Photos: Meeker Classic Championship Sheepdog Trials 2016 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Sunrise at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Meeker Classic Championship Sheepdog Trials Wednesday.

Waiting for the handler’s signal …

Run, run, run…

Things got underway Wednesday morning with preliminary runs.

Sheep versus dog.

A handler and dog work together to split the sheep during their preliminary run Weds.

Art Contest judge and local artist Pat Daggett discusses merits of several different entries.

The People’s Choice winning art at the Meeker Classic International Art Contest