Comparison: Brittany Spaniel and English Springer Spaniel

Brittany Spaniel and English Springer Spaniel are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Brittany Spaniel	English Springer Spaniel
FCI group	7. Pointing dogs	8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of origin	France	United Kingdom
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	47–51 cm	46–51 cm
Weight	–	18–25 kg
Life span	–	12–14 years
Recognition features	The smallest of the pointing breeds, compact and almost square in build Short tail or born tailless White coat with orange, black or liver patches, or roaning	Medium dog with a medium-length coat, often liver-and-white or black-and-white Long drop ears and feathering Square athletic build, shortened tail
Coat	Fine but not silky, flat or slightly wavy, never curly, with abundant feathering on the back of the limbs. Colours: white with orange, black or liver, piebald or roan, also tricolour with tan; self-coloured coats are not allowed.	Medium-length flat or slightly wavy coat.
Purpose	A versatile pointing dog for any game on any terrain, searching, pointing and retrieving.	A spaniel used to flush (´spring´) game within gun range and retrieve.

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