60 dogs under the hammer at Moffat sale

C & D Auction Marts Ltd in conjunction with Moffat Sheepdog Society held their annual Autumn Sale of 60 working collies at Moffat on Saturday, 8th October 2016.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Oct 2016, 10:27 BST
Updated 25th Oct 2016, 18:34 BST

A good attendance of customers from throughout the UK were present with trade being competitive for most dogs.

Anthony McKeegan, Co Antrim led the days trading at 3000gns (£3150) with his 19 month Tricolor Dog ‘Mac’, Sire Grahams Cody (G Graham), Dam; Tess (P Convery), which heads to Caithness with T McPhee.

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This was followed at 2800gns (£2940) from D Young, Straid with his late entry ‘Straid Goldie’, a 24 month Tricolor Bitch - Sire; Calerdale George (S Davidson); Dam Straid Gypsy.

Anthony McAteer sold ‘Sam’, an 18 month Tricolor Dog at 2300gns (£2415) by W McAuley’s Cap out of G Graham’s Jess.

Next at 2200gns from I Lockhart, Dalrymple was ‘Sam’, a 30 month Black & White Dog by A Temple (Glen) out of AP Proctor’s (Malta Mist).

‘Sweep’, a 12 month Black & White Dog from John Kinney, Ballycastle sold for 2000gns (£2100).

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Another Irish bred dog then sold for 2000gns (£2100) from LJ Kelly, Co Derry with ‘Glen’, an April 14 Tricolor Dog.

Registered Working Collies averaged £1823.

The next sale at Moffat will be held on Saturday 11th March 2017.