The four members of the New Zealand sheep dog trial team and their reserve spent the weekend of September 10-11 training for clashes against their Australian rivals which are due to take place in Tasmania next month.
Training took place at Bernard Arends and Maree Palmer's property at Graham Rd, south of Dannevirke.
The team members are captain Guy Peacock with Slim (Dannevirke), Neil Evans with Tess (Amberley), Scott McRae with Cory (Wellsford) and Gavin Drake with Baldy (Hunterville). Non-travelling reserve is Bernard with Parker (Dannevirke), with the pair named as reserves after Kevin O'Connor and his dog Jax had to withdraw from the team.
Travelling with the team are the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association president Pat Coogan and vice-president Kerry Pauling.