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Although the Brittany is a Gundog it is extremely versatile
and in recent years has become popular in both Obedience and
Agility.
The Brittany is more independent natured than a Collie so at
the start it can be difficult to get it to understand what is
required of it, but because of its short, quick gait, it has
tremendous manoeuvrability and can therefore, turn corners very
tightly and fast! It is an agile little dog, which is as much
at home on two legs as on four, so it lends itself well to taking
flight over fences with magnificent elegance. The tunnels and
tyres pose no problems either since the Brit has no fear of
cover. It has been said that agility provides "the only way
to tire a Brittany". Some owners use agility training in the
summer months as a way of maintaining their dogs’ fitness for
the shooting season.
There are many Obedience Clubs and Shows throughout the country
and it is becoming popular with Brittany owners. The Brittany
is a strong willed dog, but always wants to please its owner,
and is therefore reasonably easy to train for obedience. It
used to be that the Brittany’s reputation for retrieving was
rather below par but it has now been proved without shadow of
a doubt that this was down to mis-handling of the dog in its
early training. The Brittany likes to play more than anything
else, and this includes retrieving. It does not take kindly
to' forced retrieving’ methods, and will quite suddenly realise
what fun it is to ‘fetch’ for Mum or Dad, sometimes at an early
age, sometimes later in its life. It can sometimes be frustrating
waiting for the penny to drop, but drop it will!!!
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