A local working dog and trainer will soon be put to test against the nation’s best.
Loxton’s Daniel Bibby and dog ‘Raffa’ have been listed in the final 12 dogs to compete for the 2025 ‘Cobber Challenge’ seeing dogs tracked for distance and speed over a three week period.
Through October the dogs are awarded points based on distance, speed, and duration with GPS trackers used to count the distance.
Kellie Savage, Cobber’s Marketing Manager said “To date, the record distance that a working dog has completed in the Cobber Challenge is over 1,260km! While it’s a high bar to compete with, we’re confident that there’s a working dog in this year’s competition that’s going break this record and take things to the next level,”.
For Loxton’s Daniel Bibby he says it will be great to see how ‘Raffa’ goes against the nation’s best, adding “with Raffa now six years old, he has become very dependable on the farm”
Locals wanting to follow the progress can do so via the Cobber Challenge website.
