I suppose that aside from training, hunting and associated matters involving our Brittanys, the Brittany is mostly a family companion.

What does your Brittany do for 52 weeks a year? 

Even if you live in Texas where quail season is 4 months long, in an average year you may hunt 2 weekends a month which equates to 16 days afield pursuing quail.  If your Brittany is used as a verstile hunting dog, you may hunt 3 or 4 days for dove.  Maybe 3 or 4 days for waterfowl.  Maybe a few other days if you use your Brittany for squirrel, rabbit or tracking purposes.  With that, the number is only about 28 days a year hunting with your Brittany.  I think that most folks will come closer to 2 weeks total ‘in the field’ time in an average year (excluding travel and such)

As much as we love to enjoy our Brittanys afield, their truly number one ‘job’ is to be our family dog.  I call the Brittany “America’s great compromise dog”.  Show me a bird hunter with a young family and I’ll show you the perfect dog for that family, a Brittany.  I think an equally large group of hunters with Brittanys are those of us who are getting to be senior and have an empty nest.  What a perfect fit!

We hunters and owners of Brittanys can sit and tell many long stories about great days afield with our hunting buddy however, we can tell you so many more stories about great times at home.  Of course the Brittany is not perfect for sure.

Take care and give your Brittany a treat for me,

Dave