大象传媒

In an age of computers and technology, the old fashioned sheepdog is growing into a global industry. Dogs and puppies are exported around the world to places like Japan and South America, to breeders and farmers keen to use British Border Collies.

The most prized dogs can achieve prices of around 拢10,000 and that's not counting the stud fees!

Charlotte Smith visits a sheepdog trainer in Worcestershire to learn for herself how to run a dog and find out why the animals are still out performing modern technology when it comes to rounding up sheep high on the hills. Also in the programme, Former World Champion Sheepdog Handler, Aled Owen gives his views on what traits are needed for the perfect working dog and Sarah Swadling visits a farm in Hertfordshire using the barking New Zealand Huntaways. And it's a tense time for the farmers selling dogs at one of the biggest sheepdog sales of the year at Bala in North Wales.

This programme is presented by Charlotte Smith and produced in Birmingham by Angela Frain.