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Only in New Zealand would you have a Show like this! Still feeling wobblyfrom the Zorbing we were determined to get here before the bus tours and managed to bag ourselves a couple of front row seats. What followed was a surreal experience as sheep 'models' were led down a catwalk to stand on a huge podium. Each sheep was a champion ram, representing the nineteen different breeds that make up the huge NZ flocks. Once this impressive array of sheepdom was settled in place, we were treated to a display of sheep shearing by a top shearer on an unsuspecting victim that was herded onto the stage. It happened so fast that the poor animal was left looking rather 'sheepish' being suddenly naked - we suspected its name was Shawn... Next came the demonstration by Huntaway dogs showing their skills at herding the sheep around the stage and various obstacles. Another dog herded ducks, and there was also a Dog Trial involving a "Strong Eye" dog, which basically moves sheep round by staring them down! At the end there was an opportunity to hand feed baby lambs on stage, and being in the front row I was duly volunteered! Why does this always happen to me!!? Still it was great fun and was a good photo opportunity! There's plenty of other things to see and do around the agrodome, as it is a working farm with over 1,000 animals including pot-bellied pigs and alpacas! There is also a woolen mill and shop which shows how the wool goes from the sheep and is spun into yarn. Shear Trivia... *A sheep shearer shears about 400 sheep per day - 300,000 over a lifetime. *World Record: 720 sheep sheared in 9 hours, 1 sheep sheared in 38 seconds, 839 lambs sheared in 9 hours, 1 lamb sheared in 19.8 seconds. David Fagan has held the record 13 times. *Gangs of shearers move from farm to farm. They average 6 shearers who shear the sheep, 4 who handle the wool, and 2 pressers who press the wool into bales and prepare the meals. *The skin of a sheep doubles its thickness within 24 hours of being sheared. Leave a Comment Phone: +64-7-357 4350Directions: Take the Auckland road from Rotorua past Mt Ngongotaha and it's on your right.Website: www.agrodome.co.nz/
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