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Other names | Breton Spaniel Brittany Brittany Wiegref Epagneul Breton French Brittany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Brittany, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dog (domestic dog) |
The Brittany Spaniel or Breton Spaniel (French: Épagneul Breton) is a French breed of gun dog of spaniel type, bred primarily for bird hunting.[2]
It developed between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries in Brittany in north-west France, and was officially recognized early in the twentieth. The breed has developed differently in the United States, where it may be referred to as the 'American Brittany'.[citation needed]