Walt Jagger dies at age 85

Walt Jagger died this morning at the age of 85, after suffering a stroke at Sheepyhollow, his farm in Hop Bottom, PA, sometime yesterday.   Walt is fondly remembered by the many beginning handlers whom he has helped over the years; he always had a kind word for novices discouraged after a bad run, just as he always had a kind pat for his dogs coming off of the trial field.   Walt may be best known for his annual Pennsylvania State Championship Stock Dog Trial, held at Sheepyhollow since 1982: over the years, it has remained one of the largest and best-known trials in the East.  All of us will miss Walt very much and offer our condolences to his family.