Qualifying Rounds - Thursday 7th July 2005

The second world trials got underway on the Charleville Estate in Tullamore, Ireland, where 241 competitors from around the world are competing to find top dog in the collie world.

Three separate fields were are being run for the qualifiers with some suffolk cross ewes which were good to handle in the cool, dry weather, but on the third field, scotch cross ewes were making more of a test.

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ISDS001 Wayne Tippett celebrates a good run with Quiggs	[click on images to enlarge] ISDS002 Just when you thought all the characters were gone, up pops another!!	ISDS003 With quite a walk betwen the 3 trials fields some people to to more unusal ways of traversing the course, like doggy powerered bikes!!
ISDS005 It wasn't just the handlers and dogs of today that were there, but the future also	ISDS006 Wayne Tippett watchs carefully as Quiggs attempts the cross drive	ISDS010 Dr P Matzinger from the US gives Lilly a final prep talk before they hit the course
ISDS012 J Jansen pens with Gael, in the stunning setting of Charleville Estate, Tullamore	ISDS013 Ahhh....so THATS how its done! Not a spare seat in the grandstand...they were taken up by intrested dogs!!	ISDS014 Wayne Tippet from the US, takes time out before his run with Quiggs
ISDS015 J Woodbury from Buffalo, Wyoming takes a great shed after a good run with Hooty	ISDS018 Gael, handled by J Jansen from the Netherlands watches on as CM Magnusson, Sweden attempts to shed	ISDS019 S Hestnes with Don came from Norway, and are concentrating hard on the pen
ISDS020 D Robertson from Scotland with Cap completes the penning	ISDS021 A Brimboeuf from France completes his pen with Mousse