Working Dogs Australia: 2023 Boonah cattle-dog trial replays

Key facts

Publisher channel

Working Dogs Australia — @workingdogsaustralia571

Recorded event

2023 Boonah cattle-dog trial

Open final

1 hour 12 minutes 55 seconds

Novice final

1 hour 42 minutes 30 seconds

Open heats

6 hours 30 minutes 16 seconds

Novice heats

7 hours 15 minutes 44 seconds

Access check

Video metadata retrieved; complete recordings not watched

What is available in the replay archive?

The four named videos separate open and novice classes and distinguish heats from finals. Their publisher descriptions identify them as full replays of livestreamed events and credit Ray Cooper Multimedia Professional. The year 2023 belongs to the event labels; it should remain attached when sharing or cataloguing a recording.

This is a useful archive for readers who want to follow cattle-dog trial footage beyond a short highlight. The channel metadata establishes titles, durations and replay format. It does not by itself verify a complete sporting record, every participant’s identity or what happened in portions of the recordings that have not been reviewed.

Choose a final or a heats recording

For a shorter first viewing, select the open final or novice final. For a longer session, the corresponding heats recordings provide separate entries into the archive. Use the direct links in the references below to preserve the class and stage rather than relying on a search result with an abbreviated title.

The displayed durations describe the length of each recording, not the working time of an individual dog. A long broadcast may contain several runs and intervals. If looking for a particular handler or dog, check the recording’s available descriptions, on-screen identification and commentary before assigning a timestamp to a named competitor.

How to follow the work on screen

Start by locating the handler, dog and cattle, then note the direction of stock movement and which parts of the course the camera shows. Follow one sequence at a time. A wide view can help establish the relationship between the team and stock; a close view may make details visible while leaving another part of the course outside the frame.

Keep an observation separate from an explanation. You might note that the cattle changed direction at a particular timestamp without knowing which cue, pressure or condition produced it. Write down the question and revisit it with the surrounding footage or an experienced instructor rather than diagnosing the whole run from a single moment.

Class labels, scores and results need their own context

Open and novice are the labels supplied by these recordings. For eligibility, course requirements or scoring, use the relevant organiser’s published conditions and rulebook. Do not assume that class names used by another association or another livestock discipline have identical definitions.

A final recording identifies a stage of the event; its title does not identify a winner. When checking a result, retain the event year, class, handler, dog and published result source. A familiar dog name or a clip shared without its event label is insufficient to establish a placing or connect a performance with a pedigree.

Recorded broadcasts and current availability

The publisher’s Livestreams webpage is indexed with Boonah replay labels, but direct retrieval failed during this check. The YouTube video metadata was retrieved separately. This page therefore provides a route to the named archived videos without claiming that the website currently works or that a new broadcast is scheduled.

For an upcoming event, confirm its date and broadcast announcement with the organiser or publisher. The Boonah Working Stock Dog Club’s own website describes its local training and trial activities; that is a separate source for learning about the club. An archived cattle-dog broadcast does not establish the details of its next event.

Keep useful viewing notes and creator credit

Record the video title, link, class, stage and timestamp alongside your observations. Add the handler and dog only when their identification is established. This makes a note useful for later discussion and helps distinguish a full replay from a short excerpt of the same event.

Use the cattle-dog trial guide for introductory context, the wider media guide for other recording formats and the oral-history guide for preserving accounts from participants. Credit the publisher and the recording’s production credit when referring to the footage. This independent WORKING DOG guide does not reproduce the broadcasts or imply a publishing partnership.

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