A dog that was too energetic to live in Manchester has represented England after finding a new talent in the country. Two-year-old Border Collie Patch has won numerous sheepdog trials since leaving the city which saw him selected for the Four Nations Nursery Finals that took place on Saturday, March 19.
Patch moved to James Gilman at Pye Ash Farm, in Bosley, Macclesfield, from Manchester and began training in November 2020. The Manc owners were very fond of Patch but said he was too energetic for the city.
Martha Gilman, James’s daughter and PA, told CheshireLive : “The family in Manchester loved Patch dearly but he was causing havoc as he was stalking everything and very energetic. They wondered whether he would be more suited as a sheepdog, rather than a domestic dog in the town. We never usually take on any dogs like this but my dad decided to take a chance.
