A Brittany Is at Home In the Field or House

The Brittany spaniel is such an adaptable little dog. Traditionally a hunting dog, he fits just as happily into the role of companion and house pet. And, because he is of smallish size, he is easy to keep in the home, even in a small apartment, and to tuck comfortably on the seat of the car when the family goes on a motor trip.

His smallness, however, is no gauge of his endurance and stamina. He will hunt all day or days on end with the sportsmen of the family and do his part valiantly on pheasant, grouse, woodcock or quail. Many Brittanys are also adept water dogs, if given the experience and training, and will retrieve waterfowl for the gunner or balls for the children.

Perhaps this seems like a large order for a dog weighing a little more than thirty pounds and standing about nineteen inches high when grown, but he would not be a Breton if he were not able to meet the ruggedness of life as well as its comforts with complete equanimity.

The Brittany has two distinctive characteristics that set him apart from other sporting breeds. Although a spaniel, he has an inherent pointing instinct and, unlike the cocker and English springer spaniel which "spring" or flush their game from the cover, the Brittany ranges over the ground and points game as the setters and pointers do. He is the only spaniel breed known in this country which has this strongly developed pointing instinct.