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Tomarata beef farmer Scott McRae and his dog Cory have taken out first place in a top sheepdog trialling competition, held in Alexandra in northern Otago.
Scott put Cory through his paces in front of the judges during the week-long TUX South Island Championship competition.
Their first run points of 96 and second run tally of 91.50 gave them a total of 187.50 bagging top place in the Short Head and Yard Class 2 event.
They are now into the national finals, which will be held in Taumarunui on May 30.
Scott is president of the Molesworth Sheep Dog Trial Club at Kaiwaka and has been competing for more than 30 years.
There were around 250 dogs in the competition, and while he has placed many times in various competitions over the years, this is the first time Scott has managed to take out the top prize at this level.
While he runs mostly beef animals on his 200 hectare farm at Te Arai, Scott also keeps a small flock of 10 sheep to train his dogs.
