| Pont-Audemer Spaniel | |||||||||||||
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| Other names | Epagneul Pont-Audemer Setter of Pont-Audemer | ||||||||||||
| Origin | France | ||||||||||||
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The Pont-Audemer Spaniel or Epagneul Pont-Audemer is a rare breed of French gundog. It originated in the nineteenth century from different breeds of water spaniels, and took more of a setter role in hunting than that of a traditional spaniel. Following the Second World War, the breed's numbers dropped so low that the breed club decided to allow cross breeding with other breeds because of fears of the existing stock becoming overly inbred. In 1980, the breed club was merged with that of the Picardy Spaniel.