The Partridge Pen Gundog Scurry simulates a retrieve that a gundog may be expected 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!