Victorian Kelpie working dog sold for record breaking amount
Hoover was sold at the Casterton Working Dog Auction yesterday, fetching $35,200. Casterson Kelpie Association chairman Rob Pilmore told 3AW the dog is worth the hefty price. READ MORE: Hoover's breeder says the dog is worth every penny.(Supplied) "In a labour shortage in rural areas at the moment a good dog is very valuable and can cut a lot of work out on a farm," he told Ross and Russel. "The breed has been specifically bred through all these years to get to the point it is now, and it's phenomenal what a dog can do now." Mr Pilmore said Hoover was a terrific dog.
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