Epagneul Breton

[AlwaysChasinTailNHorns]

Just put my deposit down for 2nd pick male of a French Brittany pup. I’m an avid woodcock hunter in the southeast and we also get out and chase wild quail a good bit, although the woodcock numbers during the winter months in the southeast prove for a lot more action and dog work than the wild quail do. The pup will be ready for pickup in August 2026 if everything goes right and we’re really excited to add him to the family. Were not new to bird dogs but this will be my first ever Epagneul Breton and I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with them? My research and experience has concluded that they’re great for wild birds in cover, great energy, natural drive/point, and amazing family dogs. Looking to connect with some likeminded owners! Ps the Sire and Dam both are tri colored which is something I’m very fond of! Also if you’re a member of the Mid-South NAVDHA chapter or the Palmetto chapter let me know!

 

[loganwayne]

Who you getting a pup from? Ive had 4, down to two that hunt. This is from today. Im in wnc but hunt the upstate a good bit.

 

[AlwaysChasinTailNHorns]

Who you getting a pup from? Ive had 4, down to two that hunt. This is from today. Im in wnc but hunt the upstate a good bit.

Heck yeah! Nice mixed bag! I’m getting my pup from a breeder in Illinois, Dawson Lake Bretons.

 

[loganwayne]

Yep I know him. Hes judged my dogs at a couple field trials. And one of his mentor or Who he has worked for learning training now has the father of one of my females again.

Hard to go wrong with the Bretons most of the breeders in the US all work together and will call you out if your doing shady stuff.

 

[Speaks]

EBs are great dogs, running a setter at the moment but EBs are among my favorite.

 

[Skyhigh]

I have three here in eastern MT. Great dogs! 12 yr (Phantom tricolor), 5 yr, and 4 yr old orange and white brothers from separate litters. The only spot mine struggle is in tall, thick cover like cattail sloughs.

Had a unique situation about two weeks ago with the five year old (Vision). We were in quite a few pheasants (20-30 early flushers for the past 100 yards) and finally got to a slough edge where they would hold to cover. Vision got birdy, stalked up 30 yards, went on point. I got ahead of him about two yards, bird flushed another ten yards ahead of us. Shot, bird went down in the middle of some layed over cattails, looked like a wing butt hit, but figured it would try and run on us. Vision immediately jumps out to retrieve it, belly flops into the cattails and gets stuck for a few seconds. After he fights through the vegetation we both get to the relative area the bird went down. He doesn't seem to smell it at first. We stay still and quiet for a few seconds and are able to hear the bird moving. Vision then darts that direction, tunneling under the cattails. I lose sight of him for a minute or so, but can hear both him and the bird. Eventually, he stops moving, then busts his head out of the cattails with the bird. Ended up having no tailfeathers when he brought the rooster to me, so I imagine he was on it for a while and just couldn't quite grab it. While he was under the cattails with the bird he ended up traveling about ten yards. I was pretty surprised he ended up catching up with it. Proud of him in to see it come together like that after a few years of working with him.

 

[cubdriver84d]

Welcome to the club!

 

[Schmitty]

We've had a bunch of different breeds over the years and have settled on EB's as the best balance of effective bird finders and pets.
We currently have two young dogs that were loaded with natural talent and have done a pretty good job of figuring out the game. Here's a few pics from last season when they were just 8 months old.