{PHOTOS} 2017 Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

The winner of the art competition is “Wish Ewe Were Here,” a cut paper collage by Laura Yager of Boise, Idaho. Courtesy Photo

Meeker Classic director Maym Cunningham. Bobby Gutierrez

Dog and handler work together to bring the sheep into the pen. Dale Hallebach

Kim McKee performs Celtic music at Smoking River Arts on a harp made from Scottish sycamore wood. Pat Turner

Demonstrating the kind of precision that made them the 2017 champions are…