Lassie is an unbroken puppy, born on March 12 with an unusual lilac colour. She smashed the previous record of £6,100 for an 11-week-old black and white puppy, Bet. Lassie was sold by Glynne Jones, of Pentir, near Bangor in Gwynedd at the working dog sale on May 18-19 at Skipton Auction Mart. Described as a lively, confident and healthy pup, she is a product of outstanding parents, coming from the first litter of pups by Reiver Gray, bred by well-known shepherdess, Emma Gray, now farming on the Isle of Bute. Lassie’s dam, Graylees Cêt, has been owned and trained by Glynne since being bought as an eight-week-old pup in August, 2014, to lay a very solid foundation for his Pentir Sheepdogs breeding programme.