NAME: French Brittany
OTHER NAMES: American Brittany, Brittany Spaniel, Brittany Wiegref, Epagneul Breton
ORIGIN: France
SIZE TYPE: Medium Sized Dog Breeds
BREED GROUP: Sporting dog breeds (AKC)
LIFE SPAN: 14 -15 years
TEMPERAMENT: Happy, Attentive, Intelligent, Agile, Quick, Adaptable
HEIGHT MALE: 19–20 inches (47–52 cm)
FEMALE: 18–20 inches (46–51 cm)
WEIGHT MALE: 13.6–18.2 kg
FEMALE: 13.6–18.2 kg
COLORS: Roan, Black & White, Tri-color, Piebald, Liver & White, Orange & White
OVERVIEW
Brittany hound character excitement, high degree of alertness dog breeds, is gentle, and not easily frightened. As a retriever is praiseworthy quality in the United States by the universal love. It's smaller size and natural hunting quality to meet the modern American female hunters need. Its first-class olfactory and intense hunt for this breed two main characteristics. It is smaller than some of the larger body to make it more suitable for the shape of the hounds of the life in the city. Its vision and hearing as well as smaller size can reach, make it more suitable for today near the cross intensive road network and fence hunting grounds.
BODY TYPE
Each part of the body has the advantages of compact structure, a medium build, with long legs canine shape appearance and agility. Strong, powerful, be full of go, rapid movement, image rough ( cold ), without awkwardness, is a feature of the breed. It can be no tail or a shortened length of about 10.2 cm ( 4 inch ) tail.
COAT
The coat is wavy or flat, and dense. Feathering of moderate appearance is found on both the front and rear legs. The thighs are well feathered, but not profusely, halfway to the hock. The ears carry little fringe. The skin is fine and fairly loose.
COLOR
Orange and white, liver and white, and black and white, in clear or roan patterns. Some ticking is desirable. Tri-colors are allowed but not desirable.
TEMPERAMENT
Happy, Attentive, Intelligent, Agile, Quick, Adaptable
GAIT
Gait is always smooth, with powerful drive from the hindquarters. The Brittany is a hunting dog, and movement must convey that of a well-balanced, strongly-built, agile, athletic dog capable of great stamina in the field.
OTHER NAMES: American Brittany, Brittany Spaniel, Brittany Wiegref, Epagneul Breton
ORIGIN: France
SIZE TYPE: Medium Sized Dog Breeds
BREED GROUP: Sporting dog breeds (AKC)
LIFE SPAN: 14 -15 years
TEMPERAMENT: Happy, Attentive, Intelligent, Agile, Quick, Adaptable
HEIGHT MALE: 19–20 inches (47–52 cm)
FEMALE: 18–20 inches (46–51 cm)
WEIGHT MALE: 13.6–18.2 kg
FEMALE: 13.6–18.2 kg
COLORS: Roan, Black & White, Tri-color, Piebald, Liver & White, Orange & White
OVERVIEW
Brittany hound character excitement, high degree of alertness dog breeds, is gentle, and not easily frightened. As a retriever is praiseworthy quality in the United States by the universal love. It's smaller size and natural hunting quality to meet the modern American female hunters need. Its first-class olfactory and intense hunt for this breed two main characteristics. It is smaller than some of the larger body to make it more suitable for the shape of the hounds of the life in the city. Its vision and hearing as well as smaller size can reach, make it more suitable for today near the cross intensive road network and fence hunting grounds.
BODY TYPE
Each part of the body has the advantages of compact structure, a medium build, with long legs canine shape appearance and agility. Strong, powerful, be full of go, rapid movement, image rough ( cold ), without awkwardness, is a feature of the breed. It can be no tail or a shortened length of about 10.2 cm ( 4 inch ) tail.
COAT
The coat is wavy or flat, and dense. Feathering of moderate appearance is found on both the front and rear legs. The thighs are well feathered, but not profusely, halfway to the hock. The ears carry little fringe. The skin is fine and fairly loose.
COLOR
Orange and white, liver and white, and black and white, in clear or roan patterns. Some ticking is desirable. Tri-colors are allowed but not desirable.
TEMPERAMENT
Happy, Attentive, Intelligent, Agile, Quick, Adaptable
GAIT
Gait is always smooth, with powerful drive from the hindquarters. The Brittany is a hunting dog, and movement must convey that of a well-balanced, strongly-built, agile, athletic dog capable of great stamina in the field.