Dog breed catalog

Pointing Dogs

BRITTANY SPANIEL

Use:

Pointing dogs.

appearance:

Smallest of the pointing breeds. The Brittany spaniel is a dog with a Continental spaniel-type head (bracco?de in French) and a short or inexistent tail. Built harmoniously on a solid but not weighty frame. The whole is compact and well-knit, without undue heaviness, while staying sufficiently elegant. The dog is vigorous, the look is bright and the expression intelligent. The general aspect is ? COBBY ? (brachymorphic), full of energy, having conserved in the course of its evolution the short-coupled model sought after and fixed by those having recreated the breed.

temperament:

Dog adapting itself to any environment, sociable, with an intelligent and attentive expression, mentally balanced. Versatile pointing dog, for any game on any terrain, precocious in revealing its hunting passion. Remarkable in its searching for game, its gaits, its scenting ability, its ranging in the field, its spontaneity and duration of pointing, its retrieving and its aptitude for training.

size:

SIZE : Heitght at the wither : Males : 48 cm minimum (18,9 ??) with a tolerance of 1 cm (0,4 ??). 51 cm maximum (20,1 ??) with a tolerance of 1 cm (0,4 ??). Ideal height : 49 to 50 cm (19,3 ?? to 19,7 ??). Females : 47 cm minimum (18,5 ??) with a tolerance of 1 cm (0,4 ??). 50 cm maximum (20,1 ??) with a tolerance of 1 cm (0,4 ??). Ideal height : 48 to 49 cm (18,9 ?? to 19,3 ??).

criteria:

A,C