I stand corrected! I was told (some years ago I admit - perhaps around 25 - when we first got Brittanys, and it was a Labrador man) that a bird pegged is an unshot but dead bird when brought to hand. My mistake. _________________ Annie
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away
Goldie is not the only one whose dogs( or rather pup in her case) catch little birds. And it is not such a big deal really
Toscane has been known to catch a low flying small bird in the air...who was swooping low...And her grand mother grabbed a bird from the nest in the hedges. Which all Brittanys will check out up and down...Also found a swift which the old girl pointed on the ground. As you know Swifts don't go on the floor as they have very short legs and huge wings. So, Jan-the dog- saved it that day, I picked it up, it pinched me with its beak and flew away
We are oft times guilty of underestimating the Breton!!! Dionee did her net patrols on the vineyard over birdscaring...she was catching birds and bringing them to me. She knows exactly the difference between a quail and a pheasant to those birds worrying the grapes...I was told never, ever to allow my dogs to hunt rabbits and hares...they know the difference!!!! I help them learn about digging up stops (closed but in use rabbit holes). They know what you're after...!!!! As the true versatile dog, we can expect no less of them!! _________________ "...amitie, respect mutuel et amour..."
Josh, my first Brit, was such an instictive hunter. Baby blackbirds to hand (undamaged and released) Rabbits (including a friends pet (they were warned but insisted rabbit knew where to escape from their dogs It died of shock on the way to vet Wild rabbits brought to hand whilst chatting to local baptist minister who laughed and said his dog did exactly the same
_________________ Lin, owned by Rudi and Copper the Brittanys & Zac the Springer.
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I was told (some years ago I admit - perhaps around 25 - when we first got Brittanys, and it was a Labrador man) that a bird pegged is an unshot but dead bird when brought to hand. My mistake.
As you know Swifts don't go on the floor as they have very short legs and huge wings. So, Jan-the dog- saved it that day, I picked it up, it pinched me with its beak and flew away 
