Parade of Working Gundogs at the National Countrysports Fair

Parade Of Gundogs

The mention of the word gundog conjures up an image of Labrador retrievers and springer spaniels. Gundogs extend beyond these two breeds even if they are the most popular ones on the Island of Ireland!

There are over forty different breeds of gundogs in the British Isles, Europe and North America regularly worked in the shooting field. Whilst we may not have all the different breeds of gundogs for you at the National Countrysports Fair in Moira Demesne this year, we have brought together quite a number of them for you to enjoy.

There are too many breeds to mention here individually but they will be divided into the four main gundog groups of: retrievers, spaniels, pointers & setters and hunt point and retrieve breeds (HPR). The dogs' owners will be at the fair for the entire weekend so there is ample opportunity to meet the dogs and chat to their handlers about what the dogs do in the shooting field and learn something about their history.

Each day in the fair's Main Arena the handlers of these diverse breeds of working gundogs will parade them for everyone to see. Expert commentary from one of Ireland's foremost authorities on gundogs will take the visitor through the main gundog groups and the variety of breeds that make up each group.

If you are the owner or the handler of a working gundog and would like to enter the Parade of Working Gundogs at the National Countrysports Fair then we would love to hear from you!