Everything about The Pont-audemer Spaniel totally explained
The
Pont-Audemer Spaniel or
Epagneul Pont-Audemer is a breed of
gundog
which is virtually unknown outside of its native country of
France.
Description
Appearance
The Pont-Audemer Spaniel is a medium-sized dog, weighing 44 to 60 pounds (20-27 kg), and standing around 20 to 23 inches (52-58 cm).
The coat is long and wavy, but smooth about the face. The color is liver or brown, or a mixture of liver or brown and white. Ticking is quite common.
Temperament
Though hardy, as well as hard-working, the breed has the typical
spaniel
traits of being easy to train, gentle, and affectionate. The dogs are known to have a fun-loving quality and in France are said to be
le petit clown des marais (the little clown of the marshes).
Working dogs
Pont-Audemer Spaniels are usually found in a working gundog environment, and are
rarely kept as mere family pets. The dogs specialize as
water dogs, but like
their relative, the
Brittany Spaniel, can also work as
pointers
and
flushers.
History
The breed is alleged to have been developed in the
Pont-Audemer
region of France in the nineteenth century. It is believed that the
Barbet and/or
Poodle may have gone into the Pont-Audemer's makeup as well as old
spaniel breeds such as the
Picardy Spaniel. The breed's numbers were never large, and so few examples existed after
World War II that it became necessary to cross-breed dogs with
Irish Water Spaniels. The population of these unique spaniels is still small, and the breed is in danger of extinction.
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