The other way
The sraight line is the shortest distance between two points; it is not always the most beautifull.
The runs are very tightly timed not to say there is little room for failure. But fortunately there are many trials, often in one day where the handlers commute criss-cross from one race to the next.
The qualifications were tough but the final with 2X3 sheep was even more so.
Gethin and his brother Elwin are Welsh handlers from Cwm-y-Geifir, Llanarmon. Their father Glyn L. Jones is certainly no stranger in Belgium.
The jury Aled Owen (2x world champion, 4 x international winner with 4 different dogs) needs no further introduction.
There are many difficulties to overcome in this particular run: the outrun steep uphill through the gate, the sheep standing blind when the dog comes into the right position at the lift, the possible acceleration of the sheep when entering the second terrain, etc.
The other way
The sraight line is the shortest distance between two points; it is not always the most beautifull.
The runs are very tightly timed not to say there is little room for failure. But fortunately there are many trials, often in one day where the handlers commute criss-cross from one race to the next.
The qualifications were tough but the final with 2X3 sheep was even more so.
Gethin and his brother Elwin are Welsh handlers from Cwm-y-Geifir, Llanarmon. Their father Glyn L. Jones is certainly no stranger in Belgium.
The jury Aled Owen (2x world champion, 4 x international winner with 4 different dogs) needs no further introduction.
There are many difficulties to overcome in this particular run: the outrun steep uphill through the gate, the sheep standing blind when the dog comes into the right position at the lift, the possible acceleration of the sheep when entering the second terrain, etc.
The other way
The sraight line is the shortest distance between two points; it is not always the most beautifull.
The runs are very tightly timed not to say there is little room for failure. But fortunately there are many trials, often in one day where the handlers commute criss-cross from one race to the next.
The qualifications were tough but the final with 2X3 sheep was even more so.
Gethin and his brother Elwin are Welsh handlers from Cwm-y-Geifir, Llanarmon. Their father Glyn L. Jones is certainly no stranger in Belgium.
The jury Aled Owen (2x world champion, 4 x international winner with 4 different dogs) needs no further introduction.
There are many difficulties to overcome in this particular run: the outrun steep uphill through the gate, the sheep standing blind when the dog comes into the right position at the lift, the possible acceleration of the sheep when entering the second terrain, etc.