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« Last post by glassman_48 on Today at 10:05:36 PM »When I was a young man (25 years old) I got a young brittany puppy, I would leave him on an outside run during the day, and would work next door to my house building furniture for my brother. He got off his run and ran out in the road and got killed. I never went hunting again after that for almost 40 years. Last year I bought a shotgun and found a guy that has 2 brittanies and he is a fishing guide also. He and I hunted last fall, and last winter and had a blast. I told my wife that I might consider getting another brittany someday (just thinking out loud) My wife is a dog lover, she goes into craiglist pet section every day. That next morning our rescue dog was on craiglist, and the only brittany my wife has ever seen on craiglist, he was a registered brittany and the couple had moved into a condo and could not keep him any longer. I eventually found out our dog was bred by one of the top brittany breeders in the u.s. he lives less than 2 miles from me. When we got our rescue dog, he weighed 69 pounds. (they are supposed to weigh around 40 pounds) We rescued him in November, and my wife walked that dog everyday, we finally got him on a training collar a couple months later and let him run, he is down to about 45 pounds now. The breeder helped me all spring and summer training him with quail. Opening day "cash" found and or pointed 8 ruffed grouse and 1 woodcock. Last sunday we got our first woodcock together ( I missed a lot of grouse and woodcock in between opening day and Sunday) today we got our limit of woodcock. This dog amazes me, he gets better every time he goes out, figures things out quickly, uses the wind, he even comes back when I call him 
We have 2 other havanese dogs which are about 12 pounds. Cash has really found a home with us, the other couple just could not give him the time and exercise he needed. Every day that dog lets us know how happy he is living with us. If I could figure out how to post a picture I would. I am just happy to be outside again, and I really don't care about shooting birds as much as just watching him run. When I grab the "gun bag" with collars etc. he flies off the couch runs into the door with his nose to open it and gallops outside and runs around the house a few times, and literally will start quivering with excitement when we get to the hunting area. The little dogs play with him all the time, they sleep together, nap together and he has fit right in. I just wanted to share this, I cannot believe how lucky my wife and I are to have these dogs in our life.
We have 2 other havanese dogs which are about 12 pounds. Cash has really found a home with us, the other couple just could not give him the time and exercise he needed. Every day that dog lets us know how happy he is living with us. If I could figure out how to post a picture I would. I am just happy to be outside again, and I really don't care about shooting birds as much as just watching him run. When I grab the "gun bag" with collars etc. he flies off the couch runs into the door with his nose to open it and gallops outside and runs around the house a few times, and literally will start quivering with excitement when we get to the hunting area. The little dogs play with him all the time, they sleep together, nap together and he has fit right in. I just wanted to share this, I cannot believe how lucky my wife and I are to have these dogs in our life. 
