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In France, the country of origin of the Brittany, the principle
that our breed is dual purpose is held in very high esteem,
and both beauty and working ability are conscientiously promoted.
With this in mind, a number of years ago, the French Brittany
Club introduced an official Natural Aptitude Test, referred
to in its abbreviated form as a T.A.N. (Teste d'Aptitudes Naturelles)
The T.A.N. is designed to assess the natural instinct in young
dogs to hunt and point game, and in France only animals of between
the ages of six months and three years may participate.
There is very high regard in France for the T.A.N. and it is
classed as a very worthwhile certificate and used to be added
to the dog's papers by the French Kennel Club. Even so, in France
this is NOT a competition, there are no winners, no losers.
The raison d'être of the T.A.N. is to demonstrate the wonderful
natural ability of the Brittany.
The Committee of the Brittany Club of Great Britain supports
the French view and hopes all members will also have the aim
to retain the dual purpose abilities of the breed, particularly
when breeding.
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