Working dogs put skills to test on auction day

Rural

Jul 16 2025 Updated 14 hours ago

Renee Powell

Sheep yard trials will commence at 8am Saturday at the showground yards, 19 July, so potential buyers can see the dogs in action before the auction opens at 1pm. PHOTO: Jenny Kingham

The successful Forbes working dog auction is on again this weekend, with a catalogue of 38 dogs on offer.

Their skills will be on show in the paddock and the yards in the lead-up to the sale, with vendors given the opportunity to demonstrate their dogs' abilities with goats, cattle and sheep across two days.

Elders auctioneer and president of the Forbes Working Dog Club, Jake LeBrocque, says it will...

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