Sheepdog Championship & Festival

From Sheepdog Championship & Festival Website:

Join us on Labor Day weekend and watch competitors from around to world test themselves against Utah's legendary Rocky Mountain range ewes. These sheep are very wary of anything with four legs and a tail. One wrong move and they're likely to turn and fight or scatter and head for the scrub oak at the top of the hill (there are no fences to keep them in). But these Border Collies are the world's best sheep dogs and it's up to them to reassure the sheep that all will be well if they just fall into line and do what is needed. This all happens while listening to detailed instruction, via whistles and calls from their handler up to 400 yards away down the mountainside. The winner is the dog who gets the job done and who does it well, taking care of his sheep with no unnecessary stress and no abuse.

The fun just starts on the competition hillside. Our food court boasts Utah's best fair food! You'll find over a 15 meal booths with each offering a different menu, plus dessert and snack booths. There's also entertainment with a special focus on keeping our younger spectators entertained. Plan to spend a day (the average stay is 5 hours). Much of what is available on the website now is from our 2014 event, but it is representative of the variety that will be featured in 2015. By late July a schedule of events for each day will be posted.