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February 6 2021

A sheepdog has earned her owner a pawfect payday, after she was sold for a world record £27,000.

Twelve-month-old Kim, who was trained by Dewi Jenkins of Talybont, near Aberystwyth, was sold at an online auction by Farmers Marts of Dolgellau.

She was bought by a farmer from Staffordshire and broke the previous record, held by a Welsh dog.

Fellow border collie Henna, from Brecon, which sold for £20,000.

The average price for a working dog is about £2,000.