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The Partridge Pen Gundog Scurry simulates a retrieve that a gundog may be expe cted to make during the shooting season. As the name suggests, partridge pens are used for rearing young birds before they are released shortly before the start of the shooting season. The pens are typically 2.5 metres square, and about 0.75 metres high. When the birds are released the pens usually remain in situ and shot partridge will often fall into an open pen. Gundogs must be able to jump into the pen to make the retrieves. This is one of the more popular gundog scurries for novice handlers, as each of the 2 retrieves is “seen” or thrown when the dog is able to mark them.

Don’t worry if your dog struggles to jump, as we have put a “spaniel friendly” entry point along the bottom of one of the sides for smaller and novice dogs. However, there’s no finer sight than a cocker getting some “big air” as it leaps from the pen! Although simple and straightforward, this can also be one of the most frustrating of gundog scurries. Inches can seem like miles when all that stands between the dog and the dummy is a couple of millimetres of wire mesh, and no apparent way in!

Partridge Pen Gundog Scurry Prizes:

1st Place - £25 cash, Engraved Crystal Goblet & Rosette
2nd Place - £15 cash, Engraved Crystal Goblet & Rosette
3rd Place - £10 cash, Engraved Crystal Goblet & Rosette

Partridge Pen Gundog Scurry Rules

1. Two seen dummies will be thrown into the pens – one into each pen.
2. Dog must be sat unrestrained and off-lead.
3. The dog must stay steady until the second dummy has landed in the pen and the steward tells the handler to send the dog.
4. Any dog that is unsteady and “runs in” will be disqualified.
5. Any dog that is sent before the steward has told the handler to send the dog will be disqualified.
6. The clock will be stopped when the dog crosses the line after the first retrieve, and then restarted.
7. The clock will then not be stopped until the second dummy is placed in the designated container.
8. The dog that retrieves both dummies in the fastest time will be the winner
9. Any dog may enter, however prizes will be allocated to Kennel Club recognised gundog breeds only.
10. Re-entry is permitted
11. Entries cost £2.50 each or 5 for £10.00