A farmer is saying “that’ll do” after auctioning his sheepdog for a record £19,451 – thanks to YouTube videos of her skills in action.
A British buyer bagged bitch Elan Valley Sally in the online sale after clips sparked huge interest during lockdown. Kevin Evans, whose dad David sold the 19-month-old, said: “Dad knew Sally was something a bit special when he offered her for sale.
She is a quality young bitch with a lovely temperament.” Kevin, of Libanus, Brecon, posted vids of Sally in action because the pandemic hit sales – with people only allowed to travel five miles in Wales for leisure.
He said: “We didn’t quite know how things would work out with this selling format but it’s worked well. “We produced videos for Facebook and YouTube,