Three-legged sheepdog wins prize

A sheepdog with three legs has won a competition for best farm dog in England and Wales.

Jack lost his leg after a serious injury last year, but made an amazing recovery and still works on his owner's farm in North Wales.

The Rees family sent in a photo of Jack and explained why he should be named top dog in the competition.

Judges at the National Farmers Union said they were impressed by Jack's battle against hardship.

One judge said: "This is a dog who has certainly seen his fair share of adversity following his accident last year but who has bounced back to his hard-working, irreplaceable best."


Try our dogs quiz

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Match the words below to their definitions

adversity / competition / hardship / impressed / injury /irreplaceable

event where people try to win a prize by being the best at something
damage to your body
admired or respected someone because of what they did
when life is difficult or unpleasant
difficult or unlucky situation
when something cannot be replaced because it is too special, valuable or unusual

True or false?

1. Jack is the best farm dog in Scotland.
2. The Rees family lives in North Wales.
3. Jack does not work on the farm any more.
4. The Rees family owns Jack.
5. No one knew why Jack should be named best farm dog.
6. Jack has not recovered from his injury.
7. The competition was run by the National Farmers Union.
8. Jack lost his leg the previous year.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
1. serious
a) the same as slight
b) the same as bad
c) the same as deep
2. battle
a) the same as strike
b) the same as worry
c) the same as fight
3. explained
a) the same as excluded
b) the same as gave reasons
c) the same as wondered
4. named
a) the same as renamed
b) the same as called
c) the same as chosen


KEY

Vocabulary

competition event where people try to win a prize by being the best at something
injury damage to your body
impressed admired or respected someone because of what they did
hardship when life is difficult or unpleasant
adversity difficult or unlucky situation
irreplaceable when something cannot be replaced because it is too special, valuable or unusual

True or false?
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. True

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
b) the same as bad
c) the same as fight
b) the same as gave reasons
c) the same as chosen