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The Full Brittany Description

The Brittany is a happy, alert, and active dog. He loves to work and is eager to please. He thrives on challenges and exercise, work and friendship, and makes an ideal dog for someone who can give him a serious daily workout.

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The Brittany was named for a French Province

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The Brittany is a natural pointer and excellent retriever who makes a great hunting companion.

The Brittany requires only a few minutes of brushing each day to maintain his lovely coat.

Brittany's usually have exceptionally friendly temperaments, they love people and get along well with other dogs.

Indicative Breed Standard

General Appearance

Workmanlike, compact, lively, squarely built.

Characteristics

Energetic, intelligent, hunt-point-retriever.

Temperament

Affectionate and eager to please.

Head and Skull

Medium length, rounded with the median line slightly visible. Stop well defined but not too deep. Occiput not pronounced but can be felt. Muzzle about two-thirds the length of the skull, tapered but not snipy. Nostrils open and well shaped.

Eyes

Expressive, brown to dark brown in harmony with coat colour, never light or hard in expression. Well set in.

Ears

Drop ear, set high, rather short, lightly fringed and vine-shaped covered with slightly wavy hair.

Mouth

Jaws strong with a perfect regular scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Lips tight, upper lip slightly overlapping lower.

Neck

Medium length, clean and well set into shoulders.

Forequarters

Sloping and well set on shoulders. Forelegs straight with good muscle. Moderately well boned. Feathered.

Body

Chest deep, descending to the level of elbow. Ribs well rounded. Back short with loin short and strong with slight slope from withers to croup and from
croup to hindquarters.

Hindquarters

Strong and broad, flanks well rounded, moderate bend of stifle. Hocks well let down. Feathered to mid-thigh.

Feet

Small, compact with a little hair between toes.

Tail

Docked: Naturally tailless, short or customarily docked. Carried level with back.
Undocked: Carried level with back.

Gait/Movement

Brisk, short striding, straight and true.

Coat

Body coat rather flat, dense, fairly fine and slightly wavy.

Colour

Orange/white, liver/white, black/white, tricolour, or roan of any of these colours. Nose dark or harmony with coat colour.

Size

Ideal height: dogs: 48-50 cms (19-20 ins); bitches: 47-49 cms (18½-19½ ins).