Thank you to the contributor who sent in the above title and the following photos of Issy (Isabel) M and Tinker of Parwich, taken at the Mountain Rescue Demonstration Team at Longshaw Sheep Dog Trials on Saturday 30/8/08. These Sheep Dog trials are said to be the oldest in the country, having been run continuously (apart from the two World Wars) since 1898.

Click here to find out more about the work of Derbyshire Mountain Rescue Team. You can help support this valuable service by donating on-line at their site, you never know when you or one of your family might need rescuing.
Also of interest are the two sites National Search & Rescue Dogs Association (NSARDA) and Mountain Rescue.


Surely Tinker, splendid dog though he is, can not have been found guilty of being a sheepdog.