Brittany Split
In the May issue of Versatile Hunting Dog, NAVHDA announced the recognition of the Epagneul Breton (Brittany Spaniel) as a separate breed from the American Brittany.
I have mixed feelings about this and was curious as to what other Brittany owners here think?
My personal feeling was that the article was rather biased towards the EB, and carried some falsehoods. I think a Brittany is a Brittany. My eight-month old pup is registered as I guess an American Brittany, but I can trace her pedigree all the way back to French imports. I get that some crossed them out to produce larger dogs to compete in trials, but the French also crossed-out to other black dogs to salvage the Brittany there after WWII.
Are they just a different strain, or really separate, distinct breeds? You could make the same argument about the various strains of English Setter, but they are all still English Setters, no?
Money, egos, and show breeders have ruined many good gun dog breeds.
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