Comparison: Brittany Spaniel and Drentsche Partridge Dog

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

	Brittany Spaniel	Drentsche Partridge Dog
FCI group	7. Pointing dogs	7. Pointing dogs
Country of origin	France	Netherlands
Category	Medium	Large
Height at withers	47–51 cm	55–63 cm
Weight	–	25–35 kg
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	White with brown markings and brown ears, roan not permitted Longer hair on neck, chest, ears and legs, and a richly feathered tail that circles while searching Wedge-shaped head with a brown nose and amber eyes
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.	Dense, straight coat with a water-resistant undercoat that appears long due to longer hair on neck, chest, ears, legs and tail. White with brown markings, with or without spots or ticking; roan is not permitted.
Purpose	A versatile pointing dog for any game on any terrain, searching, pointing and retrieving.	A versatile pointing dog of the spaniel type for field and water, hunting within gun range, pointing, retrieving and finding lost game.

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