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Across the country,

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thousands of farming families work tirelessly around the clock.

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Stop arguing, girls, give over.

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FARMER WHISTLES

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But there is one day each year...

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..where they get to leave the daily routine behind.

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Right, here we come, Dorset.

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These are show days...

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-ANNOUNCER:

-A very, very warm welcome to Melplash Show.

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..when they come together as a community...

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..to showcase the fruits of their labour...

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I just love showing my girls off.

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..and try to win prizes for their breed champions...

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Smashed it.

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..and award-winning produce.

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That's really nice cheese, that.

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It was very good, darling.

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There will be highs...

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That's what we want to see - red, red is the best.

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-..and lows...

-She's not happy enough to go.

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..for the dedicated farmers who give everything to walk away a champion.

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Fingers crossed.

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There are over 15 million sheep and lambs in the UK,

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and herding them is a full-time job.

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Come by. Lie down.

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Shepherds Shirley Cropper from Lancashire...

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..and John Atkinson from Yorkshire...

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..are sharpening their skills for a showdown at one of

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the most prestigious sheepdog trials on the countryside calendar.

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A champion sheepdog is a calling card for its trainer,

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with prices running into thousands of pounds

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for a fully trained animal.

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That'll do!

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With just two days to go to the big show...

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..there is pride and silverware at stake.

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The magnificent Yorkshire Dales, just south of York,

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is home to shepherd John Atkinson.

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He looks after the feral sheep that roam the picturesque 8,000 acre

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Escrick Park Estate.

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Come by. I can't see the sheep, but she should be bringing them to us.

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That'll do, that'll do, come here.

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That'll do.

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The estate has been owned by the Forbes-Adam family

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for around 350 years.

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So I'm the 12th generation, which is quite a responsibility.

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I really want to hand it over in a better state than I found it.

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John's absolutely brilliant, as are his dogs.

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Skipwith Common is basically 660 acres of scrub woodland,

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ponds, reeds, bog, heath, everything,

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and without John and his sheepdogs,

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there's no way we would be able to look after the sheep

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on such a difficult stretch of country.

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John's love of man's best friend began when he was a young lad,

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and it's a passion he shares with his partner, Julia.

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Julia's the kennel maid, and a good one, she looks after the pups.

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What do they call those women that look after babies?

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-Wet nurse.

-No, not wet nurse! What's the other one?

-A nanny.

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No, not nanny. Midwife!

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-She's the midwife.

-Midwife.

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Border collies are not the only dogs the couple keep.

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Julia has two very energetic pugs.

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Mimi. Mimi, Mimi, Mimi, Mimi.

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Those are Julia's dogs,

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they're more trouble than all the sheepdogs put together.

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They're not. You're not, are you, girls?

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Come on, my little pigs.

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No matter how you feel in life, a dog will always greet you happy.

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They have great affection for you.

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You should give that affection back.

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I don't know how I'd be without my dogs.

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What did I used to sing to her?

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# Oh, give me a home where the buffaloes roam

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# And the skies is all cloudy all day... #

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They do get a little bit excited when I sing to them.

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70 miles away, in rural Lancashire's beautiful south Pennines,

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there's another devoted shepherd.

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Shirley lives here with her pack of border collies.

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Come by, come by.

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Away.

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Mastering her dogs has become a passion for Shirley,

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but this is far removed from her first love.

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I was a hairdresser, and I did beauty therapy treatments.

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I did enjoy what I was doing, I must have had enough of that,

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and I must have been at a stage in my life

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when I was just ready for a change.

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Shirley's life did change one evening in a local pub,

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where she met the man who was to become her partner of 23 years.

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I met Jimmy Cropper.

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And that's how I got interested in the sheepdog trials.

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Jimmy, a former coalminer,

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was in fact one of the greatest sheep trial champions

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this country has ever produced.

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He's the best.

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I daren't say anything else.

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No, she came from a hairdresser's shop and a beautician.

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No, not a hairdresser's shop,

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I were a self-employed hairdresser and beauty therapist, excuse me.

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And then met an old fool like me, a fool on the hill...

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Yeah. That's right.

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When I first met Jimmy, I think that was the first place you took me to,

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a sheepdog trial, when I first met you.

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Yes, I was courting then, sheepdog triallers.

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A day out!

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We went to quite a few.

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I could see that Jimmy was doing something just a little bit special.

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I didn't think at first I wanted to do it even,

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I just thought it was marvellous to watch.

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And, bit by bit, I learned.

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And then I got my own young dog and started training that.

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Jimmy taught me a lot. Yes.

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Took some doing!

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Jokes aside, the couple have become an excellent team.

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They have 600 sheep on their 800 acre farm,

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which are managed by their dozen dogs.

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And there's also the raft of ducks.

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When you're working with sheep, that can be hard work.

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There's never a day goes by when you've nothing to do.

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Christmas Day, New Year's Day, any day.

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You just get on with it, don't you, you just do what you have to do.

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Back in Yorkshire, former salesman John is busy with his champion dog

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who has just had a litter.

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Given they've inherited their mother's excellent genes,

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these puppies are highly prized.

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For any shepherd, the real skill is to find that special puppy,

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who could go on to become a fully trained champion.

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You know within minutes if that dog is any good.

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It has a feel for sheep, it's kind to sheep,

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yet it has a presence about it.

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When you get a dog like that, I just look to the heavens and say,

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"Thank you, God."

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A sheepdog's got to understand the commands from its trainer.

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Well, the dog has four commands.

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It has to go to the left, which is, "come by".

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Has to go to the right, which is, "away".

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It has to stop, which is, "lie down",

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and it has do bring the sheep to you - "walk up".

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When the dog gets further away from you,

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you then go on to the whistles.

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For the away and for the come by...

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Walk up...

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For the stop...

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Once the dog is dancing to the tune of his whistle...

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..John knows just where to market them.

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Farmers, shepherds, and triallists.

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The money is in the triallist, they want the top-notch dogs,

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they want the best, so they can win trials.

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Back across the border in Lancashire,

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Shirley has also got her work cut out,

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and having a former world international champion

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looking over your shoulder adds to the pressure.

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Walk up, walk up.

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Lie down. Lie down.

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Lie down. That'll do.

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Lie down. Lie down!

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Lie down.

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And Jimmy often finds it hard not to get involved.

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I get so excited when Shirley is running that I got her disqualified,

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I shouted Shirley's name. Whether she heard it or not, I don't know.

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-No, I didn't.

-But I did shout her name,

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and the judges disqualified her.

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He gets too excited sometimes.

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It were really bad for her then.

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-I felt sorry about that.

-He'll not do it next year.

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-No... She's going to stick some plaster across my mouth.

-Duct tape!

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It's finally time for the two shepherds to start preparing

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to leave for the show.

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But at the forefront of their minds is the fact that they'll be

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coming up against each other.

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Lancashire and Yorkshire will be competing against each other

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at Nidderdale Show.

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John is on home turf in Yorkshire.

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His prefix for his dogs is White Rose.

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We are in Lancashire, so we are the Red Rose.

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It's not the War of the Roses, but it's competition, and hopefully,

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the red roses will win.

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Come by.

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I think Shirley Cropper's...

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..done fantastic. I think to come into sheepdogs knowing nothing,

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and within probably ten years

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she's virtually gone to the top of the game.

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I think she'll do well at Nidderdale.

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In fact, I think she could finish second, even, you know?

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Couldn't she, Queen, eh? Could she finish second?

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Come here, my favourite, my favourite, come here.

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Sometimes he beats us, sometimes we beat him.

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Nobody wants a Lancastrian coming into Yorkshire

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and winning Yorkshire... Excuse me. Yorkshire.

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Queen, are you going to do it?

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Are you going to do it tomorrow?

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May the best man win.

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Or best man or woman win.

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Best person win.

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Let the best person win.

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After all the months of preparation, it's finally time to set off.

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Little bit nervous.

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But hopes for today are to win the show and bring the trophy back.

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I hope she does well, White Rose Queen.

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The Nidderdale Agricultural Show has been a high point

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of the Yorkshire farming community's calendar for over 100 years.

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Contestants arrive from far and wide to compete for the many prizes

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on offer, none more hotly contested than the annual sheepdog trial.

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Before they can begin, all dogs have to be registered,

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meaning the two rivals meet at the tent.

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-Trouble!

-Trouble!

-Trouble's here.

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-John Atkinson.

-Number 13.

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Number 13?!

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Number 13. Unlucky for some.

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-What number are you?

-Ten.

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I'll be able to watch Shirley's.

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What number are you, Jim?

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-21.

-I'll watch your mistakes.

-You're the devil.

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-21?

-He asked me age.

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LAUGHTER

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Who's put me down for 13?

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Me!

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Lucky for some.

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It'll be lucky for some.

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Sheepdog trials have been an integral part of the Nidderdale Show

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for close on 100 years.

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Like their predecessors,

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the 50 triallists here today are all trying their best to show

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how well they can train their dogs.

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Only ten prizes will be given out,

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and there's no results till the end of the day.

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Everybody that runs sheepdogs in this area

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wants to be in that trial, yes.

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So it does mean a lot, winning at the show.

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Out there lies the course -

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the challenge to all the handlers today.

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First the dog is sent out to collect the sheep

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and bring them under control.

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Then it must drive the sheep through two sets of gates,

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before circling the shepherd at their post.

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Finally they are penned,

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and then let out and split.

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A lot for the judge to follow.

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He will be doing it all from inside his car.

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As a judge, I'm looking for straight lines and control of the sheep.

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Across the fields,

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Nidderdale is starting to fill up and the crowds are building.

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The sheepdog trials are about to begin.

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First up is Shirley and her nine-year-old collie, Danny.

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-ANNOUNCER:

-Next up to run is Shirley Cropper. Thank you.

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She's been competing a while and she's a good competitor, is Shirley.

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Lie down. Lie down.

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Come by.

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And they're off.

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She will only have eight minutes to complete the course...

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..and all eyes are on her.

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SHE WHISTLES

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And she's got them through the gate.

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There's a lot of extra pressure on Shirley,

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as she is one of only a handful of female trainers in the country.

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I am in a minority.

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It's probably maybe 10% or 15% women.

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I was well nervous when I first started.

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The run's been going well, but suddenly Shirley is struggling

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to get the sheep into the pen.

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Lie down. Come by.

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Away. Lie down. Lie down.

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And they're in.

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Lie down.

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Lie down.

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The last thing Shirley has to do is to split them into pairs.

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She's done it...

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..just before the judge hoots to indicate that her time is up.

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I think it might be going to Lancashire!

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Not Yorkshire!

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Why wouldn't they go in the pen?

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You panicked.

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They don't tell you your score until the end of the day

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so I don't know how I've done.

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The trickiest bit for me then was the pen.

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They looked like they were going in straightaway

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and I think the dog just moved a tiny little bit.

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But I won't get the full ten points.

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To get the full ten points they've got to go in straightaway.

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Come on, Danny, get in.

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Go on, Shirley, get in.

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I'm not getting in!

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Unfortunately, or fortunately for me,

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she had one bad sheep out of the four.

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She's left plenty of room.

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As long as I get four good sheep, I should be OK.

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The competition's heating up.

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Shirley's set the bar and now it's time to see if rival John

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and his White Rose Queen can make a better run of it.

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Fingers crossed, everything crossed.

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Have to see what he can do.

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There's two good dogs coming on now and then that's the last.

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You've got to hope that the next man does bad,

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and we shouldn't do really, but you do.

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When you're trialling you think, "I hope he does bad."

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And it's...

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You shouldn't really think that way, but you do.

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And off they go.

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You are tense while you're running.

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There is nothing easy about it.

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You're concentrating on the sheep so strongly, you're not thinking,

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"This is fun."

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Concentration is paying off because within a few minutes,

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John's got them through the gates.

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Lie down. Come by.

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Now it's the tricky bit.

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Getting them into that pen.

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Lie down.

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Can he do it in better time than Shirley?

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Lie down.

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And he's done it like a pro.

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APPLAUSE

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Lie down, lie down.

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Now all that's left is to split them into pairs.

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But the sheep aren't interested.

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Away. Lie down. Come by.

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-Lie down. Away.

-HORN TOOTS

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Time's up.

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Despite some good moves, John hasn't finished the run.

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We'll just have to see. He could still be in front of me.

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It was a very good run.

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It depends on the judge and what the judge likes at the end of the day.

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It's not up to us, sadly.

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It was a shame that I just ran out of time for the split,

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which is a big deduction.

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Queen, where are you going? She's going under the bridge.

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Come here. What are you doing? Where have you been?

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Come on, that'll do. Come on, my favourite. Come here.

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Stay there now.

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The Nidderdale Agricultural Show was founded in 1895.

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Each year the Meltham Mills Brass Band, led by the show officials,

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weaves its traditional route through the market town

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to celebrate show day.

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There was a committee of ten started it off.

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We now have a committee of something like nearly 80 and those wise men

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and maybe some ladies kept it going and it's grown throughout the years

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as much as it can. We can't hardly fit anything else in now.

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As well as the menagerie of animals here to compete,

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there are also dozens of opportunities for farmers

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to display their wares.

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After a very competitive start to the morning,

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the next triallist up will be the legend, Jimmy Cropper.

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Come on.

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I'll definitely watch the Godfather here, won't we, eh?

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Good lord! Favourite to win it, Jim? No pressure, then. No pressure.

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I'm too old for this job now!

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-Oh!

-Jimmy Corleone!

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-Jimmy Corleo...!

-I've got a new hobby.

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John's not the only one who thinks Jimmy might just have the upper hand.

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This man Cropper, I don't like to give any plaudits,

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but he's the Nelson Mandela of the sheepdog world.

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I said the Godfather - Nelson Mandela...!

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-Who's Nelson Mandela?

-Nelson Mandela!

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So all eyes turn as the great man himself enters the field.

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Now in his 70s, it's not quite his heyday,

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but it's still a rare opportunity to see the master at work.

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Mr 100%'s coming up in a bit,

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so, yeah, I'll be watching him closely.

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She's getting that good, she's beating me every time.

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And I'm getting a bit fed up, I think I'll divorce her!

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Away.

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And he's off.

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But even a champion at this level can still feel the pressure.

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I know what I've got to do, but doing it is a different tale.

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The sheep will only allow you to do certain things.

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If you get a very wild sheep, then it's going to spoil your run.

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Jimmy's got them through the gates in no time.

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But there's something amiss going on at the pen.

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Come by.

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Away!

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Come by. Come by!

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Away. Away.

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Away.

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Lie down.

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Finally, he gets the troublesome sheep in,

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like the professional he is.

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Come by. Lie down.

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He just needs to spread the sheep, and he's home free.

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Lie down, lie down!

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But the clock is ticking away.

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Lie down, lie down!

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HORN TOOTS And suddenly, the judge calls time.

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I thought I'd had a good course,

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and I thought my time might be running out,

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cos I saw John's time run out.

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And when John's time ran out, he had quite a good run,

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and I thought my time might be going.

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So then, you start to panic and try and get 'em in the pen in a hurry,

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and that's when things go wrong.

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You've got to be steady with your dog on sheep,

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on a small course like this.

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And... But the time is always against you.

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Both John and Jimmy, they both had better runs than me

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out in the field.

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But it's a close competition.

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It is, it is.

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They won't be... They might be still in front of me...

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..but we'll just have to see, see what the judge prefers.

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But John and Shirley won't have long to wait now.

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Across Nidderdale, the show is beginning to wind down.

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And in the fields, the sheepdog trials are over.

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All they can do is hope, while the judge tots up the scores.

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The judge doesn't look like he knows himself yet.

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So I wouldn't like to say, cos he's turning pages over,

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going back and reckoning it all up, so I don't know.

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Mmm. Mmm.

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Both John and Shirley have given their all.

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But it's out of their hands now.

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Finally, the judge has come to a decision.

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Time for the Nidderdale Singles Champion to be crowned.

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OK, so, here are the results for the 2016 Nidderdale Show

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sheepdog trials.

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In reverse order.

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In tenth place, Sandy Beaton, on 68.

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-Thank you very much.

-OK.

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In ninth place, we have John Atkinson on 70.

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I thank you!

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Thank you very much. Thank you.

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John's a winner, but not quite what he was hoping for.

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I got lost in the time.

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Because I'm concerned about the sheep

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and being caring for the sheep - being a shepherd, that's my job.

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Trying to be careful with them and kind to them,

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and because I was caring for them, and trying to be gentle with them,

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I ran out of time at the trial,

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and I should think more about the competition.

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John and White Rose Queen were very unlucky, actually.

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He was just beeped out for time.

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Which lost him ten points, cos the shed was fine,

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but it was out of time.

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Which would have made him into third place, actually.

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With first prize still up for grabs,

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Shirley's in the running for the coveted cup.

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And in first place, we have Shirley Cropper, on 106.

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For this former hair and beauty stylist turned farmer...

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-Oh, thank you!

-..to break through at this level is a real achievement.

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I think Shirley's done very well.

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Very well. Yeah.

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It's always good to finish on a high,

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and to do your best and to get the best out of your dogs,

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and come away with some lovely silverware!

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Shirley doesn't really need to improve on anything.

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She is a very accomplished handler.

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Even if I'd done the final exercise, where I'd split the sheep,

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I wouldn't have won the trial, I would have been second to Shirley.

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So...

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Tough luck!

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I feel really proud to see her win everything, I do.

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-Vice versa!

-Yes.

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The trip home, we'll probably have steak and chips.

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Might have a bit of sweet cake.

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For Shirley and John, it's time to put the rivalry to bed,

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for the time being at least!

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-Well done, Shirley.

-Thank you, John.

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Well done to you as well.

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Hey, look! Red rose, white rose!

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Unfortunately, she's the winner!

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LAUGHTER

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