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able assets
on any sheep or cattle property.
"I calculated
that if a dog lives for 9-10 years and works on a property with a lot of
stock, it will save the owner about $300,000 compared to employing people
to do the work," Mr Page said.
He believes
any young person getting into the livestock sector should do one of
his courses to increase their knowledge of handling.
His courses
are run by such leading dog handlers as Greg Prince, arguably the best
trainer and most successful trialler in Australia.
Mr Page
conducts courses with the aim of producing a fully-trained working dog
within five months.
"My greatest
pleasure is teaching young people with their first dogs," he said. "If
people wish to run a course in dog handling somewhere else, we will
organise it."
Mr Page is
holding the third annual Flinders Challenge Sheep Dog Trial and
Working Dog
Auction at Jamestown on August 26, 27 and 28.
