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If you want a wonderful pet, one that is smart,
loving, gentle, energetic, funny, and healthy, you
cannot go wrong with a buying a Brittany Spaniel.
These dogs have been around for a long time, used in
both Europe and America primarily for hunting.
However, people have discovered the even temperament
of the Brittany, now finding the dog also makes an
exceptional family pet, or companion. Since the
Brittany is great around children, dogs, and cats,
its popularity has increased over the years.
Of course, the key with any dog to include the
Brittany Spaniel is that you should only buy from a
reputable breeder. This means the individual has
planned carefully to ensure liters include healthy,
happy, and energetic puppies with little to no
defects. While you could probably save some money
buying from a pet store or through a private party,
you want to be very careful in that you have no
guarantee as to the bloodline or socialization.
However, with a reputable breeder, the dog would be
raised in a loving, disease free environment.
One of the most important aspects of buying a
Brittany, especially if you plan to use the dog for
hunting, field trial competition, or show is to see
both parents. In addition, the breeder should
willingly offer you information pertaining to the
puppy’s bloodline, as well as testing for hip
dysplasia, eye disease, luxating patella, and other
problems specific to this breed. You should also
find the breeder just as interested in you as you
are of him or her.
That means that you should go to the breeder armed
with tons of questions. You want to ask about the
dog’s parents, but also the environment in which the
puppies were raised, the breeder’s qualifications,
guarantees, and so on. On the other hand, the
breeder should be just as interested in your purpose
for buying the puppy, where you live, type of
environment in which the dog will live, children and
other pets in the home, and so on.
Now, if you are looking for a Brittany Spaniel to
have for a family pet or companion, then you might
consider any number of reputable rescue centers.
Unfortunately, Brittany Spaniels along with other
breeds end up in rescue situations for a number of
reasons. For instance, it might be that the dog was
treated cruelly, it could be that the owner died or
had to transfer somewhere and could not take the
animal with him/her, or perhaps someone purchased a
beautiful dog only to find there was not enough time
in the day for required training and exercising.
Regardless of the reason, Brittany rescue offers
another opportunity for owning this beautiful breed.
The most important thing if you go with a breeder is
to find one that has been breeding this particular
dog breed for a long time, someone that understands
the history, temperament, health risks, and so on. A
good breeder will go out of his/her way to learn as
much about the dog being bred as possible so this
information can be used in the business but also
passed down to potential buyers.
Remember, the Brittany Spaniel is one breed of dog
that literally thrives on human contact. This breed
is sensitive, loyal, protective, and a wonderful
family addition. Therefore, the breeder would want
to know about the number of people in the home, the
age of the people, and the number of hours the dog
would be left alone each day. The Brittany also
needs daily exercise. Therefore, if the breeder were
to discover a potential owner were a disabled
individual not capable of providing exercise, he or
she would be strongly discouraged from buying this
breed.
In addition, while the Brittany Spaniel is not a
heavy shedder, it does need to be groomed. The
Brittany has longer feathers on the legs, which
would need to be clipped on occasion. The dog would
also need to be brushed daily and bathed about once
a month. The area around the ears would also need to
be trimmed, helping prevent ear infections or mats.
Again, if the individual was not able or did not
have the time or means to have this breed groomed
properly, the breeder would probably not sell the
puppy. As you can see, it is the breeder’s
responsibility to make sure his/her puppies are a
good match for the home and lifestyle you would
provide, not being judgmental but a good breeder
that cares about the puppies raised.
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