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