Scots buy up at busy Skipton sale
SCOTTISH buyer Monty Moto of the Shetland Islands went to £19,100 for the two-year-old dog, Mirk, at Craven Cattle Mart, Skipton.
Leading handler and trialist Dewi Jenkins, of Tynygraig, Ceredigion, Wales, achieved this price with a homebred dog with natural ability, plenty of forward gear, and quality breeding behind him.
Mirk is a grandson of Jenkins’ prized dog Jock, which won the international championship sheep dog trials in 2022. The same year, Mirk’s mother Jill sold for a record price of £26,000 at Bala auction Mart’s field sale in Gwynedd, Wales.
Meanwhile, a full Scottish transaction was completed for the fully broken twoyear-old Fern, from S Massey, Dumfries at £5000, when selling to Ross Clarke, also from Dumfries.
Adam Ledgar of Cheshire wasn’t far behind, selling one-year-old bitch, Vicky for £4300 to H Chapman and Son, Carnforth, Lancashire.
Part-broken nine-month-old bitch Aran Jet then made £4200 for John Bell, Howden, when selling to Elaine Hill of Holmrook in Cumbria.
Similarly to the top-priced Mirk, Jet is a granddaughter of Dewi Jenkins’ champion dog Jock and is proving to be a spectacular working dog.
Karen Karkow of Oxford in the USA purchased the part-broken dog Hilltop Stan from David Wood of Derbyshire for £6500, and an unbroken pup, Mirk, for £1100 from Carol Mellin of nearby Oakworth, West Yorkshire – the highest priced unbroken dog.
Overall, 25 out of the 32 fully broken dogs and bitches entered at Skipton found new homes, averaging £4546.50 and £3202.50 respectively.
Among the part-broken dogs, 17 of 35 sold, comprising five registered bitches averaging £1701, two unregistered bitches averaging £1155, and also 10 registered dogs cashing in at £1706.25.