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Brittany spaniel, breed of medium-sized sporting dog sporting dog, classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred for pointing, flushing, and retrieving game. These dogs hunt by air scent—as opposed to most hounds, which are ground scenters—and their quarry is primarily game birds.
..... Click the link for more information. whose origins may be traced back hundreds of years to France and Spain. It stands about 19 in. (48.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 30 and 40 lb (13.6–18.1 kg). Its dense, flat or wavy coat is dark orange and white or liver and white. Many Brittany spaniels are born tailless or very short-tailed, and a tail that is more than 4 in. (10.2 cm) long is docked to that length. Although it is a "leggy" spaniel, it has a compact body—its height at its shoulder often equals its body length. The Brittany is a first-rate hunter and may easily be trained to retrieve, both on land and water. It is the only spaniel that points its quarry. See dog dog, carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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No references found	Byline: Mark Blazis COLUMN: OUTDOORS My comical little Brittany spaniel, Sosa, like thousands of other happy bird dogs in the state, has been training all year long for tomorrow - opening day of the Massachusetts pheasant season. Pheasant season begins tomorrow by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) I had been out of college long enough to have a Brittany spaniel, and the two of us were cruising the Iowa prairie, looking for a place to hunt. Upping the ante: federal duck stamp price should increase for 2010 by Madson, Chris / Wildfowl Some dog breed experts claim that the Welsh Springer Spaniel shares the same ancestry as the Brittany Spaniel. Welsh Springer Spaniel by Geoffrey English / Pets and Animals community	British North Borneo British Open British Socialist Party BSP British Somaliland British South Africa Company British Standard British Standard specification British Standards Institute British Standards Institution British Steel Corporation British Telecom British Telecom Research Laboratories British thermal unit British Togoland British Trade Union Congress BTUC British West Africa British West Indies British, The Britomart Britomartis Briton Britske, Ergard Britske, Ergard Viktorovich Brittan, Sir Leon Brittany Brittany spaniel Britten Britten of Aldeburgh, Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, Benjamin Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh brittle brittle fracture brittle mica brittle silver ore brittle star brittle temperature brittleheart Brittleness brittlestar Britton, John Britton, Nathaniel L. Britton, Nathaniel Lord Briukhanov, Nikolai Briukhanov, Nikolai Pavlovich Briukhonenko, Sergei Briukhonenko, Sergei Sergeevich Briukhovetskii, Ivan Briukhovetskii, Ivan Martynovich Briukhovichi Briullov School Briullov, Aleksandr	Brittania Brittania Brittania Metal Brittania Metal Brittanic Brittanica Brittanicus Brittannia Brittannia Brittannia Brittannica Brittannica online Brittanny Brittanny Brittanny Brittany Brittany Brittany Brittany (dog) Brittany (dog) Brittany (dog) Brittany (peninsula) Brittany (peninsula) Brittany (peninsula) Brittany (region) Brittany (region) Brittany (region) Brittany bassett Brittany Hill Against Drugs Brittany Rolled Baits Brittany spaniel Brittany Symbol Brittany Symbol Brittany Symbol Brittany, France Brittany, France Brittany, France Britten Britten Britten of Aldeburgh, Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, (Edward) Benjamin, Lord Britten of Aldeburgh Britten, (Edward) Benjamin, Lord Britten of Aldeburgh Britten, Benjamin Britten, Benjamin Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten Britten, Benjamin, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh Brittish Brittish brittle brittle brittle brittle Brittle (food) Brittle and Shallow Brittle Asthma brittle b brittle b brittle b brittle b

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Byline: Mark Blazis COLUMN: OUTDOORS My comical little Brittany spaniel, Sosa, like thousands of other happy bird dogs in the state, has been training all year long for tomorrow - opening day of the Massachusetts pheasant season.