The gum boots and Driza-Bones were out in style as competitors battled through the cold, wet weather for a chance at the blue ribbon in this year's Ag-Grow working dog trial.
The trial, which ran over three consecutive days, was judged by Adrian Staatz, Lowood, and kicked off on the Thursday morning.
Over 100 dogs were entered into the first round of the open, which event organiser Steve Biles, Blackwater, said was about 20 more than the previous year.
"It's a great venue here for running the dog trial and great for the public to come and see it," he said.
After a grueling two rounds of competition with dogs judged on their ability to maneuver stock around a course, within an allocated time frame, the finalists were determined and 33 dogs were selected to compete.
Middlemount competitor Paul Wroe managed to claim yet another victory at the Ag-Grow working dog trial, winning the open competition with his faithful Natel Tippy.
Mr Wroe and Tippy scored an aggregate of 289 points over the three rounds to take out the top place in the final on Saturday morning.
The pair, who are no strangers to dog trialing, boast a long list of credentials which earned them the top spot, with a recent victory in the open dog trial at Clermont Show in May.
Mr Wroe also managed to secure second place with his dog Jacksons Silver, scoring an aggregate of 288 points.
They were closely followed by Comet competitor Andrew Jansen who took out third place with his dog Riverside Buck, scoring 285 points.
Fourth and fifth place were a tie between Mr Jansen's dog Riverside Drifter, and Emerald competitor Glenn Dickson with his bitch Douglas Meg, both scoring 282 points.
Completing the line-up in sixth place was Mr Dickson with his dog Wildcard Barney, who scored 280 points over the three rounds.
Mr Biles, who has been running the event for 26 years now, said he was deeply impressed with the level of skill he witnessed in this year's trial, and cannot thank everyone who continues to support the event enough.
"The sport has really grown, there are a lot of young fellas and girls getting into it now," he said.
"The dogs have certainly improved a lot over the last 20 years with a lot more breeding going into them now.
"I'd just like to thank the cattle donors Greg Hardgraves and family for donating their cattle, because without cattle you can't have a show, and thanks to Ag-Grow for letting us run the trials here in conjunction with this event."
Despite his long involvement organising the dog trial, Mr Biles shows no sign of hanging up the boots anytime soon and looks forward to next year's event.
"I'll continue to do it for the dogs," he said.
