The Future of Hunting

 

After extensive research and hand ringing I finally settled on the hunting dog of the future.  And the winner is......

FRENCH BRITTANY

I wanted a dog that hunted close, which made me look at the spaniels, but a friend recommended that I look at the Brittany.  The Brittany hunts close (in fact, it was called the Brittany Spaniel, and the French still call it that), but it also points.  Bonus.....  They are apparently very easy to train.

I got lucky, and found an AKC registered puppy not 1 hour from my house.  We looked, we played, we chose.  We now have a tiny terror whose name is Thibodeaux.  Since the breed is French, we were looking for a French name, but at the same time, it is the American branch of the breed, so an American name seemed appropriate.   Thibodeaux is French Cajun, and it can be translated as "Bold one."

We call him Tibbs, or for those who are cinema nerds, we call him Mr. Tibbs!

As you can see, he and Brock-Lee have already become friends.  I killed 3 ducks the other day, and I got a point from the puppy when he came across some of the breast feathers that had blown back into the yard.  He also pointed a chicken hiding under the rose bushes. It was interesting to watch it develop from a "stalk" to a "point."  I'd read that that was what would happen, and that is exactly what happened.

10 weeks old and pointing.  I'd say that's a good sign.

 

Vive la Brittany!