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In the heart of a Victorian woolshed, a keen working dog stands sentinel over a pen of dense, silvery Merino sheep. The black and tan kelpie balances alertly on a wooden rail, tongue slightly out, surveying the flock with intense concentration. Soft morning light filters through the weathered timber structure, casting long shadows across the packed earthen floor and highlighting the rich, lanolin-heavy fleece of the tightly clustered sheep. The pastoral landscape stretches beyond the shed's open framework, revealing a classic Australian farming panorama of paddocks and distant treelines. This image captures the quintessential partnership between skilled working dogs and sheep farmers, a relationship fundamental to Australia's wool industry. The rugged infrastructure and the dog's unwavering focus speak to generations of agricultural expertise and the resilient spirit of rural communities.