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Meet the 95-year-old sheepdog trainer still succeeding at Skipton sales

John Bell remains a living legend in the working sheepdog world, proving that age is no barrier to success when it comes to training and selling dogs

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Meet the 95-year-old sheepdog trainer still succeeding at Skipton sales

The 95-year-old East Yorkshire handler's most recent success was claiming 拢6,000 for Kim, a 15-month-old black and white bitch at Skipton's spring online sale. Yet, there is much more behind the nonagenarian,...

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