Blakloks 5 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Has anybody had any experience with these dogs? I know they are quite popular with falconers, are they any good for beating and wildfowling? they look they would be a nice sturdy shooting companion! Quote Link to post
gnipper 7,018 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 I've got a dog that's half Brittany and that half is the mental half, never stops. Quote Link to post
Blakloks 5 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Ha! What's the other half? Half dead trying to keep up??!! Quote Link to post
gnipper 7,018 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Whippet greyhound so its mad like the Brittany but at whippet speed. Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 a full on breed mate a good one is brilliant a bad one is usually in the next county Quote Link to post
Bossie 90 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Do you mean brittany as in American Brittany Spaniel or as in Epagneul Breton? I've got ped Epagneul Breton, very game dog. He came from a shelter and was (I think) first introduced to game when he was 7 years old. He's got a very good nose. He points feather very well for the chances he's had to gain some experience. If you like him to he will point and flush/spring. When ferreting he becomes mental about rabbits, does not mark occupied holes yet but I think that's to a lack of experience. He's very fast (ok that's relative) but at age 7 he will not only outrun dogs at endurance but also bigger and racier dogs at top speed just because of his drive. My hunting buddies small Munsterlander which is 4-5" bigger and 4 years younger is no match. They make great, truly great family pets, very loving towards children. However, for me, in my current location and use, there is a major downside to these dogs. It is a continental all rounder which hunts a lot like a setter, it's the widest/furthest hunting dog over here, which makes it very uncontinental. It has great stamina and will run a lot of land. They need a lot of space and are not really suitable as a hunting companion if you live in a very populated area. If you start a pup you might get him/her to work a bit closer with you but it really is in the makeup of the dog to search vast grounds. Compared to other all rounders they are not the best retrievers. Edited January 12, 2013 by Bossie Quote Link to post
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