJ van Wyk runs a large mixed farming operation of cattle, sheep and crops with his brother. The field was predominantly flat with a few subtle undulations where the dog and/or sheep would be out of sight for a short period.

 

AJ provided a flock of 7 month-old Dohne Merino ewe lambs which weren’t used to being worked in packets of five. They would either stand or scatter so getting a good flow was difficult. Once again, on the second day the lambs were more settled and there were some very good runs in the top-dog class. Our oldest trialling member Henry vd Merwe with his dog Lisa had a near perfect run scoring 106, a wonderful 87th birthday present.

 

Once again a big thank you to AJ and family for a well run trial and to all the members who are always willing to help out with spotting and judging.

 

Day 1

Juniors (90) : Judge – A Philip

  1. AJ van Wyk Roxy 76

  2. S Harriss Titch 62

  3. R Pretorius Lea 62

Seniors (100) : Judge – M Trollip

  1. P Philip Nan 73

  2. B Greeff Togo 66

  3. S Harriss Aila 64

TopDogs (110) : Judge – P Philip

  1. P Strydom Mac 103

  2. A Gunter Zara 88

  3. R Pretorius Fia 88

  4. A Gunter Connie 84

  5. P Strydom Roy 83

 

Day 2

Juniors (90) : Judge – M Trollip

  1. R Pretorius Lea 64

  2. S Harriss Rosie 52

  3. A Gunter Dot 50

Seniors (100) : Judge – A Gunter

  1. J vd Vyver Missy 78

  2. P Philip Nan 75

  3. B Lloyd Plaidy 72

TopDogs (110) : Judge – A Philip

  1. H vd Merwe Lisa 106

  2. P Strydom Mac 102

  3. R Pretorius Tess 100

  4. M Trollip Diesel 98

  5. R Pretorius Fia 91

Western Province Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

17 & 18 June 2025

Watergat Farm, Riversdale

The familiar flat rectangular field on Jurie vd Vyver’s Watergat farm was the venue for the next Western Province trial.  The field comfortably allows for a 400m outrun for the topdogs and also has ample width for a good cross drive.  Jurie provided a flock of healthy mutton merino ewes for the event.  The ewes worked really well with only the pen proving a real test where they had to be “pushed” in!  This resulted in a number of excellent runs and high scores were the order of the day.  William Hundermark and Blu, all the way from Zimbabwe, won the senior class on the second day with a qualifying score of 90 and moves up to the topdogs for the next event.

Thank you to our sponsors Optimizor Dog Food who were once again really generous with their dog food prizes.  Also to Jurie and Suzette vd Vyver for the venue, sheep and a well-run event.

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Day 1


Beginners (75) : Judge – M Trollp
1. L Young        Chui        43


Juniors (90) : Judge – M Trollip
1. D Coleman        Max        72
2. S Harriss        Rosie        50
3. S Harriss        Titch        45


Seniors (100) : Judge – A Gunter
1. J vd Vyver        Missy        79
2. P Philip        Nan        75
3. B Lloyd        Plaidy        65


TopDogs (110) : Judge – P Philip
1. Y Fourie        Kwagga    97
2. R vd Ruit        Hemp        96
3. A Gunter        Connie    95
4. B Greeff        Maya        91
5. A Gunter        Faffa        90

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Day 2


Beginners (75) : Judge – A Philip
1. L Young        Chui        32


Juniors (90) : Judge – A Philip
1. D Coleman        Max        74
2. S Harriss        Titch        73
3. S Harriss        Rosie        50


Seniors (100) : Judge – R vd Ruit
1. W Hundermark    Blu        90
2. B Lloyd        Joc        90
3. B Lloyd        Plaidy        89


TopDogs (110) : Judge – I Thompson
1. R vd Ruit        Hemp        103
2. P Strydom        Mac        102
3. Y Fourie        Wimpie    101
4. J vd Vyver        Skye        100
5. A Philip        Zap        100

Western Coast Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

14 & 15 June 2025

Bettiesville Farm, Lamberts Bay

Our next series of trials were hosted by the Western Province Club and took place in the Overberg district. We had a large entry for these events with a number of Zimbabwean handlers making the long trek south. The first trial was hosted by Johan Swart on his farm Kinko, some 15km south-east of the picturesque town of Swellendam. Johan runs a Dormer stud as well as a large commercial flock of Merinos.

 

The field was in a hollow, circular in shape (diameter some 500m) and flat for the most part. We used merinos for the event and true to their breeding they were flighty to say the least. Setting out proved really challenging as the ewes wouldn’t stand still and kept looking for an escape. From the lift they would also take off so getting gates required careful manoeuvring and a bit of luck! The pen also proved tricky as it was difficult to get close enough to get them in. As expected the Top dogs coped best with some high scores on both the days.

 

Thank you to Johan and our generous sponsors for a well-run end enjoyable trial.

 

Day 1

Juniors (90) – Judge: M Trollip

  1. R Pretorius Lea 46

  2. L de Waal Lisa 43

  3. J Swart Kate 42

Seniors (100) – Judge: M Trollip

  1. J Swart Bourne 78

  2. B Lloyd Plaidy 66

  3. R Pretorius Mieke 64

TopDogs (100) – Judge: P Philip

  1. B Greeff Maya 87

  2. P Strydom Roy 84

  3. P Strydom Mac 83

  4. Y Fourie Wimpie 72

  5. J vd Vyver Sissy 71

Day 2

Juniors (90) – Judge: M Trollip

  1. R Pretorius Lea 68

  2. J Swart Kate 65

  3. E Jammy Hella 51

Seniors (100) – Judge: A Philip

  1. J Swart Bourne 59

  2. P Philip Nan 58

  3. E Jammy Brooklyn 56

TopDogs (100) – Judge: J vd Vyver

  1. A Philip Zap 89

  2. R vd Ruit Hemp 84

  3. P Strydom Mac 79

  4. B Greeff Maya 78

  5. B Lloyd Zac 78

Western Province Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

3-4 June 2025

Jakkalskloof Farm, Swellendam

This was our second trial in the Lamberts Bay area for the season and same venue as the previous year on Hugo Louw’s farm Bettiesville.  Club member WA Hugo took care of all the arrangements including “trekking” with all the sheep from one of the other farms.
The field is a flattish centre pivot paddock with a few subtle undulations which proved the undoing of number of dogs on the outrun.  The topdog out run was more tricky, casting from six o’clock (on the clock-face) the dogs would have to exit the circle at either ten o’clock or two o’clock and bend out up a rise and through some brush.  Visibility of the lift from the post was very poor and one had to rely on the dogs natural ability to lift and start the bring.  The sheep were also a real test, especially on the first day, the junior and beginner classes used Dohne merino ewes which were touchy but worked well if the dog stayed off them.  Topdogs had wild white Dorper lambs which were very jumpy and all over the place.  There was a fine balance between keeping them moving and pushing too hard.  The second day saw some good scores with the sheep being more settled.
Thank you to WA Hugo for all his arrangements and wife Lillibet for the catering duties and also our sponsors Optimizor Dog Food and Kyron animal health.

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Day 1


Juniors (90) : Judge – M Trollip
1. L de Waal        Lisa        69
2. WA Hugo        Kaptein    62
3. L de Waal        Vlam        42


Seniors (100) : Judge – R vd Ruit
1. W Hundermark    Blu        73
2. J vd Vyver        Missy        71
3. B Lloyd        Plaidy        69


TopDogs (110) : Judge – P Philip
1. M Trollip        Diesel        85
2. A Philip        Mirk        81
3. J vd Vyver        Cap        72
4. A Gunter        Connie    66
5. WA Hugo        Mac        62

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Day 2


Juniors (90) : Judge – M Trollip
1. WA Hugo        Kaptein    75
2. D Coleman        Max        48
3. L de Waal        Lisa        42


Seniors (100) : Judge – R vd Ruit
1. B Lloyd        Plaidy        80
2. P Philip        Nan        65
3. W Hundermark    Blu        64


TopDogs (110) : Judge – WA Hugo
1. A Gunter        Faffa        95
2. A Gunter        Connie    91
3. Y Fourie        Kwagga    81
4. A Philip        Zap        79
5. R vd Ruit        Hemp        78

Western Province Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

31 May & 1 June 2025

Kinko Farm, Buffeljagsrivier, Swellendam

Our next series of trials were hosted by the Western Province Club and took place in the Overberg district. We had a large entry for these events with a number of Zimbabwean handlers making the long trek south. The first trial was hosted by Johan Swart on his farm Kinko, some 15km south-east of the picturesque town of Swellendam. Johan runs a Dormer stud as well as a large commercial flock of Merinos.

 

The field was in a hollow, circular in shape (diameter some 500m) and flat for the most part. We used merinos for the event and true to their breeding they were flighty to say the least. Setting out proved really challenging as the ewes wouldn’t stand still and kept looking for an escape. From the lift they would also take off so getting gates required careful manoeuvring and a bit of luck! The pen also proved tricky as it was difficult to get close enough to get them in. As expected the Top dogs coped best with some high scores on both the days.

 

Thank you to Johan and our generous sponsors for a well-run end enjoyable trial.

 

Day 1

Juniors (90) – Judge: M Trollip

  1. R Pretorius Lea 46

  2. L de Waal Lisa 43

  3. J Swart Kate 42

Seniors (100) – Judge: M Trollip

  1. J Swart Bourne 78

  2. B Lloyd Plaidy 66

  3. R Pretorius Mieke 64

TopDogs (100) – Judge: P Philip

  1. B Greeff Maya 87

  2. P Strydom Roy 84

  3. P Strydom Mac 83

  4. Y Fourie Wimpie 72

  5. J vd Vyver Sissy 71

Day 2

Juniors (90) – Judge: M Trollip

  1. R Pretorius Lea 68

  2. J Swart Kate 65

  3. E Jammy Hella 51

Seniors (100) – Judge: A Philip

  1. J Swart Bourne 59

  2. P Philip Nan 58

  3. E Jammy Brooklyn 56

TopDogs (100) – Judge: J vd Vyver

  1. A Philip Zap 89

  2. R vd Ruit Hemp 84

  3. P Strydom Mac 79

  4. B Greeff Maya 78

  5. B Lloyd Zac 78

Northwest Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

6-7 May 2025

Lekkerhoek Farm, Bultfontein, Free State

Riana Bezuidenhout and husband Jan run a flock of some 400 MeatMasters and a herd of beef cattle on their 1,500ha farm “Lekkerhoek” in the Bultfontein district 90kms east of Bloemfontein in the FreeState province. MeatMaster sheep are an indigenous breed which were bred by crossing the Damara desert sheep with the Dorper.

 

The trials field had to be moved to a neighbour’s farm as a result of unseasonably late heavy rains. Unfortunately the veld grass which is typical of the area had seeded and was as tall as the dogs making visibility very difficult down at the dog’s level. The field also had a number of large porcupine and bush-pig burrows.

On the first day a number of dogs couldn’t get their sheep in the higher classes with the longer outruns, resulting in a number of retirements. For the second day the outruns were made shorter resulting in more dogs getting their sheep and higher scores. Ragni Pretorius won the senior class with a qualifying score and will compete in topdogs at the next trial.

 

A big thank you to Riana and daughter Michaela for a well-run and enjoyable event under difficult conditions.

 

Day 1

Beginners (75) : Judge – M Trollip

  1. R Bezuidenhout Lara 32

  2. B Steenekamp Stoffel 27

Juniors (90) : Judge – M Trollip

  1. J Nel Patchy 69

  2. J Nel Fly 68

  3. E Jammy Briony 63

Seniors (100) : Judge – I Thompson

  1. J Nell Bobby 80

  2. R Pretorius Mieke 78

  3. R Pretorius Elke 71

TopDogs (110) : Judge – I Thompson

  1. M Trollip Diesel 96

  2. J vd Vyver Cap 92

  3. J vd Vyver Skye 85

 

Day 2

Beginners (75) : Judge – J vd Vyver

  1. R Bezuidenhout Max 42

  2. B Steenekamp Stoffel 32

  3. R Bezuidenhout Lara 30

Juniors (90) : Judge – J vd Vyver

  1. J Nel Fly 75

  2. J Nel Roy 70

  3. J Nel Patchy 62

Seniors (100) : Judge – I Thompson

  1. R Pretorius Elke 93 Q

  2. J Nel Bobby 81

  3. G Staegemann Cait 72

TopDogs (110) : Judge – I Thompson

  1. R Pretorius Fia 102

  2. P Strydom Mac 102

  3. J vd Vyver Skye 95

  4. J vd Vyver Cap 86

  5. R Pretorius Tess 77

Midlands Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

29-30 April & 2-3 May 2025

Lansdowne Farm, Middelburg, Eastern Cape

We headed to the centre of the country for four days of trialling. The farm Lansdowne is 30kms east of the central town of Middelburg. Andre Lesch manages the 10,000ha for the consortium of businessmen who own the farm. They run a herd of beef cattle, a large flock of Dohne Merinos and a flock of MeatMasters as well.

 

Andre provided a mixed flock of hoggets and lambs for the event. The trials were held in a camp of 400ha allowing ample room for the two courses. Parking was along a gravel road in the middle of the field and for the first two days we worked to the north of the parking and the second two days to the south. The ground was typical karoo veld with a good covering of karoo bushes and some grass.

 

The field for the first two days was slightly uphill from the handler’s post with some longer grass and thicker bush at around the 300m mark. This proved a challenge for some of the senior and topdogs with dogs having to be whistled to get to their sheep. The packets of five were also very heavy and a number of dogs were timed out before completing the course. For day two we worked in packets of four (two hoggets and two lambs) which seemed to work better. During the day we had to pause proceedings for about an hour for an unseasonal heavy thunderstorm; some of the dogs didn’t take kindly to the rumbling!

 

After a day’s rest we returned to field which had been moved to the south of the parking which saw us cast slightly downhill with better visibility as the vegetation wasn’t as thick. We used fresh sheep for these two days and once again worked in packets of four. Once again getting the packets to flow and get straight lines was a challenge with the ewes either sticking or shooting off.

 

Thank you to Andre and Elene for all their effort to host 4 successful days of good trialling and all the catering keeping us well fed!

 

Day 1

Juniors (90) – Judge : M Trollip

  1. A Lesch Peg 57

  2. A Philip Krypto 57

  3. A Lesch Lyca 54

Seniors (100) – Judge : J vd Vyver

  1. P Philip Nan 67

  2. A Lesch Jackes 54

  3. B Lloyd Joc 31

TopDogs (110) – Judge : P Philip

  1. M Trollip Diesel 92

  2. A Philip Mirk 88

  3. A Philip Zap 65

  4. A Gunter Connie 57

  5. J vd Vyver Cap 53

 

Day 2

Juniors (90) – Judge : M Trollip

  1. A Lesch Lyca 67

  2. A Lesch Peg 62

  3. E Jammy Hella 45

Seniors (100) – Judge : A Philip

  1. A Lesch Jackes 69

  2. A Philip Nan 64

  3. B Lloyd Joc 63

TopDogs (110) – Judge : A Gunter

  1. P Strydom Mac 84

  2. A Philip Mirk 76

  3. A Philip Zap 68

  4. M Trollip Diesel 62

  5. J vd Vyver Skye 56

 

Day 3

Juniors (90) – Judge : P Philip

  1. A Lesch Peg 53

  2. A Lesch Lyca 38

  3. E Jammy Briony 20

Seniors (100) – Judge : A Philip

  1. A Lesch Jackes 73

  2. P Philip Nan 52

  3. P Strydom Jill 40

TopDogs (110) – Judge : J vd Vyver

  1. A Philip Zap 92

  2. A Gunter Connie 80

  3. M Trollip Diesel 79

  4. P Strydom Mac 76

  5. A Philip Mirk 65

 

Day 4

Juniors (90) – Judge : J vd Vyver

  1. A Lesch Lyca 74

  2. A Lesch Peg 71

  3. A Philip Krypto 71

Seniors (100) – Judge : A Philip

  1. A Lesch Jackes 79

  2. B Lloyd Joc 65

  3. E Jammy Brooklyn 65

TopDogs (110) – Judge : M Trollip

  1. A Philip Zap 93

  2. A Gunter Zara 89

  3. A Philip Mirk 89

  4. B Lloyd Zac 81

  5. P Strydom Mac 78

Zimbabwe Regional Trial 1

26-27 April 2025

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North Eastern Cape Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

29 & 30 March 2025

Amajuba Farm, Lady Grey

Amajuba farm, some 30kms from the Eastern Cape town of Lady Grey was the venue for our next set of trials. Owner Johan Nel leases his land to Piet Strydom who runs a flock of Mutton Merinos. A flock of young ewe lambs were used for the event. The field sloped gradually downward from the handler’s post making the sheep visible to the handler at the various set-out posts. For the dogs it was more of a challenge as the ground had a good covering of grass and the field was scattered with ant hills some of which were taller than the lambs.

 

The lambs however worked well even though getting them to flow was a difficult. On the first day host Johan Nel qualified into the Senior class with Sally and on the second day Ragni Pretorius and Mieke also qualified out of the junior class.

 

Overall, a very enjoyable and well run event in a picturesque setting. Thank you to Johan and Theresa Nel for all their arrangements, Piet Strydom for the use of his lambs and to our sponsors.

 

Day 1

Juniors (90): Judge – J vd Vyver

  1. J Nel Sally 77

  2. R Pretorius Mieke 75

  3. J Nel Fly 73

Seniors (100): Judge – A Philip

  1. B Lloyd Joc 85

  2. J Nel Bobby 84

  3. P Philip Nan 83

 

Top Dogs (110): Judge – A Gunter

  1. A Philip Mirk 89

  2. M Trollip Diesel 82

  3. R Pretorius Tess 78

  4. J vd Vyver Skye 74

  5. P Strydom Mac 67

Day 2

Juniors (90): Judge – P Philip

  1. R Pretorius Mieke 77

  2. J Nel Fly 76

  3. J Nel Roy 73

Seniors (100): Judge – M Trollip

  1. E Jammy Brooklyn 79

  2. R Pretorius Elke 76

  3. J Nel Bobby 73

Top Dogs (110): Judge – J vd Vyver

  1. A Philip Mirk 97

  2. M Trollip Diesel 94

  3. A Gunter Faffa 91

  4. A Gunter Zara 84

  5. R Pretorius Fia 81

North Eastern Cape Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

27 & 28 March 2025

Amajuba Farm, Lady Grey

Amajuba is located some 30kms from the town of Lady Grey in the north-eastern corner of the Eastern Cape Province. The trials field was typical grassland which proved tough going for the young Mutton Merino lambs that we used for the event. On the first day the Top Dogs also had to venture into a patch of long grass beyond the 400m post to cover their sheep on the lift. Many a dog had to be commanded on the outrun to get to the lift. Scores in the Senior and Top Dog classes were very low on the first day with the lambs simply not moving and finding it difficult to negotiate the terrain on the bring.

 

The junior handlers fared much better with the shorter outrun and the handler being able to walk with the dog on the drive, host Johan Nel qualifying into the Senior class with his dog Bobby. For the second day the Top Dog outrun was shortened to 300m which saw much better scores with the lambs also moving more freely even though they didn’t take a line!

 

Thank you to hosts Johan and Theresa Nel, Piet Strydom for the use of his sheep and our sponsors for a well-run and enjoyable event.

 

Day 1

Juniors (90): Judge – A Philip

  1. J Nel Bobby 82

  2. J Nel Sally 73

  3. J Nel Fly 62

Seniors (100): Judge – A Gunter

  1. B Lloyd Joc 58

  2. R Pretorius Elke 50

  3. J vd Vyver Missy 41

TopDogs (100): Judge – M Trollip

  1. A Philip Mirk 70

  2. J vd Vyver Cap 61

  3. A Philip Zap 46

  4. M Portch Meg 44

  5. J vd Vyver Skye 38

Day 2

Juniors (90): Judge – P Philip

  1. R Pretorius Mieke 69

  2. J Nel Roy 60

  3. J Nel Sally 60

Seniors (100): Judge – M Trollip

  1. B Lloyd Zac 63

  2. R Pretorius Elke 56

  3. P Philip Nan 50

TopDogs (110): Judge – A Philip

  1. J vd Vyver Skye 94

  2. A Gunter Faffa 90

  3. R Pretorius Fia 83

  4. J vd Vyver Cap 66

  5. A Gunter Zara 60

Zimbabwe Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

4 & 5 March 2025

Piercy Farm, Ruwa

The second set of trials were held just down the road from Bramber farm on the farm Piercy. Rose and the Zim committee had permission to use the flock of dorpers for this event. The sheep were not used to dogs at all so the committee members had been exposing them to dogs over the past few months and also being worked in smaller packets. Once again, we worked in packets of three and the top-dogs did a maltese cross and the seniors just one leg of the cross.

 

The field was bounded on the left by a gravel road and then a blue gum forest. On the right the boundary was long grass that could not be cut after the recent good rains. Top-dogs had an outrun of 380m, an away drive of some 85m to the right and then a cross drive of 135m. The packets of three were driven to the release pen in a bakkie and then the pen was opened via a long rope as the dog got to either 3 or 9 o’clock on the outrun. Being wild, most packets either took off down the field to the exhaust area (where the slept) or back to the holding pen. As a result there were a number of retirements and scores were generally on the low side.

 

This was however a very good test for the dogs and gives one food for thought! Thank you once again to the sponsors and the Zim club for a very well run event.

 

Day 1

Beginners (75): Judge – Mark Trollip

  1. A. England Charlie 45

Juniors (90): Judge – Mark Trollip

  1. K Holme Poppet 45

  2. J. Ades Bella 34

  3. R vd Ruit Ren 31

Seniors (100): Judge – Rose vd Ruit

  1. J Ludick Whisky 69

  2. W Hundermark Blu 63

  3. E Jammy Brooklyn 56

TopDogs (110): Judge – Elaine Portch

  1. M Trollip Diesel 97

  2. J Ludick Cola 67

  3. M Portch Hemp 40

Day 2

Beginners (75): Judge – Rose vd Ruit

  1. D Coleman Max 59

  2. D Coleman Dougal 55

  3. A Chiunye Calla 37

Juniors (90): Judge – Mark Trollip

  1. J Ades Bella 45

Seniors (100): Judge – Mark Trollip

  1. J Ludick Whisky 87

Top Dogs (110): Judge – Elaine Portch

  1. N Bowie Skye 76

  2. W Hundermark Bryn 73

  3. R vd Ruit Hemp 68

  4. M Trollip Diesel 61

  5. E Jammy Maxim 45

Zimbabwe Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial –

1 & 2 March 2025

Bramber Farm, Ruwa

Rose vd Ruit runs a dorper stud on their farm Bramber in the Ruwa district some 30kms east of Harare. She provided a flock of very healthy and fit ewes for the event. The trial took place on a now familiar field, soft under foot, well fenced and allowing for an outrun of just under 400m for the top dogs. The trial was run on packets of three with top dogs doing a maltese cross and the senior class completing just one leg of the cross, almost like a chute!

 

On the first day the top dogs cast left and had to lift from 9 o’clock and across the field for about 80m at right angles, around the senior post at 300m and then straight down the course. This proved very challenging, if one lifted too soon the sheep would take off for the gate in the top right-hand corner of the field and if the dog went too far round the sheep would run down the field. On the second day the top dogs had an offset bring.

 

Some very good runs resulted in good scores and on the second day Jo Ades and Bella qualified out of the beginner class and Nola Bowie and Skye qualified out of the senior class with a superb run scoring 95/100.

 

Thank you to Rose and the Zim club and to our sponsors for a great well run event. These trials are always enjoyable making the long trip from SA well worth the while.

 

Day 1

Beginners (75) – Judge: Mark Trollip

  1. D Coleman Max 56

  2. J Ades Bella 48

  3. A Chiunye Calla 46

Juniors (90) – Judge: Mark Trollip

  1. R vd Ruit Ren 69

  2. M Portch Potter 66

  3. K Holme Poppet 61

Seniors (100) – Judge: Rose vd Ruit

  1. N Bowie Skye 84

  2. W Hundermark Blu 82

  3. E Jammy Brooklyn 77

TopDogs (110) – Judge: Elaine Portch

  1. M Trollip Diesel 91

  2. R vd Ruit Pip 82

  3. M Portch Hemp 59

  4. J Ludick Sprite 52

  5. E Jammy Maxim 41

Day 2

Beginners (75) - Judge: Rose vd Ruit

  1. J Ades Bella 70 Q

  2. D Coleman Max 62

  3. D Coleman Dougal 53

Juniors (90) - Judge: Mark Trollip

  1. K Holme Poppet 73

  2. M Portch Potter 69

  3. V Render Rogue 50

Seniors (100) – Judge: Mark Trollip

  1. N Bowie Skye 95 Q

  2. J Ludick Whisky 90

  3. W Hundermark Blu 81

TopDogs (110) – Judge: Elaine Portch

  1. W Hundermark Bryn 94

  2. R vd Ruit Hemp 87

  3. J Ludick Sprite 80

  4. M Trollip Diesel 77

  5. E Jammy Maxim 77

West Coast Sheepdog Club

DOY Trial – 22 & 23 February 2025

Steenbokfontein Farm, Lamberts Bay

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Our 2025 season got underway with the traditional opener at farm Steenbokfontein owned by Herman Burger.  Unfortunately we had a couple of last minute withdrawals making for a small entry.  This meant that between us we were either judging, spotting or competing!  Nevertheless the trialling was good with the healthy dorper ewes proving a real test.  They were really skittish requiring delicate handling and one would often just break away.  As expected, the TopDogs having more experience, coped with the situation better than the lower classes and some really good scores were posted.

Thanks to WA and the West Coast Club for all their efforts in hosting a well-run event!  Also, to our sponsors, we’re indebted for your long term support.

Day 1
Juniors (90) – Judge : Jurie vd Vyver
1. WA Hugo        Kaptein    59
2. A Philip        Krypto        58
3. L de Waal        Vlam        37
Seniors (100) – Judge : Mark Trollip
1. P Philip        Nan        71
2. J vd Vyver        Missy        61
TopDogs (110) – Judge : Pippa Philip
1. WA Hugo        Adam        95
2. A Philip        Mirk        94
3. M Trollip        Diesel        91
4. J vd Vyver        Skye        91
5. WA Hugo        Mac        89
Day 2
Juniors (90) – Judge : Mark Trollip
1. A Philip        Krypto        74
2. WA Hugo        Kaptein    72
3. WA Hugo        Clyde        62
Seniors (100) – Judge : Andrew Philip
1. P Philip        Nan        83
2. J vd Vyver        Missy        81
TopDogs (110) – Judge : Pippa Philip
1. WA Hugo        Adam        101
2. WA Hugo        Mac        94
3. A Philip        Mirk        89
4. M Trollip        Diesel        84
5. A Philip        Zap        79

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