Nova Scotia Toller Vs Golden Retriever

[kelpiecuddles]

Apologies, I've always just called them 'a brittany' when I've seen them but I must admit I had thought they were a spaniel. Lesson learned :)

[Salukifan]

Apologies, I've always just called them 'a brittany' when I've seen them but I must admit I had thought they were a spaniel. Lesson learned :)

Did the same thing myself here about 10 years ago. Very common misunderstanding of the breed.

[Leah82]

Apologies, I've always just called them 'a brittany' when I've seen them but I must admit I had thought they were a spaniel. Lesson learned :)

they were previous called Brittany spaniels, according to wiki this was changed to just Brittany in 1982 as they had more setter/pointer working characteristics

They still come up when you're searching for different types of spaniels though :p

[fbaudry]

What's even more confusing is that they're still called Epagneul Breton in their home land, épagneul being the French word to describe all continental spaniels...

[kelpiecuddles]

OK so I'm not going mad, I was sure I had heard them called Brittany Spaniels at some point! At any rate, they'll just be plain old Brittany to me from now on.

[OSoSwift]

I spoke to a brittany breeder about an adult dog they were selling when we were looking for a friend for Collie. She said the dog needed to be taken on an hour bike ride daily as well as mental training. That's too much exercise for even me

With the 1 hour bike ride - you can fall into the trap of giving your dog too much physical exercise - which means it takes more and more to wear them out - I know because my brother made this mistake with his dog :laugh:

Mental stimulation / training is far more exhausting than running walking the same amount of time - if you build up your dogs fitness you will have to keep it exercised at that level. This is true of any size or breed of dog really

Yep you just make them fitter so they can be naughtier for longer!!!!

[dee lee]

I have found my friend's cocker spaniel to be fairly similar in temperament to my Goldie. She is a bit more neurotic but I suspect that's more to do with her owner spoiling her.

To be honest I prefer the more robust quality of Cockers to Cavs.

Sheena, can I ask why they want a smaller dog? Older Goldies would be far less work than most smaller breeds I would think.

[Leah82]

I have found my friend's cocker spaniel to be fairly similar in temperament to my Goldie. She is a bit more neurotic but I suspect that's more to do with her owner spoiling her.

To be honest I prefer the more robust quality of Cockers to Cavs.

Sheena, can I ask why they want a smaller dog? Older Goldies would be far less work than most smaller breeds I would think.

I agree that cockers can be great companions especially if your friend spends a lot of time at home as they can get pretty lonely by themselves.

Our cocker doesn't need a great deal of exercise and is more content with lots of cuddles, training and a few trips to the park each week

An older cocker might be a good idea though as they take awhile to grow up, anything over 4 should be out of the puppy phase.

And they come in gold :)