Handler Registration / ISDS World Sheep Dog Trials, 2005
The first formalities at the ISDS World Sheep Dog
trial at Tullamore was the Wednesday’s registration. Every handler
had to collect their information and package. Lots of Border Collies
came to Tullamore that day. Our work had already started but the
parade with all the handlers and their Border Collie dogs was an
important start to the video.
The afternoon of Wednesday was taken up with the Handler Registration
and parade of all the teams and handlers taking part in this year's World
Sheep Dog trials. Unfortunately, the merchandise turned up late and
the organizers in the main room were pretty ragged running around trying
to get things together. I joined in to help putting certain things into
the bags that the handlers would be receiving, and soon got caught up in
the fact that there were still another odds and ends to be put into the
bag after we had thought we were done. I felt so happy for them once it
was all done, and the handlers had all been through.
Then it was dad's turn to run around and try to get some good shots of
the parade and the Opening Ceremonies in the Square. The flags brightly
lit up the road as the 21 countries represented at the World Trials walked
down the streets of Tullamore, showing off their Border Collie dogs that
they had worked so hard to get over into the competition. I've never seen
so many well-behaved dogs all in one place! (My dogs can't even take that
long together without something going wrong.) All in all, the Wednesday's
events turned out just brilliant, making everyone very excited to start the
competition and beginning the real work.
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