A Powys sheepdog trialist has set a new world record price after selling an unbroken pup for £6,100.

David Evans, who farms at Penclyn, Brecon, sold 11-week-old black and white Border Collie, Bet, at the Skipton online sheepdog sale.

Bet is about to embark on a new life with an unnamed buyer in Wales.

David smashed the previous unbroken sale record of £3,700 by Northern Ireland’s Donal Mullaney at Skipton last October.

He also hit £3,800 – that too would have been a new world record unbroken pup price if not for Bet - with a second 11-week-old black and white bitch, Karven Flash.

Flash has found a new home with an online buyer from Norway, Hilmar Eide, of Torvastad on the island of Karmøy.

David's son is record breaking breeder and trialist Kevin Evans. He sold three fully broken dogs for a combined £35,600 at the online sale.

County Times: Pink was top dog at the sale after going for £14,300.Pink was top dog at the sale after going for £14,300.

Kevin, of Llwynfedwen Farm, Brecon, has been setting the working sheepdog world alight of late with his charges, many related to the handler’s high profile trials champions.

While none of the top-notch trio were able to get near the £20,000 all-time world record price he got at Skipton last autumn with three-year-old Henna, Kevin did get £14,300 with his fully-broken March 2019-born tan and white bitch, named Pink.

The Evans father and son team, who with six dogs between them netted almost £55,000 at last week's sale.