The annual Geurie Golden Collar working dog sale was held on AuctionsPlus this weekend, with the sustained demand for working dogs contributing to an $1,549 increase on last year’s sale average. Running as an online only sale for the second year in a row, the 41 lot offering was open for pre-bidding in the week leading up to the auction, which concluded on 15th October.
The auction saw a total of 4,169 users connecting to the sale across the week, to view and bid on the line-up of dogs which ranged from eight-years to three-months old, with the Border Collie breed accounting for 88% of the offering. Demand for quality working dogs remains strong, with the auction surpassing last years average to reach $8,111 for the 27 dogs sold - up from last years $6,562 average.
Buyers from across the country were active throughout the sale, with 98 bidders competing, resulting in dogs heading as far north as Queensland and south as Victoria. Securing the top price of the day was Lot 2 – “Bells Willow” selling for $21,500. The experienced six-year-old work and trial Border Collie bitch described as “fully trained on voice and whistles, very stylish and classy” was offered by vendor Jamie Sturrock.
The second price dog of the day saw Lot 11 – “Brie” sell to $16,500. The two-year-old Border Collie/Kelpie offered by vendor Ben McWhirter, was described as having “plenty of presence and bite on cattle, very strong but easily controlled.”
Other sale highlights included Lot 25 – “Cabra Glebe Ted” selling for $11,500. The 12-month-old Border Collie male offered by vendor Joseph Leven was described as “a confident young dog with strong desire to work, easy to handle and works alone.” Securing top price for the offering of three-month-old dogs was Lot 37 – “Farleys Lace”, selling for $4,000. Offered by Jared Farley, three-month-old Border Collie “Farleys Lace” was described as “a great opportunity to purchase full UK bloodlines, started on sheep and is ISDS registered.”
Top spot for the Kelpie offering went to Lot 7 – “Oakfield Dolly” selling for $14,200. The black and tan kelpie bitch was aged 2-years-and-4 months old, offered by Brenden Butler and described as having a “lovely temperament, favouring paddocks with a nice free wide cast.”
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