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It is spelt "Wayleggo" but pronounced "Wal-a-go" and in dog trialling and shepherding it is an age-old New Zealand call for a sheep dog to leave the sheep and come back to its master.
"Wayleggo" originated in New Zealand and is short for "come away and let go", the phrase used by shepherds and musterers to call their dogs back from working stock, according to the NZ Sheep Dog Trial Association.
The Wayleggo Cup is the dog trialling equivalent of the Bledisloe in rugby.
It's been competed for since 1985 and just like the All Blacks, the New Zealand dog trials team has dominated the competition, winning 21 of 37 competitions over the past 40 years.
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