The Brittany is a family dog, and only wants to be with you as much as possible. My dogs are my pets first and foremost. They sleep in the bed, or right by it. They curl up at my feet while I watch tv. My dogs get one-on-one time when we go out to the store. We spend time playing fetch in the yard. And even as I write this they are curled up together on the couch nearby. Although everyone does things differently, my dogs are never kenneled, never left in their crates when I am home, and I certainly don't raise my puppies in a area separate than the main house. My home is a fairly quiet one but my puppies grow up listening to the normal sounds of a household from the moment their ears open.

The Brittany is a hunting dog first, but they are also a very beautiful animal. Our breed standard was written to describe the physical attributes that make the Brittany an optimal bird dog, as originally developed in the Brittany province of France. They are supposed to be the smallest of the pointing breeds, but have a distinct style of hunting innate to their very being. This makes them one of the most popular gun dogs in the country. But I believe correct structure goes hand in hand with correct function in the field. We aren't breeding pointers, vizslas or shorthairs here, but Brittanys! There is good reason why the breed as a whole has more dual champions than the entire Sporting group combined.

It takes me well over a year of research to find the right match for a upcoming litter. A championship on a dog does not mean they are the right match for the female I have in mind, though they may be for another. My goal is to produce birdy dogs with correct, and yes, beautiful conformation. Temperament, energy level, train-ability, all of these things factor into a breeding, as they are inherited by the parents. Proving breeding stock is essential in my view. Most dogs should not be bred, and those that are should be free of genetic defects, conform to the written breed standard, and have passed all breed relative health testing prior to being bred.

Every puppy that enters this home, and each and every one who leaves it, has a commitment from me for their entire lives. There is nothing better than to look into your veteran dogs eyes and see a life well lived, full of love and a shared existence. Years later the memory of those eyes, the love, come back as easily as if it were just a minute ago. Although I understand to a point, re-homing an older dog, it is not in the cards for me. I belong to them much more than they belong to me, and after years of devotion how could I send them away? No, every dog has a place to rest their head until the day they lay it down one final time, with me by their side. The same is true for every puppy I bring into this world. They are welcome home with open arms at any point in their lives. A dog remembers their breeder, no matter how much time as passed. There is a special bond that is never broken, and I will always be there for them.