0:00:27 > 0:00:29County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland -
0:00:29 > 0:00:32a land of lakes feeding verdant, rolling hills.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Amongst the beauty of the landscape nestle buildings that tell
0:00:37 > 0:00:41the story of communities that have called this countryside their home.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Including this place, the magnificent Florence Court,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50one of Ulster's most important 18th century houses.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Later on, I'll be exploring this place and its surroundings,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56but the main reason we're here is because we've brought along
0:00:56 > 0:00:58a stunning spectacle of our own.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03BLEATING
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Well, if it's illustrious history that you're after,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15it doesn't get much better than this,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18because this is the setting for the 40th anniversary edition of
0:01:18 > 0:01:21One Man And His Dog, a celebration of shepherding skill
0:01:21 > 0:01:24and an institution that Countryfile has taken to its heart.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Yes, the best shepherds
0:01:26 > 0:01:28and their dogs in the British Isles have gathered.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31There they are behind me, raring and waiting to go,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35cos it's all about this, the coveted One Man And His Dog trophy.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37So, let's let battle commence.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Tell you what, you got down here pretty quickly.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41I'm as fast as one of those sheepdogs.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Since it first hit our screens in 1976, One Man And His Dog
0:01:49 > 0:01:52has captivated the nation, with its demonstration of the
0:01:52 > 0:01:56incredible bond between man and dog, and the art of shepherds
0:01:56 > 0:01:59whose whistles can turn a collie on a sixpence.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- COMMENTATOR: - And the family are delighted.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04And Paddy's happy with it too.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Four decades later, it's still going strong,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09and it's as hotly contested as ever.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- Lie down!- Stay near!
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Today's teams have travelled from far and wide to be here.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19But only one will return home champions.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21And there they are, our teams
0:02:21 > 0:02:24representing England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Now, our senior handlers are all champions in their home countries,
0:02:27 > 0:02:28and they've been paired with
0:02:28 > 0:02:30an up-and-coming talented young handler,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34and it's their combined scores that will determine the overall winner.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39'Watching over proceedings will be our judges -
0:02:39 > 0:02:41'John Robinson and Tim Longton.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45'And joining me down below in the commentary box is the
0:02:45 > 0:02:49'familiar face of the International Sheepdog Society's Andy Jackman.'
0:02:49 > 0:02:50- Are you ready?- I'm ready. Are you?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53OK, let's get on with this year's One Man And His Dog.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54- Here we go.- Let's do it.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01As we prepare for the off, our young handlers will be first up,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03and this is the course they'll be facing.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07The handler starts by sending their dog either out to the
0:03:07 > 0:03:12left-hand side, which is "Come-bye," or away to the right to pick up
0:03:12 > 0:03:16five sheep waiting 200 yards away at the end of the field.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20This first stage is called the "outrun,"
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and 20 points are on offer.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Then it's onto the lift,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27where the dog must start the sheep on their way in a controlled manner
0:03:27 > 0:03:29to stand a chance of collecting a maximum ten points.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Once they're on the run,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34all the sheep have to be guided through the fetch gates in
0:03:34 > 0:03:38the middle of the field, and around the handler back at the post.
0:03:38 > 0:03:4120 more points can be picked up for the perfect fetch.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Next up, it's the highest scoring element of all - the drive,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49where the pack must be guided through two drive gates set
0:03:49 > 0:03:51on either side of the field.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55This can often make or break a run, with a massive 30 points on offer.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Then it's time to enter the shedding ring
0:03:59 > 0:04:01for the penultimate challenge.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Our youngsters must keep all five sheep in the circle and split off
0:04:05 > 0:04:09any two from the flock, hoping for a perfect ten points.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Finally, it's onto the home straight, as they head for the pen.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Another ten points can be picked up here,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20as all five sheep are guided in and the gates closed.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23The whole course must be completed in a maximum of 15 minutes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Our head of sheep, Malcolm Sowerby,
0:04:29 > 0:04:34signals the flock are in position, and first up it's Caolan Byrne
0:04:34 > 0:04:38with his dog, Dan, representing current title holders Ireland.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41One Man And His Dog has been won by the Irish team, I believe,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- three times in a row, hasn't it? - Yeah.- So there's a bit of pressure?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47There is, yeah, yeah. Hopefully there'll be a fourth.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55So here we go, then, Caolan Byrne, 16 years old,
0:04:55 > 0:04:56with his dog Dan.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58CAOLAN WHISTLES
0:04:58 > 0:05:01He's got to go round the offside of that line of oak trees but
0:05:01 > 0:05:04also stay in contact with the sheep at the top of the field.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Yeah, well, he's in the right place now. The dog's gone well.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10CAOLAN WHISTLES
0:05:10 > 0:05:12They're coming quite sweetly.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Very, very good line, and it's a very tricky part of the course,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17to kind of keep the brakes on them coming down this hill
0:05:17 > 0:05:19and hit these gates at the bottom.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22They got 19 for the outrun, out of 20.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25One point lost on the lift.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28He's a good chance of catching this. The dog's in the right place.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Got 'em.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Stay there, lad!
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Very, very impressive first part to this trial.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Yes, one or two will have gone there, but no problem.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Stay there, you!
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Just enforcing the command there. Oh, hello!
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- A bit lively. - Ooh, dear, dear, dear, dear.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49CAOLAN WHISTLES
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- Held it. Well done, Dan.- Yeah, no, he's turned. Back she comes.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Stay there!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Good man.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00A vastly experienced dog at ten years old.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Things have settled down, that won't have cost him too many.
0:06:04 > 0:06:0616 out of 20 scored for the fetch.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09CAOLAN WHISTLES
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Ah, he's going well, he's going well.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Stay there, Dan!
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- That's a nice, gentle pace now, that's exactly what you want.- Yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- Oh, going a bit far right now.- Dan!
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Oh, just look at that.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Just in time, now the big left to get the turn.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Come-bye, come-bye!- Go, go, go.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Brakes on again now. Whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40And this is a very tricky part, this is the cross-drive.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42The idea is to try and get the sheep going in
0:06:42 > 0:06:45a nice straight line right in front of the house.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- He's got him. - Come-bye, come-bye, come-bye.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52No, no, no, too quick.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Go on, swing round, swing round...
0:06:53 > 0:06:58Yeah, that flighty ewe just took the lead there, drew 'em all across.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Judges have awarded 14 out of 30 for the drive.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06It's not too much of a bad tactic just to calm the sheep down
0:07:06 > 0:07:11- before they enter into the shedding ring.- Yeah, we're settled again now.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Stay there! - Dan a very, very calm dog.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18And the sheep look calm,
0:07:18 > 0:07:20they don't look like they think they're a target.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- Sit there.- He's just waiting for the right opportunity to call Dan in.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Sit there. Stay there, stay there, stay there!
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Will you stay there?!
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- Dan, listen up! Come-bye. - You can see he wants to make sure...
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- Go, go, go, go.- Now.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Here, come in here, come-bye, come-bye.- Ah, no.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- No, no, no.- Dan! Wait, wait, wait. - That didn't happen.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46The sheep are out of the ring as well, so there's a missed chance,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49and out of the ring, that will be expensive.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- However...- There was a little misunderstanding, I think,
0:07:53 > 0:07:54between handler and dog there.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58The dog just felt like he wanted to do his job and regroup the sheep.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Stay there! Dan, stay there, stay there!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Good, now, here's a chance again. - Stay there, come-bye.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Stay there, come in here, Dan, Dan, Dan.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Got him.- Very good.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Yeah, he's got him. - Relief for Caolan.- Yes.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Two scored for the shed.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Now, he's a good line into the pen here.- Wait.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22If he can get 'em to the heel of the gate, he'll stand a good chance.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Stay there. Sit! - There's one looking in.- Sit there.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Two looking in now.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Stay there.- Just wait for it, be patient.- Round you come.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Stay there, wait, stay there!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- He's got 'em.- They're in!
0:08:38 > 0:08:39- That's it.- Good man.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Eight scored for the pen, then, and Caolan Byrne with his dog Dan
0:08:45 > 0:08:48completes the Young Handlers course in 13.5 minutes.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53So Ireland in defence of their title set the pace,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57and after a shaky middle, Caolan and Dan pull out a strong pen,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00making 68 the score to beat.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I see you've got a big smile on your face. How do you feel that went?
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- Er, except for the last gate it went all right.- The last gate.- Yeah.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- I suppose you'll be wanting to know how you did.- Yeah.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16- OK, well, erm, you did it in time. - Yeah.- In the nick of time, Caolan.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Your score...
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- 68 out of 100.- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:09:21 > 0:09:22But what I do have to say to you,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26because it's just being transmitted to me live now,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28you're in first place. Well done to you.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Cos I was the only one that went!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Well done, Team Ireland, Caolan and Dan, good luck.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Thanks, thank you.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Ireland's hoping for win number four, but as she heads to the post,
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Wales' Esyllt Smith has that top spot in her sights.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Are you competitive? Does it matter if you lose?- Oh, I hate losing.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49But when it comes to trialling,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I know that I have to let the best person win on the day.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Well, that day's arrived.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Can Esyllt and Jaff set Wales off on a winning streak?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Come-bye. - Now, she's gone off on the left.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And not too deep into the field.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Want him to go, yeah, there's the command to keep him out.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10ESYLLT WHISTLES
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- And she's landed him well. Now, just a bit sharp there coming away.- Run!
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- 15 out of 20 for the outrun.- Yeah.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Two lost on the lift, eight scored.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Go on!
0:10:24 > 0:10:25Wait!
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Come on, down!
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Positive handling here. Forceful command, dog's taken it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37This looks very, very good, Jaff has got command of these sheep.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Looking good.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41ESYLLT SPEAKS WELSH
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Ah, there's a bit of Welsh command going in there, eh?
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Don't ask me what she said, though.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49She's doing a good job.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- And nice and steady here on this turn.- All good and...- Oh, oh, oh!
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Oh, she's all right. She's all right.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59There'll be a point gone there, maybe, but, er, she's got her turn.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Now, then, away we go.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Just a bit of left and right
0:11:04 > 0:11:07and that's just stirring them up a little bit.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- 17 out of 20 for the fetch. - That's better, that's better.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14That's it, yeah, nice balance now.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16ESYLLT WHISTLES
0:11:16 > 0:11:22- Just a touch right, whoa. - Wait there! Wait!
0:11:22 > 0:11:24No, whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:11:26 > 0:11:29She's got 'em.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31And again they're going at some lick now, these sheep.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Yeah, but he's cut the corner again, that's a young dog for you.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36That's better.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- Now she stands a chance. - Ooh, go on, go on, go on, go on!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Yeah, just put the lie down in a bit quick.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Oh, one's going to go through. No. Oh!
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Oh, we've done a figure of eight now.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51That will be costly.
0:11:53 > 0:11:5712 for the drive, that's 12 out of 30.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59On 52 at the moment.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- We're back in control. We're back on the line.- Lie down!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07She was obviously quite apprehensive going into this trial, but suddenly
0:12:07 > 0:12:10gets to the post and then she's certainly not afraid to shout now.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13No, no, no, she's done a good job keeping the lid on this one.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19He's in the right place, out of the way for the time being,
0:12:19 > 0:12:20let the sheep settle.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- Lie down! - Oh, this looks good.- Lie down!
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Oh, yeah, fair play.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Wait!
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- First time of asking, in he came. - Very efficient.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Ten out of ten for the shed.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Now, she just...
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- needs to organise this here now.- Lie down.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Run!- Yeah, she's got where she doesn't want to be,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48and round the pen they've gone.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Now, they now know where to escape. However...
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Now she's in a good-ish spot.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Settled the job down.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Lie down!
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- The pack are problematic. - Well, he's...
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Come!- He's got tight there again, and that's just rattled them.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Nice and steady now.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13She did say to me beforehand,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16she was feeling the pressure after Caolan's 68 score.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Yeah, this is going to be close, this is going to be close.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Excellent, well done.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27That's a score of four.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31So, very, very close indeed, this, in the Young Handlers round.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36A tale of mixed fortunes for Esyllt and Jaff,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39with a costly drive and a problematic pen.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43But that superb shed keeps Wales in contention with 66 points.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47- And breathe.- Yeah. - You were so nervous.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- I was. - I have to say, I think you've got...
0:13:50 > 0:13:52You had strong command tactics, you've got a powerful...
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Some set of lungs on you, haven't you?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56That's why my voice is a bit croaky again.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59What you did get, which was outstanding to watch,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01is ten out of ten for your shed.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Ooh!- Yeah?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Good girl, so well done to you. - Thank you.- You can go and relax now.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Thanks.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12So, halfway through our Young Handlers, Ireland lead the field,
0:14:12 > 0:14:13but by a narrow margin.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Scotland and England are still to run, though, and as Anita's been
0:14:17 > 0:14:21discovering, this is a truly grand location in which to go for glory.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Nestled among Northern Ireland's lake district,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34and watched over by the bold Benaughlin Mountain, you couldn't
0:14:34 > 0:14:38ask for a more theatrical setting in which to stage our contest.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Florence Court was home to the Earls of Enniskillen,
0:14:40 > 0:14:45built in 1719 in opulent Georgian style.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50But if you really want to get a feel for what this fantastic house
0:14:50 > 0:14:54is all about, you need to fast forward 200 years
0:14:54 > 0:14:57to when it was in its heyday - the Roaring Twenties.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07'And if it's the juiciest gossip you're after,
0:15:07 > 0:15:10'of course you've got to talk to the housekeeper.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15'Mhairi Walton has been looking after Florence Court for ten years.'
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Nice to meet you, Mhairi. Lovely to see you. What a place.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25And why is it frozen in time in the 1920s? Why that era?
0:15:25 > 0:15:29That time was such a fascinating time. It was a time of change.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33It was the time for the 5th Earl, totally different from his father.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35At the time when the 5th Earl was here,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37he was here with four children -
0:15:37 > 0:15:39three daughters and the one young son -
0:15:39 > 0:15:41and it'd have been full of laughter,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43it'd have been full of echoes of laughter.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44The children would have been out,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48they would have been dressing up, they had a whole estate to play on.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53The 5th Earl turned Florence Court from a stuffy stately into
0:15:53 > 0:15:55a fun-filled family home.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02What a great room, fantastic!
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- There he is.- Yep, and there we have the man himself, the 5th Earl.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09You can see with his attire, the way he's actually standing,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13his colours, everything, even his wee cheeks, they're all blowing red.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16You know, you can see he's been out on the land.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19He's the man that you'd have seen on the back of a hayrig,
0:16:19 > 0:16:20checking all the estate.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23He'd have been getting his hands dirty.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25It sums him up, doesn't it?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27And you're right, he's got those rugged...
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- Yeah.- ..windswept cheeks. - The wee cheeky-cheekies, yeah.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34It must be quite something to take care of a house like this, Mhairi.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Yeah. It's a lot of work, you know,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40but she is an old lady.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42There's a lot of dedication that goes in here.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Items that you see within these homes,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48they've belonged to somebody at some point, and you have to look
0:16:48 > 0:16:51after them, you have to be able to treasure these things.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55I love that you describe this house as a "she".
0:16:55 > 0:17:00Yeah, she is. She is a beautiful old lady.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02I love it.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05I think it's brilliant, that's why I still work in these houses.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- I'm moving in!- Great!
0:17:07 > 0:17:08More than welcome!
0:17:15 > 0:17:16CAOLAN WHISTLES
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Well, out here, we have well and truly taken up residence.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Half of our young handlers have already run, and next up to the post
0:17:23 > 0:17:28is Scotland's Jock Welsh, who has ancestry of his own to live up to.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Now, your family has been working sheepdogs for a long time.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Does that put pressure on you or do you feel some help from it?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Yeah, there is a bit of pressure, but it makes you a wee bit better,
0:17:38 > 0:17:39- I think.- It makes you try harder!
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Yeah.- You've got a hard act to follow!- Aye.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47So, as the heavens open,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Jock Welsh and his dog Nell will be praying for a perfect run.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54JOCK WHISTLES
0:17:57 > 0:18:02Just a reminder, Caolan Byrne and his dog Dan scored 68,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and then Es Smith with Jaff scored 66.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10Just a tad economic, that outrun. But the sheep have stood and waited.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Good stop.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Hit that 12 o'clock position beautifully there.- Yeah.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Yeah, come away reasonably well too.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- Two points lost, then, on the outrun. 18 scored.- Mm-hm.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Eight scored on the lift.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- This is a good line, this.- Yeah.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Nice through the gates.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35All three young handlers have done very, very well
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- with this first section of the course.- They have. Yeah.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Nice pace.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Jock's grandfather shares the same name, very famous Scottish handler.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Nice turn too.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56He'll be pleased to this point.
0:18:56 > 0:18:5818 for the fetch.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59JOCK WHISTLES
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Oh, and a nice, wide flank there by Nell.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20So far, it's this cross-drive that has been the sticking point.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Yeah, he's come too low again now,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25he wants to climb the hill to be sure.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- That's better.- Will Jock and Nell be successful?- He will if he goes now.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Go, go, go, go, go.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37And just as the rain gets worse, he negotiates the gate, and well.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Excellent, excellent. 24 scored out of 30 for the drive.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Yeah, it was a good drive.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Looking very confident, very relaxed as well.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- He'll be well ahead now with that drive.- Yeah.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Nice line back into the ring.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Jock ready and waiting in the middle.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Es and Jaff have really set the standard in the shedding ring,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06a score of ten out of ten in the last round.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12You can see Jock looking for the opportunity, looking to make it.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Here it comes.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Oh, she's on the wrong sheep.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19She's on the wrong sheep, I'm afraid.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21He's made a very good job, but unfortunately
0:20:21 > 0:20:24he should be dogging the two sheep, not the three.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- So the judges have not accepted that.- No, no, no.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32So far, a score of 68 on the total.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- So, already matching Caolan's.- Yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40His second shed now will be for not a lot.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44That'll do, that'll do, that'll do!
0:20:44 > 0:20:46JOCK WHISTLES
0:20:50 > 0:20:54So, this time, no mistake where Nell's focus is.
0:20:54 > 0:21:01Just one point for the shed takes them to 69, so they are ahead.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Still plenty of time.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Now, he's set this pen up very well.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Regained his composure.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13Nell back on her job.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Now he's a chance, a good chance.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Well commanded, that. - Yeah, job done.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39So, Jock swings the gate shut, then, with a score of seven for that pen.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42We've just had word, Andy, from the judges,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45that they've reduced the points for the cross-drive down to 20,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- as opposed to 24.- Yeah.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51That will be a lot less than what Jock will be expecting, Andy.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Yes, it will. He left the peg
0:21:53 > 0:21:56once the sheep had come through the second drive gate.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59The traditional way is you don't leave the peg
0:21:59 > 0:22:02until the first sheep is in the ring.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06A real roller coaster of a round for our Scottish young handler.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08But even with that deduction on the drive, overall,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Jock and Nell end on a high
0:22:11 > 0:22:12of 72 points.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Jock, what are you thinking?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Well, I thought I had a good run round the course.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23And then...I just made a mess of it myself at the shed.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Well, really, Jock,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28overall it didn't matter because you scored 72,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- which puts you top of the leaderboard.- Thank you.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- How do you feel?- Good. - Well done, well deserved, good job.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39With just one more young handler left to run,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41this is how things stand.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43It's Scotland who've gained some clear ground,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46notching up a supreme 72.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Wales trail the field on 66,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51but Ireland are only a couple of points ahead of them.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Only English young handler Tom Blease
0:22:57 > 0:22:59and his dog Queen can top that.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00Tom grew up in a town,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03but two years ago fell in love with trialling.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06His family moved to a 22-acre smallholding
0:23:06 > 0:23:08so he could follow his passion.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11And today, that dedication could pay off.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18He seems like quite a special young man to me.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Yeah, he's all right, just in a real, nice, quiet way, yeah, he is.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Absolutely. You know, farming's in his blood,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26so he starts his apprenticeship on Monday.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29So, yeah, that's his future.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- All to play for.- Come-bye.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Here we are, then, Queen off to the left-hand side.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43Running wide. Now she's going to go left around the big sycamore tree.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44She's stopped.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49She's locked on now, she's seen them.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53There will be a chunk of the outrun gone, but she's landed and deep.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57You can just see Meg, Malcolm's dog there,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00just helping to hold the sheep in position.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03And he's away nicely. Nice, steady lift there.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Here we go.
0:24:07 > 0:24:0812 scored.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12One point lost on the lift.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13It was a good lift.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Nice line down now. That one ewe is still looking to go back.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Got it.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26All four young handlers through the first set of gates.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Going well.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Nice, steady pace.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43It's a good, good pace.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46It's a good turn and he's off on a good line
0:24:46 > 0:24:48up this first leg of the drive too, now.
0:24:48 > 0:24:5016 out of 20 for the fetch.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52It was a good fetch.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Seem to have a really good understanding, don't they?
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- They certainly do.- A great partnership, these two.- Oh, yes.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Looking calm as well. And obviously incredibly focused at this stage.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Very, very intense, this.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Just a touch right now.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- And again.- Oh!- No, no, he's all right. He's all right.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Well done, he's managing that well. Another one.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16She's gone round the back.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Stop it, stop it, stop it. He'll get the turn.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25There we go. Now then.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29The balance, the distance between the sheep and the dog,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31really key on this cross-drive.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35He's held a good line there, she's helping him a bit.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Stop.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44He's caught it.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Good line back now.
0:25:48 > 0:25:5120 scored for the drive.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53So, matched Jock and Nell.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54He'll be pleased.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Good pace as well, good tempo
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- to this trial. - Yeah, sheep are settled now.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Lie down. Now come-bye. Get! Lie down.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Lie down, lie down.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Come-bye, lie down.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Keep them in the ring. - Lie down. Lie down!
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Hanging on Tom's every word, is Queen.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Yeah, just waiting for that command.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Lie down, come-bye. Lie down.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Lie down, come-bye. Lie down, lie down.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- No, they...- Lie down. Wait, wait.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28The opportunity wasn't really there, but he did ask for it,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30and of course all five have left the ring now.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34So there will be a chunk gone from his shed, I'm afraid.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Lie down.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Time to regroup and start again.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Lie down. Lie down.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Well, he's shedding for not a great deal,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49other than the opportunity to go to the pen.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- A minute and a half to go.- Yes, it's a tough call now, I'm afraid.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00It's that one sheep, she's on her own and nobody wants to be with her.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Lie down.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Get in there, Tom, get in. Good boy.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Lie down, go on.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Lie down, go on.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Lie down, lie down, lie down.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Good enough when it came.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Well, now he's going to have to run.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20He's got 50 seconds to try and get these sheep into this pen.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22One point for the shed,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24but that one point could be crucial
0:27:24 > 0:27:26later on in this competition.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Don't mess about, Tom, you've got 30 seconds left.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Come-bye.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- The dog's fast enough, that's for sure.- Lie down, lie down!
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Now then, he has a chance, but it's a small one.- Lie down.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Now, come-bye.- Go.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- Go, go, go.- Be kind, come on, you've got ten seconds.- Lie down.
0:27:45 > 0:27:46Lie down.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- Lie down, lie down. Come-bye. Lie down.- Time up!
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Oh, I thought it was going to happen there, I really did.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- But that is time up, I'm afraid.- Yeah.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Running out of time at the pen means
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Tom and Queen score nothing for this challenge.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Our English newcomer ends on 58.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Tom, how do you think that went?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14All right, I was pleased with how she ran, she tried hard for me,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16but the sheep were just a bit sticky in the shedding ring
0:28:16 > 0:28:18and she wouldn't keep up, but overall, pleased.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21You've only just been trialling for a very short period.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24It is something that you've just taken to, isn't it?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Yeah, I really enjoy it and it's great fun.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- Happy?- Yeah, all right.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31You should be, you should be.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- It was really impressive to watch, well done. Well done, Queen.- Cheers.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39At the end of the first half of our competition,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41all our young handlers have run.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44And whilst England stay just in touch on 58,
0:28:44 > 0:28:48at the other end of the table, Scotland are sitting pretty on 72.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54But it will be these scores combined with their senior team-mates'
0:28:54 > 0:28:58which determine who lifts this 40th anniversary trophy.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00And they'll be following in the footsteps
0:29:00 > 0:29:04of some quite remarkable shepherds, perhaps none more so
0:29:04 > 0:29:07than a man who was an inspiration behind this trial
0:29:07 > 0:29:11and who lived sheepdog trialling until his last breath.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15That man was Bob Fraser.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24At the northern edge of Northumberland,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28a stone's throw from the Scottish border, lies the Mindrum estate.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31It was here that Bob lived and worked.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35From a long line of shepherds,
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Bob had a natural gift for working with dogs and sheep,
0:29:39 > 0:29:40as his daughter Joyce remembers.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42It was all he ever wanted to do.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45He used to run away from home and go to the sheep
0:29:45 > 0:29:47before he went to school.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49He had a way about him,
0:29:49 > 0:29:53he just had this instinct, I think,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56for reading the sheep as well as his dog.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01It was this instinct, born out of his shepherding roots,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05that gave him the edge when he began to trial competitively.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08He won the International three times
0:30:08 > 0:30:14and he's won the English National six times with six different dogs.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18But it was an encounter with BBC producer Philip Gilbert
0:30:18 > 0:30:20that would secure his legacy
0:30:20 > 0:30:23as an inspiration behind One Man And His Dog.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Gilbert was keen to bring the competition to the small screen.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30So he went and had a word with my father.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32And he said, yes, it was a great idea
0:30:32 > 0:30:35to think about dog trialling for the television.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37He was very pleased for it, absolutely,
0:30:37 > 0:30:42because it showcases the intelligence of the Border collie
0:30:42 > 0:30:47and the time and patience in training these dogs.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50One Man And His Dog was born.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Bob took part in the first-ever series,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55finishing second by one point.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58You've got to have a cool dog
0:30:58 > 0:31:00and you've also got to keep cool yourself.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02That's one of the main things, I think.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07And it all builds up to sort of man and dog cooperating together.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13My father wasn't a boastful man at all.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17And it was just like another trial to him, I think,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20he just took everything as it came.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24While the TV show went from strength to strength,
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Bob remained a humble shepherd and dedicated sheepdog handler
0:31:28 > 0:31:30until his death in 1986.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35He died on the trialling field with his dog beside him
0:31:35 > 0:31:38and was awarded a posthumous third place.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40What a better way to go.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43My mother just said, "Well, he died as he lived."
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Bob's legendary status in the trialling world lives on,
0:31:47 > 0:31:50as does the programme he helped to create,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53sharing his passion with millions.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Didn't really take it in until he died.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58You know, he's just my dad, after all.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00And 30 years after his death,
0:32:00 > 0:32:04I can't believe this is still being recognised today,
0:32:04 > 0:32:05which is lovely.
0:32:05 > 0:32:1040 years later, his spirit lives on in the programme,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13showcasing the skilful harmony of shepherd and dog
0:32:13 > 0:32:15that Bob understood so well.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19Oh, yes, yes. Completely in control.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Ten points scored out of ten.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Well, it goes without saying, Andy, we're very grateful
0:32:28 > 0:32:30to have a character like Bob,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- because without him, we wouldn't be sat here.- Correct, yes.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37And he was inspirational to the programme 40 years ago now.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- Yeah, yeah.- Hmm.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Well, I'm sure he's looking down and watching this.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43I'm sure he is, and you know what?
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- He'll have the best view of that cross-drive line.- He will.
0:32:52 > 0:32:5640 years on, the passion this competition brings with it lives on.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Stay there!
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Halfway through, our young handlers have all run.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03And Scotland have come out top dog.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05- Well commanded, that. - Yeah, job done.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11But it's these scores, combined with those of their senior team-mates',
0:33:11 > 0:33:14that will determine today's overall winner.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16And the seasoned shepherds have
0:33:16 > 0:33:18a much more difficult challenge on their hands.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24They'll have two extra sheep to contend with.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27And the lift post has been moved back another hundred yards,
0:33:27 > 0:33:30or the length of a football pitch.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35The second set of drive gates have also been rotated 90 degrees,
0:33:35 > 0:33:36making the gap between the gates
0:33:36 > 0:33:39more difficult for the handler to judge.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40As if that all wasn't enough,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43two of their seven sheep will be wearing red collars,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46and once in the shedding ring, they'll have to split
0:33:46 > 0:33:49just a single collared sheep from the rest of the flock.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Like the young handlers,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56they'll have just 15 minutes to complete the course.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06And as the weather closes in,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10it's not just the course promising to make life more difficult.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12If you work on Countryfile,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16you always have to have a variety of outerwear in your bag.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18The weather is not messing around today.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- Here comes Malcolm, our head of sheep.- Completely drenched.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- You're looking grand, Malcolm. - Dapper as ever.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30As England are currently last, they'll be first to the post.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33And if ever there was a man who knew about overcoming the odds,
0:34:33 > 0:34:35it's Dick Roper.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39This time last year, I started losing the sight of my right eye.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43And over the summer it's died, so I've just got my left eye now.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47And that makes trialling difficult
0:34:47 > 0:34:50because I don't judge my distances so well.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53So, with ground to make up
0:34:53 > 0:34:55and limited vision on this tricky course,
0:34:55 > 0:34:59Dick and his dog Will could be tested to their limit.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03Stand.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06So, Dick and Will with it all to do.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08And he goes off to the left-hand side.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Dick in traditional pose, sleeves rolled up.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19You see already two sheep wearing collars there,
0:35:19 > 0:35:21they'll come into play later on in the shedding ring
0:35:21 > 0:35:24where there has to be a single taken off.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Oh, one's caught up in the collar already...
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Oh, it's free again.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29No problem.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Just one point lost on the outrun.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33One point lost on the lift.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37This is a very good line.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Stop.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Nicely through the fetch.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Nice pace now, and seven sheep for the senior handlers here.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52A formidable competitor, Dick.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56And a nice turn.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57Stand, stand.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Stand. Stand.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And it looks as if we've got a bit of sunshine here as well.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07- Things brightening up for England. - Well, Dick is known as Lucky Dick.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11And there's a long story behind that.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Just three lost on the fetch.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16He's only down five, and he is going well.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Those problems that he has with his sight these days,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23it could be very tricky as far as perspective is concerned
0:36:23 > 0:36:25on this cross-drive that's coming up.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28But things looking good towards the first set of gates on this drive.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Looking very good.
0:36:30 > 0:36:31Very calmly done.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Stand!- Yeah, good, nice.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Stand. Steady, man.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Stand.- This is good work here. Good work.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46He's lined that gate up well.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Textbook.- And he's gone for the turn.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56And got it.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- Good.- 25 scored for the drive,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03just five points dropped.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09You can see what Dick's plan is here, he's going for it,
0:37:09 > 0:37:11put the pressure on the boys to follow.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Nice and steady, then, towards the shedding ring.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18The plan here - to take one of these ewes away from the flock
0:37:18 > 0:37:20that's wearing a collar.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Just look at how calm the scenario is here.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30And that's the key with good trialling.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32They're not rattled at all.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33Out, keep out.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Lie down, now lie down.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38And you'll see him walk around the flock,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41just to work out the best position...
0:37:41 > 0:37:45to sort of intercept and almost interject.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46Come-bye, out, out.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Come-bye, out, keep out.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51He's just going to creep up here. He's going to take it.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Wallop.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Good job.- Stand, stand.- Good job.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Stand, stand, stand.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58Stand.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01Stand.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Eight scored for the single.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Get out.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Steady.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18Now, the final job. Can he pen these sheep?
0:38:19 > 0:38:23He's lined them up well, they're coming to the heel of the gate.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25All looking good. Just letting them look.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Stand. Keep out, stand.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Out. Stand.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Will keeping his side. I don't think they're going to go past him.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38One in, two in. Three, four, five.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- All in. Yeah, good pen.- That'll do.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44It's a score of nine at the pen.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46And a pat on the back there
0:38:46 > 0:38:49for Will. Good job done, my son.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54So, Dick Roper and dog Will prove consistent throughout,
0:38:54 > 0:38:56and that reliable run brings home
0:38:56 > 0:38:58the highest score of the day so far.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Dick, masterfully done, sir. Masterfully done. Were you happy?
0:39:03 > 0:39:07Yeah, very happy, very happy. Tricky trying to get that single off.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Yes. That was where your team-mate Tom came a bit unstuck as well.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12What you're trying to do is do something very unnatural
0:39:12 > 0:39:14which is take a sheep away from its mates.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17And sheep are flock animals and they want to stay together,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19so by taking one away, that's the last thing they want to do.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Well, it's all done now. Well done.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Thank you very much indeed, that's great.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28So, our first team total of the day is posted by England, with 145.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31That's the target for Wales's Aled Owen
0:39:31 > 0:39:33and five-year-old Cap to aim at.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36This superstar of the shepherding world has won
0:39:36 > 0:39:38just about every major title.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Can he add the 40th anniversary One Man And His Dog trophy
0:39:41 > 0:39:43to his cabinet?
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Come-bye.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Away. He's away.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49So, off goes five-year-old Cap.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Good line out.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56He's put Cap where he wanted him.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58The sheep have just moved off the top end.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Cap's covered them.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05On to the point of balance and away we go.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0718 scored for the outrun.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- Eight for the lift.- Yeah.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- Heading on a very, very good line. - Yeah.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- And getting very close to these gates now.- Yeah, looking good.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Looking good.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Perhaps he knows exactly what the judges are looking for
0:40:26 > 0:40:29cos Aled was a judge himself last year for us on One Man And His Dog.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31He definitely was, yes.
0:40:36 > 0:40:37Stand.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Stand.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Stand, stand.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43Stand.
0:40:43 > 0:40:49Wales here need a score of 79 to go ahead of England.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Stand.- A nice turn.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55And away we go up the first drive, sheep are settled,
0:40:55 > 0:40:57all in together.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Two points dropped, then, on the fetch.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01A score of 18 out of 20.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Maybe drifted a tad there.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Lovely balance he's got there.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16And they've drifted to the right.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17Ohh!
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Seven sheep round the inside of the hurdle will be costly.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Very costly.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26And they've dipped down a little bit there.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Just coming down the hill now.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Aled needs to be careful,
0:41:31 > 0:41:34he'll be under this one as well, if he...
0:41:34 > 0:41:35and he is.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Oh, my word.- Two drive gates down.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41That will be very expensive.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44And a big turn.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Just 11 points then on the drive,
0:41:46 > 0:41:4811 out of 30.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Well, it goes without saying, this
0:41:50 > 0:41:52is definitely not going to plan.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54No, but it just goes to show,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57it doesn't matter what history you've got, every dog has his day.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Yeah.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00Stand.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Stand!
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- Aled won't take his foot off the pedal, that's for sure.- Stand.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Stand.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Stand.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16Come-bye.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Just looking for one of these collared ewes
0:42:19 > 0:42:21to separate from the flock.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Stand, stand.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- Eight minutes to go.- Now, there may be a shout here.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31Stand.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32Now then...
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Here we go, spot on, good one.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Liked that. Nice.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Nine for that single.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Cap will regroup the sheep as Aled walks over to the pen.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- Still plenty of time left with this pen.- Stand.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54On a score of 64 at the moment.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57Stand, stand.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Nice line into the pen now.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Aled's got them roughly where he wants them.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08The sheep on the heel of the gate.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10One just looked to go down the side.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Beautifully done. - Cap covered his side.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- Good job.- And that is how to pen seven sheep.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Perfection at the pen,
0:43:19 > 0:43:21a score of ten.
0:43:21 > 0:43:26Aled, like so many others today, losing valuable points on the drive.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29And proving that even an old master can make mistakes.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33The technical term for you, actually, Aled, is "the man".
0:43:33 > 0:43:35I don't know about that.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38When it comes to trialling, you've won pretty much everything going,
0:43:38 > 0:43:41so it just goes to show, you don't know what's going to happen.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Exactly. And that's the beauty of this sport.
0:43:53 > 0:43:57Florence Court in the breathtaking countryside of County Fermanagh
0:43:57 > 0:44:01is the spectacular site for a very special championship -
0:44:01 > 0:44:05the 40th anniversary of One Man And His Dog.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09All day, our teams have been giving it their all,
0:44:09 > 0:44:11battling against a tricky cross-drive...
0:44:11 > 0:44:13No, no, too quick.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15..and driving rain...
0:44:15 > 0:44:18The weather is not messing around today.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22..delivering some moments of truly inspired shepherding.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25And that is how to pen seven sheep.
0:44:25 > 0:44:30England are just ahead, but Ireland and Scotland are still to run.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34At stake, the chance to be crowned best of the best.
0:44:34 > 0:44:38For the last three years, that honour has fallen to Ireland.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41Now it's down to Sammy Long and his dog Roy
0:44:41 > 0:44:44to see if they can secure an historic fourth victory.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48- Here they are in front of... - And Roy's gone off left.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52Looking good thus far, heading up towards the chestnuts.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56Sheep have waited for him, there they go.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00- They've gone off at a pace. - Yes, they have
0:45:00 > 0:45:03but they've stayed on the line.
0:45:03 > 0:45:0416 for the outrun.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06This trial off to a flying start.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08Yes, there's a bit of pace about the job,
0:45:08 > 0:45:11they're coming downhill a bit quick and off-line.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13The lift was quick,
0:45:13 > 0:45:15but they scored eight out of ten.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17They need to straighten up,
0:45:17 > 0:45:19otherwise he'll be outside the fetch.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21No. Saved it.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24- Down!- Saved it, but there'll be
0:45:24 > 0:45:25some points going.
0:45:25 > 0:45:26Roy!
0:45:26 > 0:45:29Just a little bit frantic at the moment.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36That's better, more like it.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38Sammy will be happier with that.
0:45:43 > 0:45:44Stand here.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50Stand. Stand here.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56Sammy just trying to settle things down here.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58Nice enough turn.
0:45:59 > 0:46:00Stand here.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04- Stand here.- This is nice now.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07Now on a score of 39,
0:46:07 > 0:46:09chasing that total of 78
0:46:09 > 0:46:11to go ahead of England.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Roy looking back at Sammy.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20Going well.
0:46:25 > 0:46:26A nice approach towards
0:46:26 > 0:46:27the first drive gate.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31He's all right.
0:46:31 > 0:46:32Sammy making sure.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40That's the first gate successfully negotiated.
0:46:40 > 0:46:41Stand.
0:46:44 > 0:46:45Here they come.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47Gaining pace again.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Good line, though.
0:46:51 > 0:46:54He's going to need a right-hander here.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59- Oh!- And just too much and he's put
0:46:59 > 0:47:01them round the top of the hurdle.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06And a big turn.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08Now then. Game on.
0:47:12 > 0:47:1419 scored on the drive.
0:47:14 > 0:47:1519 out of 30.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18So, they need maximum points
0:47:18 > 0:47:21from both the single and the pen
0:47:21 > 0:47:23to go ahead of England at this stage.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25A big ask here.
0:47:27 > 0:47:28- Oh, hang on.- Maybe, maybe...
0:47:28 > 0:47:31- No, no.- Here, right, right.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33Stand here. Here, Roy, here, here.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35He's kept them in the ring.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38- He's kept them in the ring, good work.- Roy, come on up.
0:47:38 > 0:47:40Stand there. Stand there.
0:47:40 > 0:47:44- Here we go.- Maybe, maybe, maybe... No, yes.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46Stand here, stand here.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48Stand here, stand here.
0:47:48 > 0:47:50Stand here, stand here.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Roy did all he could.
0:47:52 > 0:47:54Eight scored for the single.
0:47:57 > 0:47:58Now, to the pen.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00Stand here.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04- Stand here.- Shaping well now, he's lined the pen up.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06Down.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09Stand. Stand here.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12Sammy's got this weighed up, I think.
0:48:12 > 0:48:13- It's a patient dog.- Yeah.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Stand here.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18- Nearly an over-flank there and he's turned the sheep.- Stand here.
0:48:18 > 0:48:20- He's turned the sheep.- Stand here.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22Stand here.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- Stand here.- Got 'em.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26- Yeah.- All seven are in.
0:48:26 > 0:48:32The trial is over. But how costly has that been?
0:48:33 > 0:48:36So, points going adrift throughout for Sammy and Roy
0:48:36 > 0:48:39and that drive gate once again costing dear.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42It just goes to show, actually, watching you all,
0:48:42 > 0:48:45that you just don't know how it's going to play out on the day.
0:48:45 > 0:48:46- No.- At all.
0:48:46 > 0:48:50You make all the plans what you want and the sheep, or the dog,
0:48:50 > 0:48:53may not oblige you on that day.
0:48:53 > 0:48:57Well, I can tell you that you got a solid 75 overall.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00- Oh, I'm pleased enough with that. - And it's stopped raining.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02It's stopped raining, well, that's unusual.
0:49:02 > 0:49:03THEY CHUCKLE
0:49:03 > 0:49:07Well, that result means Ireland will not make it four in a row.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10It's still England who stay ahead by a nose
0:49:10 > 0:49:12and have one hand on the trophy.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15Only this man, Scotland's John MacKillop
0:49:15 > 0:49:18can take it from their grasp and as he steps up to the post,
0:49:18 > 0:49:20he looks determined to do just that.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Stand, stand. Come-bye.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30They need a score of 74 to win.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35Now, we've had a score of 74, a score of 75 and a score of 87
0:49:35 > 0:49:37so who knows what will happen?
0:49:37 > 0:49:40Now then, Joe's going to come inside the trees,
0:49:40 > 0:49:42is he, or is he going to kick out?
0:49:42 > 0:49:44No, he's gone round the back.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50- JOHN WHISTLES - Oh, he's plenty close enough there.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53And that's affected his lift.
0:49:53 > 0:49:5517 for the outrun,
0:49:55 > 0:49:57three points dropped on that lift.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00The sheep are rattled so...
0:50:00 > 0:50:03Yeah, he's come down the hill with a little bit of pace.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05Joe's well back, they'll need to stay straight.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08JOHN WHISTLES
0:50:08 > 0:50:10- They're through. - Yeah, caught the gates.
0:50:12 > 0:50:13Striking-looking dog, Joe.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17John in control now.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Come-bye, come-bye. Stand.
0:50:19 > 0:50:2124 at this stage.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23Stand. Stand!
0:50:23 > 0:50:27- A nice turn coming.- Come-bye, stand.
0:50:27 > 0:50:31- Yeah, that's probably the best turn we've had. Very nice.- Stand.
0:50:31 > 0:50:3318 out of 20 for the fetch.
0:50:34 > 0:50:37Stand! Stand. Stand.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39HE WHISTLES
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Just felt the dog a little there. Minor.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Score's building now.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51Going the right side, though. Ooh!
0:50:51 > 0:50:53He's going to have to be careful here,
0:50:53 > 0:50:56he's going to have to be careful!
0:50:56 > 0:50:58- Missed it.- Seven on the inside.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02Similar to what Ally did and a bigger turn now,
0:51:02 > 0:51:04that's made it interesting.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08Here we go on the cross-drive, the sheep have gathered pace.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10JOHN WHISTLES
0:51:10 > 0:51:11Straightened them.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17- Oh, half through. - Four out, three through.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21- It's a score of 12.- Oh, dear.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25This is going to be very, very close indeed.
0:51:25 > 0:51:26It is, it is.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30It is nail-biting stuff here.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33It is for Tom and Dick from England.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35Watching very, very closely.
0:51:35 > 0:51:39Now, he's back on the line, that's an expensive drive.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43Over to this shedding ring which has really sorted out
0:51:43 > 0:51:46- the competitors this afternoon.- Yep.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49Stand. Stand. Away!
0:51:50 > 0:51:52Stand. Stand!
0:51:54 > 0:51:56John just letting things settle here.
0:52:02 > 0:52:07There's just enough points available for Scotland still to win this.
0:52:07 > 0:52:1119 to draw from the last two, 20 to win.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Here she is, here she is.
0:52:13 > 0:52:17- Now, the judges might look at that...- Stand, away.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20They might look at that.
0:52:20 > 0:52:24John setting up the job now for the pen.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26- He'll know it's close.- Away!
0:52:27 > 0:52:29Away, stand! Stand!
0:52:30 > 0:52:33Away, stand.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36Stand. Stand.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42- Stand.- Lined up nicely.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45Well, the collared ewe's going to take them in.
0:52:45 > 0:52:48And sure enough, good pen.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Eight for the single,
0:52:52 > 0:52:54ten scored for the pen!
0:52:55 > 0:53:00What a trial we have seen here. Right down to the wire.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04So a score of 72 brings Scotland overall
0:53:04 > 0:53:06to within one point of England
0:53:06 > 0:53:09who hang on by the narrowest of margins.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12It's time to reveal the results to our teams.
0:53:14 > 0:53:18Well, every handler and their dogs gave their all over what proved
0:53:18 > 0:53:21to be quite a challenging course in tricky conditions.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23Thankfully, it's stopped raining for the prize-giving.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25Yes, but before we go, to the main award,
0:53:25 > 0:53:29there is a special prize for this year's best young handler
0:53:29 > 0:53:33and as it is an Olympic year, what better than a gold medal?
0:53:33 > 0:53:35And this year, it goes...
0:53:35 > 0:53:38to Jock Welsh and Nell for Team Scotland.
0:53:38 > 0:53:42- Congratulations. There you go. - Very well done, Jock.
0:53:42 > 0:53:43Well done, well deserved.
0:53:43 > 0:53:45Absolutely brilliant work, really good work.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48- What a wonderful partnership. - Well done.
0:53:48 > 0:53:52And so then, for the winners of the 40th anniversary edition of
0:53:52 > 0:53:55One Man and His Dog, it's no secret that
0:53:55 > 0:53:57it was a very, very tight battle between England and Scotland.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00In fact, there was just one point in it.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03The winning team is...
0:54:04 > 0:54:05It's England!
0:54:05 > 0:54:08- England. Well done, Dick. - Well done, Tom.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10- Cheers, thank you.- Well done.
0:54:10 > 0:54:14- Good work. Well done, Queen. Well done.- Enjoy it!
0:54:18 > 0:54:20Well, that is it.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23England, the winners of the 40th anniversary edition
0:54:23 > 0:54:25of One Man And His Dog here
0:54:25 > 0:54:28in the glorious surrounds of Florence Court.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31Next week, I will be exploring an old Surrey industry.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34And John will be revealing which photograph you voted best
0:54:34 > 0:54:36in the Countryfile photographic competition.
0:54:36 > 0:54:42- I hope you can join us then but from all of us here, come-bye.- Away!
0:54:42 > 0:54:43I'm off for a lie-down.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46THEY CHUCKLE