| The Brittany Spaniel originally was found
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| | is not uncommon for "dual championships"
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| in Breton. In a painting by Oudry in the
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| | (championships in conformation and
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| early 1700s there is a portrait of a
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| | hunting trials) to be shown in the show
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| tail-less spaniel about the size and
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| | ring.The Brittany is a smaller dog,
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| color of the Brittany that is pointing a
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| | standing 17 to 20 inches in height, with
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| partridge. The breed became popular with
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| | finer bones than many of the larger
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| local poachers in the 1800s because of
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| | pointers. The coat should be somewhat
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| its agility and small size and its
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| | sparse and lying flat with some waviness,
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| extraordinary ability to point and flush
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| | although the dogs shown in the ring have
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| the birds, combined with a desire to
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| | a fuller coat it is not necessarily part
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| retrieve and a willingness to work.In
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| | of the standard of the breed. The coat
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| modern times, the Brittany has become the
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| | should not be so heavy as to catch the
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| most popular of the "pointing" breeds in
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| | burdocks and weeds but rather thin enough
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| the United States. It is extremely
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| | and silky enough that the dog can travel
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| "birdy" and is tireless in the field. It
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| | through heavy underbrush with ease.
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| will retrieve the birds also, which is
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| | Colors can be everything from orange and
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| not common with most of the pointers.
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| | white to liver and white with orange and
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| The "Britt" also fits well into a
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| | white being the most popular. Black is
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| household, being affectionate and
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| | not allowed. The Brittany should be an
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| friendly. He is a small dog with a love
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| | athletic dog with the stride of the rear
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| of the outdoors, being agile and compact
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| | foot landing in the print of the front
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| he can fit into an urban household but
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| | foot or beyond when moving. The tail is
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| needs to be well exercised. This is a
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| | either short or bobbed.In matters of
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| dog whose first love is bird hunting and
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| | temperament the Brittany is not overly
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| it is an independent dog. It loves
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| | aggressive and its behavior befits its
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| nothing better than to work with its
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| | function. It has never been used as a
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| human master on a "partnership" basis to
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| | "guarding dog" but only as a "bird dog"
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| bring in the birds. There are many
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| | and this is its first interest. It is
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| hunters who swear by this dog as being
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| | friendly to humans but does not "crave"
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| one of the best bird hunting dogs they
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| | the human companionship as much as it
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| have ever had, once they have had a
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| | craves the joy of the hunt. It is a
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| "Britt" they will never switch their
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| | willing worker and has a "soft" nature,
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| loyalties. This is a breed that has
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| | it is a dog that is easy to train and
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| retained a strong hunting presence in
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| | does not need harsh discipline.
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| both England and the United States and it
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