00:02Willow waits for the word.
00:06Away Willow! Away! Get out!
00:08Her challenge is to get these three sheep around this obstacle course and into this small pen in 15 minutes.
00:16We've got three species out there. You've got your dog, you've got the person and you've got sheep.
00:21And you've only got three sheep. It's not like a big flock of sheep.
00:25This is like playing chess. It's very strategic. It's very difficult. Every situation brings new challenges.
00:32A level playing field, these competitors come from across Australia but all have solid working dog backgrounds.
00:39You don't have to be the strongest. You don't have to be the fastest. You can be 10 year old
00:45or you can be 80 year old.
00:46As long as you can walk, you can do it.
00:48Scott Smith is a zookeeper in Dubbo. By day he works with black rhinos. But the dogs are his downtime.
00:54He says communication is key.
00:56Often they don't need more information. They need clearer information.
01:00A word and a whistle work well.
01:02For a here, I'll just use two shorts.
01:07And then for anti-clockwise back.
01:11If I just want the dog to walk slowly.
01:14I just visualise I'm saying walk up. Or I can use the word walk.
01:18While she's in it to win it, these are skills Corinne uses every day on the farm.
01:23I think the biggest joy in the world is to get up in the morning, get your working dogs out,
01:28get your team out and get to work.
01:30What a good dog. And a good day out.
01:33Good day out.
01:33How are you?
01:34Good day out.
01:34You
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