Fryeburg Fair’s sheepdog trial experts and organizers are Gabriel “Gabe” Deschambeault Merrill, 87, of Brownfield, Maine, and her niece, Lynn Deschambeault, 59, of Denmark, Maine. The trials take place on the infield beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday.

Lynn says, “Sheepdog trials are competitive events where dogs and their handlers herd sheep. We use obstacles and timing to judge their success. Actually I think trials started when a couple of guys got together and one said my dog’s better than yours!”

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