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Wyatt Fant, 11, wipes the face of his sheep Kermit Aug. 12 outside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)

Wyatt Fant, 11, wipes the face of his sheep Kermit Aug. 12 outside the Trade Center at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)

August 13, 2025

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All or mutton: Competitors shepherd their sheep at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo
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All or mutton: Competitors shepherd their sheep at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo

At the outdoor grooming station ahead of the Aug. 12 competition, Hadlee Lau, 12, and her sheep, Betty, were engaged in their own battle of wills. The blue Hampshire ewe refused to step onto the raised grooming platform.