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In the 1950s, Crufts became an obedience championship show for the first time, and working sheepdogs were entered, becoming the first crossbreeds to compete.

He later attended a community picnic in Parramatta, where the suit-clad monarch had a go at cooking sausages on a barbeque before meeting a sheepdog.

Their sheepdog, known to bark when anyone visited the farm, had disappeared and locals said it was found drowned in the farmyard well - though this is not referenced in the police report.

"We've tried with fences, sheepdogs, shepherds, and livestock are still getting attacked."

A pair of Italian sheepdogs, trained to ward off bears and wolves, have helped protect a flock of Christmas turkeys.