YOUR BRITTANY

General

• What color are you looking for:
• orange & white
• liver & white
• orange roan
• liver roan

• What age range are you looking for?
• Under 6 Months old
• Under 1 year old
• 1-8 years old
• Over 8 years old
• What sex puppy or dog are you looking for
• Male
• Female
• Either
• Have you or family members owned a Brittany in the past?
• What interests you about owning a Brittany?

• Do you plan on spay /neuter?
• Are you considering a rescue Brittany?
• Are you/your family members considering joining a local AKC Brittany club?

Puppy/Dog

• Will the pup/dog be alone while family at work or school?
• How many hours will it be alone a day?
• Where will it stay when left alone: housedog, crate, yard, etc.?

Surroundings

• Where do you live - location and type of neighborhood?
• Do you have a baby? If so, how old?
• Do you have young children? If so, how old?
• Is there a fenced yard where the dog will live? If so what type of fencing and what is its height?
• Do you have other dogs, cats or other pets or critters?

Care

• What are you planning to do with your Brittany
• pet and companion
• hunting
• therapy
• competition
• show
• field
• obedience
• rally
• agility
• other
• What amount of time do you/your family have for exercising your high-energy Brittany?
• In what type of environment will you regularly run your Brittany off lead? ex. – back yard, dog parks, woodlands, farm fields, meadows, desert, shoreline, hill/mountain terrain. Will there be other dogs present?
• How will your family members be involved with your Brittany?
• Do you plan to jog with your Brittany on a leash?
• Which family member(s) will be participating in obedience classes?
• What amount of time do you/your family have for daily training your Brittany to meet its requirement for mental stimulation?
• What time do you/your family have for weekly grooming, including nail trimming, of your Brittany?
  

(For information on how to groom a Brittany see our Brittany Articles page. It contains an article, another artricle linked along with a very good video, all on Brittany grooming.)