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Title: Scurries
Post by: SteveB on February 15, 2012, 10:01:19 AM
The first of the year is on a week Saturday and Sunday 25/26th of February in Nottingham http://www.shootingshow.co.uk/gundogs-a-scurries for anybody who is interested (bit far for me) Lintran transport box is the top prize
Then there is the Shugburough on March 3/4th http://www.selbygamefair.co.uk/Category-284/Shugborough
Our first will be  10th/11th March http://www.contour.uk.net/westcountrygamefair/index.php
Thoresby on the 17/18th March http://www.livingheritagecountryshows.co.uk/show/the-thoresby-country-craft-fair/51.php
The Kent on the 24/25th March http://www.contour.uk.net/kentgamefair/index.php
Chaos wll resume from last year no doubt but its all good fun. You never know Lulu might behave on two shows on the trot :lol2:. Tia is also entering this year as last year she only had one go and did ok
Anybody else attending
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: spaniel04 on February 16, 2012, 01:24:37 PM
I will be at the West Country Game Fair. But i will definitely not be bringing my cocker  >:D, just my two springer girls. They love a good scurry.  :shades:
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: Pudding on February 16, 2012, 01:46:54 PM
Bob like a good scurrie

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Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: Pisky on February 16, 2012, 02:29:30 PM
They sound like fun!

Is there a list anywhere of all of them? Or does anyone know of one in Wales?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: SteveB on February 16, 2012, 07:48:58 PM
I will be at the West Country Game Fair. But i will definitely not be bringing my cocker  >:D, just my two springer girls. They love a good scurry.  :shades:
Why no cocker? Meany
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: spaniel04 on February 16, 2012, 09:07:07 PM
I will be at the West Country Game Fair. But i will definitely not be bringing my cocker  >:D, just my two springer girls. They love a good scurry.  :shades:
Why no cocker? Meany

The cocker is a rescue dog and wouldn't retrieve at all when I first got him. It has taken months of clicker training (not something I have ever done before) to get a reliable retrieve. He has definitely got the speed but is not confident enough on very long or blind retrieves yet. He is getting there though .... :D
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: spaniel04 on February 16, 2012, 09:10:37 PM
They sound like fun!

Is there a list anywhere of all of them? Or does anyone know of one in Wales?

Thanks!

Have a look on here http://www.scurrybandits.org/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=203&lang=de
 ;)
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: SteveB on February 16, 2012, 10:14:43 PM
The only one they do in Wales is the glan usk which we helped run last year
There are a few more the Welsh scurry open, BASC one in north Wales, heart of Wales,  and the welsh game fair in llanbiddie.
There is also a new one in Herefordshire the end of June which should be good from what I am hearing. 6 different scurries for advanced, novice and juniors.

Sorry spaniel04 we can't say the s word in our house :lol2: where we train there are 3 cockers and the rest are the s word ones and it's a long standing joke between us and them. It's getting to the stage where we don't care where we come overall as long as it's in front of them :005:
Come and say hi if you see us two Black cockers usually with two weimeramers.
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: dawn on February 17, 2012, 08:00:44 AM
Are there any in northumberland, or nearish? They look great, henry would love a go  :005:
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: SteveB on February 17, 2012, 03:02:06 PM
Give us a day or two and I will try and put up a complete list from various sources
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: spaniel04 on February 17, 2012, 03:22:54 PM
A lot of these game fairs will have scurries. :D

http://workinggundogs.co.uk/GameFairCalendar2012.aspx
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: cazza on February 17, 2012, 10:21:33 PM
OOO wish the one I won wth Braan had the top prize of a Lintran transport box as first prize - blimey I would have been over the moon
Title: Re: Scurries
Post by: SteveB on March 05, 2012, 01:17:20 PM


The cocker is a rescue dog and wouldn't retrieve at all when I first got him. It has taken months of clicker training (not something I have ever done before) to get a reliable retrieve. He has definitely got the speed but is not confident enough on very long or blind retrieves yet. He is getting there though .... :D
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Say hello on Sunday if you are around. Shouldnt miss us as there are a few going.  Roxy & Millie (2 springers) Darcy & Eira (2 Weimeramers)
Ralf a golden Cocker and our two black cockers.
Steve