Dannevirke’s Bernard Arends and Tarn won a closely contested Tux sheepdog trials final at the Poverty Bay Spring Show on Saturday morning.
Hawke’s Bay combo Bob Bruce and Susan were a half point behind in second and Gisborne’s Merv Utting and Queen were another half point back in third.
Arends and his dog scored 98 points out of 100 in the 15-dog final, Bruce 97.5 and Utting 97.
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