Brittany Spaniels

I have been using this term to define what look like brief, involuntary muscle contractions in my old Brittany spaniel. His is prone to the occasional full blown seizure and is on phenobarb to control those. But every once in a while his body will convulse suddenly, like he's getting jolted with a small amount of electricity. It only lasts for a second or two. I don't know if "microseizure" is the right term, I've simply co-opted it because it seems to fit logically with what I'm seeing.

The differences between the Brittany spaniel and the English Springer spaniel begin with their origin. The Brittany comes from France, the English comes from Britain. The Brittany is also only found in black and white while the Springer comes in a variety of colors including brown and red.

People get Britanny spaniels' tails cut off mostly because the dogs don't look right unless they do. Docking tails for many hunting dogs began as a way to reduce the long, feathery hair that gets easily tangled in the brush and can pick up burrs and stickers.

Some Brittany Spaniels are born with long tails and some are born with tails that are naturally short. These dogs generally have their tails docked at birth.

Many believe breeding is very bad for dogs living in shelters, because people pay alot of money for an inbred puppy and there is one at the shelter that is being put to sleep.

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Yes, Brittany Spaniels are very good family pets!! They are very pertective and great with kids! Although they do go through a teething stage and like to chew on things and nibble on you!! (get a milk jug you are done with and wash it out really good and let them have it to chew on. Don't panic if they swallow some they should be fine it happens alot!!)