Dog Trials: Daisey deals to rivals

Northland was well represented at the New Zealand and North Island sheep dog trial championships run over six days at Mangamingi in Taranaki.

For a second consecutive year Northland can claim a national champion heading dog, with Whangarei's John Nelley taking out the long head event with Daisey.

After trailing narrowly in second, Nelley showed his experience and Daisey her class to put up the winning run, only dropping a point and a half to overtake local man Steve Murphy and Glide to claim the title. MORE>>