Handler Patricia MacRae and her dog, Jim participate on the double-lift (international style) course during the finals of the 2017 U.S. Border Collie Handlers Association National Sheepdog Finals at Belle Grove Plantation south of Middletown, Virginia on Sunday. The event started Tuesday with 150 handlers and dogs from the United States and Canada. On Sunday the field was down to 17 finalists competing for the honor of National Sheepdog Champion of North America.
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