Countryman Fairs has a long and proud tradition of offering high quality terrier and lurcher events. Our flagship event, the Midland Game Fair, is home to the world’s premier event for earth and running dogs, The Countryman’s Weekly Champion of Champions. The Highclere Country Fair offers 2 qualifying events for this prestigious Championship, one on each show day.
The Highclere Country Fair offers a wide range of Terrier and Lurcher showing classes and field events, professionally organised by the Coursing Crew.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 June 2010 17:55
Results from the Terrier & Lurcher Show and Field Events At the Sussex Game and Country Fair on Sunday 20th June 2010
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Last Updated on Sunday, 20 June 2010 17:54
Results from the Terrier & Lurcher Show and Field Events At the Sussex Game and Country Fair on Saturday 19th June 2010
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The Lurcher is not an actual breed of dog. Rather, it is a type of dog, which usually has a member of the sighthound family for one of its parents. Sighthound breeds include the Greyhound, Whippet, Deerhound, Borzoi and Sluki. Other breeds commonly found within the family tree of a Lurcher include Border Collies and Bedlington Terriers.
This multiple crossing of breeds produces dogs that are exceptionally versatile in their use in the field. They are silent hunters, using ezceptonal speed and stamina to run down game, but they are also highly intelligent and make gentle, loyal companions.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 13 February 2010 13:43
The Terrier breeds were developed for hunting vermin of all shapes and sizes, and therefore priority was originally given to there working abilities rather than to appearance. They are an extremely tough and hardy group of dogs, and generally small in size to enable them to work underground. The term “terrier” derives from “terra”, the latin word for earth.
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