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Our list of links is divided into categories as follows:
* Canadian Organizations
* American Organizations
* E-mail lists & Online Communities
* Webrings
* Websites

The following is a list of websites & snail mail contacts with information relating to Brittany Spaniels. There's lots of other links on our site, within the content

• Brittany Spaniel Breeders List

• Agility Links

• Canine Health Links

• Health Issues Related to Dog Breeding

• Nutrition Links

If you can't find what you're looking for, click here to do a Search.

DISCLAIMER:  These listings don't necessarily mean that we endorse these people or services. We are unable to check them all out. The listings are for your convenience. At the time we created the link, we felt that the site had useful information and did not promote puppy mills or irresponsible breeding. Since we have no control over the sites, they may have changed since we originally linked to them. If you feel a site is inappropriate, please let us know.

SUBMITTING NEW LINKS: If you or someone you know would be a good contact for Brittany owners visiting our site, feel free to e-mail us and we'll consider adding you to our website. It's free. (Our main goal is to let readers access the information that they'd find it difficult to find otherwise.)  Please limit any ads you want posted to 30 words. (If we feel the posting gets too long, we will edit it for length. We reserve the right to refuse postings we consider to be inappropriate for any reason)  Send your contact information to us at webmaster@huntersheart.com, and keep us up to date if it changes. If you have a website, we'd also appreciate it if you'd add a link back to us at http://www.huntersheart.com  Thanks.

Agility Association of Canada
http://www.aac.ca/

Calgary Humane Society
http://www.calgaryhumane.ca/
Check out the Calgary SPCA's website for upcoming obedience classes, animal seminars, and photos of dogs looking for adoption. The Humane Society also runs an Information Hotline for Behavioral Concerns; ph: (403) 250-7722, ext.344; where experienced volunteers available to answer questions on behavioral concerns, for all breeds of dogs and cats, (including those not acquired from the SPCA).

Canadian Kennel Club (CKC)
www.ckc.ca
information@ckc.ca

• Don't forget to check out Webster's Place at www.ckc.ca/webster.Webster is the Newfoundland Dog that helps teach kids all about purebred dogs. He opens & answers e-mails from CKC Junior members. You can also check out his Dog Detective game. And there's lots of info about junior handling here.

• Calendar of events across Canada e.g. dog shows (conformation, obedience).

• Dog care & training books and videos for sale.

• Toll-free order desk ph: 1-800-250-8040, e.g. for booklets on obedience trial rules, field trial rules.

Dogs in Canada
www.dogsincanada.com
info@dogsincanada.com
Monthly & annual magazine issues &all-breed website lists contact info for breeders, trainers, services.

American Brittany Club, Inc.
http://clubs.akc.org/brit/
You can join the American Brittany club online at the bottom of this web page: http://clubs.akc.org/brit/AmericnBrittany.html
You can join the American Brittany club as a member at large, and you'll receive their monthly magazine. Or choose to join one of the regional clubs in your area, and you'll automatically be a member of the (parent) American Brittany club. By joining a Regional club, you'll probably receive a newsletter with up to date information on local Brittany events, and meet other Brittany Fanciers. 

American Brittany Club Information trimnatchbritts@midamer.net
Mary Jo Trimble
10370 Fleming Road
Carterville, Il62918
ph: (618) 985-2336
fax: (618) 985-5103

Breeder Contact
Ms. Velma Tiedeman
2036 N.48th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68104
(402) 553-5538

Regional Brittany Clubs Contact Information
For a list of snail mail addresses for club secretaries for all regional clubs belonging to the American Brittany Club, check out their website:
http://clubs.akc.org/brit/secretary.htm  They also publish contact information in the back of every issue of the monthly American Brittany Magazine.

Web addresses have been included for all clubs that have them on this links page, organized alphabetically by club name.

Magazine Information AmBritMag@aol.com
The American Brittany
Ron Smith
Publishing Editor
P.O. Box 616
Marshfield, MO65706
ph: (417) 468-6250
fax: (417) 468-5860

American Brittany Rescue
http://americanbrittanyrescue.org
rhonda@americanbrittanyrescue.org
Rhonda Carlson, ph: (510) 549-2714
There are lots of Brittanys throughout the U.S.A. and some in Canada who need homes. Volunteer, make a donation, or just check out the sections on the Brittany, and Responsible Breeding.

American Field Publishing Company
http://www.americanfield.com
mailto:amfieldpub@att.net
542 S. Dearborn Street
Suite 1350
Chicago, IL
U.S.A.
60605
ph: (312) 663-9797
fax: (312) 663-5557
American Field is a registry that publishes a magazine about pointing dogs and field trials. They are the organization behind the American Brittany Cub annual Futurities, which include both show and field events. Litters or dogs are registered under American Field's FDSB (Field Dog Stud Book). Many field stakes run in Alberta are recognized by American Field.

American Kennel Club (AKC)
www.akc.org
Provides lots of useful information about dog breeds & events.
Sells videos that demonstrate & explain many breed standards, including the Brittany.

AKC Canine Health Foundation
New research is being done all the time to try and increase the knowledge of the veterinary community and the public about genetic problems in dogs. The AKC Canine Health Foundation, http://www.akcchf.org/ organizes research into canine health, and provides free information online, and in printed form to members. The website has many useful links to health resources on the web. Their recent 2002 veterinary conference  was summarized in the AKC’s magazine, the AKC Gazette.

AKC Gazette is the American Kennel Club's monthly magazine.
For information on  subscriptions: http://www.akc.org/pubs/main.html
Archived articles posted online at: http://www.akc.org/pubs/gazette/gazettearchives.cfm

Hunter's Heart subscribes to this magazine and we absolutely love it. (The price is fairly expensive after the international shipping and exchange rate.) But there's tons of valuable information about health, training, books, resources, and even the breed columns are often useful to people who want to learn more about all breeds of dogs. We think the price is well worth it.

Badger Brittany Club (in Wisconsin)
http://www.badgerbrittanyclub.homestead.com

Canine Eye Registry Foundation (CERF)
http://www.vmdb.org/cerf.html
Did you know that Glaucoma is a genetic disease associated with the Brittany breed? CERF allows breeders to ensure that breeding stock has no inheritable eye problems.

If you become a member, you get the list of people and dogs (grouped by age) who passed CERF clearances in the last few years. Also for sale is a list of guidelines for breeding dogs (within your breed of interest), based on CERF findings. We are members and find the information very worthwhile.

"CAR", The AKC's Companion Animal Recovery Database
The AKC (American Kennel Club) runs a worldwide database of microchip / tattoo information and takes calls 24 hours a day, every day. It’s called CAR (Companion Animal Recovery). To learn more about having your dog registered with CAR, visit: http://www.akccar.org

Front & Finish (The Dog Trainer's News)
http://www.frontandfinish.com
Covers current trends in obedience training & competition.
To subscribe, phone:1-(309)-344-1333.

Heart of Illinois Brittany Club
http://www.hibcbrittanyclub.org

Indian Nations Brittany Club (in Oklahoma)
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/inbc/

Iowa Brittany Club
http://www.welcome.to/ia_bc

Lasalle Brittany Club (in Illinois)
http://www.lasallebrittanyclub.com

Missouri Brittany Club
http://www.missouribrittanyclub.com/missouribrittanyclub_com/door/

NAVHDA North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association
www.navhda.org
P.O. Box 520
Arlington Heights, IL, 60006
USA
ph: (847) 253-6488
fax: (847) 255-5987

National Brittany Rescue Adoption Network
http://nbran.org
Not sure if you should adopt a Brittany? Read NBRAN's article "So You Want a Brittany"

Northern California Brittany Club
http://www.brittanyclubs.com/ncbc/

Northern Colorado Brittany Club
http://fieldtrialnews.com/clubs/ncbc/ncbchome.html

Northern Nevada Brittany Club
http://www.angelfire.com/nv2/NorNevBrittanyClub/britwebpage.html

Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
www.offa.org
This organization provides information & evaluates X-rays for certification for hip dysplasia.

PennHip
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/pennhip/
Another organization that checks breeding stock for hip dysplasia.

San Diego Brittany Club
http://sandiegobrittany.home.att.net/
email: exebrit@att.net
For membership information, please submit the application found on this website or contact the club secretary; Susan Kerns (858) 453-5103

Skyline Brittany Club (in Colorado)
http://fieldtrialnews.com/clubs/sbc/sbchome.htm

St. Croix Brittany Club (in Minnesota)
http://www.scvbc.org/

Washington Brittany Club
http://www.geocities.com/washingtonbrittany/

West Texas Brittany Club
http://www.cityscope.net/~txbrits/wtbc/

These discussion groups are an interesting way to learn more about Brittanys: living with them, competing with them and a whole lot more... We've listed a few we're familiar with & some that have been recommended to us, but if you go to a place like Yahoo Groups you'll find lots of dog related lists.

DISCLAIMER:  These listings don't necessarily mean that we endorse these people or services. We are unable to check them all out. The listings are for your convenience. At the time we created the link, we felt that the site had useful information and did not promote puppy mills or irresponsible breeding. Since we have no control over the sites, they may have changed since we originally linked to them. If you feel a site is inappropriate, please let us know.

SUBMITTING NEW LINKS: If you or someone you know would be a good contact for Brittany owners visiting our site, feel free to e-mail us and we'll consider adding you to our website. It's free. (Our main goal is to let readers access the information that they'd find it difficult to find otherwise.)  Please limit any ads you want posted to 30 words. (If we feel the posting gets too long, we will edit it for length. We reserve the right to refuse postings we consider to be inappropriate for any reason)  Send your contact information to us at webmaster@huntersheart.com, and keep us up to date if it changes. If you have a website, we'd also appreciate it if you'd add a link back to us at http://www.huntersheart.com  Thanks.

The Brittany Circle

Online Community to discuss the Brittany. Including Pedigrees, Field Trials, Performance Events, Showing, Breeding Rescue, the French Brittany, plus add your Litter Announcements, Available Rescue Dogs, Young Started Dogs for Sale, and Stud Service Announcements or Inquiries! And if none of the above interests you - just stop in at the forum and leave your link.

This site is just starting out in fall 2001, but promises to be an interesting forum for Brittany discussion as it grows. For a full description, rules and details on joining, visit the homepage: http://www.angelfire.com/al4/brittanycircle/
The moderator is “Brittanyfancier”, who you can email at: TheGroomShop@cs.com

Brittany-L
http://listserv.tamu.edu/archives/brittany-l.html is the place to check out the archives.

• The way this list works is a little less high tech. To join the list automatically by talking to their computer, write to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU and, in the text of your message (not the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE BRITTANY-L

• To contact the (human) owners of the list, e.g. for more information write to BRITTANY-L-request@LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU

• Submit e-mails to be posted at Brittany-L@bigfoot.com

Brittanyshowbiz
http://www.egroups.com/group/Brittanyshowbiz
For discussing showing Brittanys (in conformation).

BrittIssues
Click here to go to their website.
A small group, many involved in American Brittany Rescue, a few Canadians. Open to any discussion about Brittanys, including health problems & customized raw food diets.

Britts
http://www.egroups.com/group/britts
A kid friendly group that's more cautious than we are about language (e.g. the word describing a female dog).

CKC obedience list
http://www.egroups.com/group/CKCObedience
Discussion of Canadian obedience competition, with lots of training tips.

Dualbrittanys
http://www.egroups.com/group/dualbrittanys
A large group with a lot of postings about Brittanys in hunting, field trials, shows & breeding.

Real Dog Training
http://www.egroups.com/group/realdogtraining
Another large group (& a lot of postings). Discussion of training, including positive & negative reinforcement. This group does not allow flames in response to aversive training methods discussed. Because they're dealing with all breeds, many of the harsher corrections mentioned here would not be a good idea for dealing with Brittanys. But there are lots of good tips that do apply to Brittanys, you just have to use your own judgment.

Shy Dogs
Some dogs are shy or fearful, from circumstance or temperament. Living with these dogs, training them, and helping them to modify their behavior are all discussed on this list, which is intended to help provide resources for anyone interested, from dog owners to shelter workers to breed rescue organizations. 

In November, 2001, this list moved to yahoo groups and the new list owner is Amy.  To subscribe, send an email to: shy-k9s-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shy-k9s if you already have a Yahoo groups account.

French Brittany Connection Web Ring
Surf to interesting sites focusing on the French Brittany (rather than the North American Brittany)
http://d.webring.com/hub?ring=frenchbritt&id=10&hub

DISCLAIMER:  These listings don't necessarily mean that we endorse these people or services. We are unable to check them all out. The listings are for your convenience. At the time we created the link, we felt that the site had useful information and did not promote puppy mills or irresponsible breeding. Since we have no control over the sites, they may have changed since we originally linked to them. If you feel a site is inappropriate, please let us know.

SUBMITTING NEW LINKS: If you or someone you know would be a good contact for Brittany owners visiting our site, feel free to e-mail us and we'll consider adding you to our website. It's free. (Our main goal is to let readers access the information that they'd find it difficult to find otherwise.)  Please limit any ads you want posted to 30 words. (If we feel the posting gets too long, we will edit it for length. We reserve the right to refuse postings we consider to be inappropriate for any reason)  Send your contact information to us at webmaster@huntersheart.com, and keep us up to date if it changes. If you have a website, we'd also appreciate it if you'd add a link back to us at http://www.huntersheart.com  Thanks.

http://www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/fw/hunting/
Alberta Environment provides general information about hunting in Alberta

• e.g. hunting seasons, licenses, habitat.

• e.g. At http://www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/fw/hunting/ there's specific info on upland game birds: identification of species, behavior, & seasons in each region.

http://members.aol.com/henryhbk/acpr.html
Animal CPR presents an excellent printable “brochure” describing how to perform CPR on pets that you can keep on your fridge and in your car.

www.auroralites.com
Auroralites are battery powered, lighted collars visible in the dark at long distances. They've passed Brittany testing many times; they are, indeed, waterproof. We use Auroralites for all 4 of our hunting dogs; they are well worth the purchase price (about $50 USF each at the time of writing).

Bordersets by Inge voorburg@chello.nl http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/old/184/index.html

We'd like to thank Inge Voorburg for contributing some of her original ideas & award winning graphics to our website. (You can see graphics based on her work on all of our landing pages.)

http://www.brittany-spaniel-dogs.com/index.htm
Brittany Spaniel Dogs
General information about Brittanys, clubs, breeders and links.

(www.canismajor.com/dog/chbreed.html
More things to think about before you get a puppy/dog.

www.gov.calgary.ab.ca/animalservices
Calgary Animal Services has a "responsible pet ownership" section, there is an estimate of the costs of owning a puppy/dog. Lots of links to other good sites, steps to follow if you lose your dog, off-leash areas, Pawsitive Times newsletter online.

http://www.cimmarondesign.com/
Cimmaron Designs sells Brittany art, including calendars, t-shirts & clothing, trophies, notes, mailing labels, illustrations, agility & obedience

www.cleanrun.com
Clean Run is a great monthly agility magazine that we subscribe to; it has useful information on training and competing at all agility levels. The website has a store with lots of selection (but the prices are expensive when Canadian customers consider shipping, customs, duty and currency exchange).

http://perso.club-internet.fr/cgunther/english.html
Club De L'Epagneul Breton (France's Brittany Spaniel Club) talks all about what's happening with Brittanys in Europe.

http://www.ceb-usa.org/
Club of the Epagneul Breton - USA, Ltd.
A National breed club for the preservation and protection of the Epagneul Breton (French Brittany) in the USA. Source for education and information on the breed, and providing a list of "Official Signers of the Breeder Code of Ethics".

www.cdb.org
Council of Docked Breeds
Tail docking (which we do advocate) is a controversial practice. This website covers the movement for and against internationally, and provides information about what can happen without tail docking.

http://www.fci.be/english/
Fédération Cynologique Internationale (F.C.I.)
13, Place Albert 1er
6530 Thuin (Belgique)

www.ficregistry.org
Federation of International Canines (FIC) registers pedigrees of over 400 breeds, including the Brittany. (Without contacting them, we couldn't be sure if that includes our North American variety or the very different French version.) They hold events, award titles, and educate the public about dogs.

Field Trial News
http://fieldtrialnews.com/home.shtml
posts lots of information about field trials and tests, clubs, and links to hunting information and equipment.

http://www.gundogsupply.com/
View the online catalogue at: http://store.yahoo.com/gundog/onlinecatalog.html
The Gun Dog Supply site is easy to search; and sells dummies, electronic collars, hunting training books, bird launchers and bags and many more hunting dog supplies you'd have trouble finding elsewhere.

www.geocities.com/~kidsanddogs/index.html
How to Love Your Dog
This is the best dog site for kids we've come across! It has stories, tricks and games, serious stuff about what a dog is like, jokes and riddles and neat pictures. It won one of the Canadian Kennel Club's web awards.

How to Stuff a Kong
Our favorite toy is the Kong. It comes in different sizes, is good for finding and retrieving games, and a Kong stuffed with food is a great way to leave your dog with something to do when you go out. Kongs can go in the microwave and dishwasher, and can be stuffed with Rollover or a huge variety of foods. The Kong company has many creative recipes online at:
http://www.kongcompany.com/how2use.html
For many methods of stuffing Kongs so it takes longer for the dog to get the goodies out, go to
http://www.bowchow.com/treatref.html#kongs
For example, use peanut butter as the glue to hold together a mixture of treats of various sizes. Lots of good ideas, including videos. 

http://www.internationaldogshow.com/
International All Breed Canine Association
This organization holds international shows, including an annual show near Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The judges give written critiques of all dogs evaluated.

www.jandjdog.com/index.htm
J And J Dog Supplies
Products for dog obedience, dog agility and flyball.

www.nadac.com
NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council)
11550 South Hwy 3
Cataldo, ID
U.S.A.
83810
Fax: (208) 682-4309

NADAC holds agility trials, including many in the Calgary area. There's an online version of their rules, and calendar of events.

http://www.flyball.org
NAFA (North American Flyball Association Inc.) This worldwide authority on flyball holds flyball competitions across North America, including Calgary. Go to their website to learn more about this dogsport, the rules, and results.

 www.petfriendlytravel.com features upscale getaways in the U.S.A. where you can bring your pet.

 www.petswelcome.com 
Our favorite site to visit when we're looking for hotels, motels, B&B's, campsites, beaches, and ski resorts that accept pets. It includes listings for most major cities across Canada and France. There are many listings for the U.S.A. as well. This website is also a valuable resource for looking into what documentation you need to carry to get your dog across the border.

www.presentingdogsofdistinction.com
DAVE@presentingdogsofdistinction.com
David J. Scheiris presenting Dogs of Distinction Professional Dog Handler of all breeds, based in Calgary, Alberta. Ph / fax: (403) 207-1428. Dave is a terrific handler, who's treated many of Hunter's Heart Brittanys like his own (while achieving some very nice wins). Thank you for showing us at our best.
1404 Marlyn Way NE
Calgary, AB, Canada
T2A 3K1

http://www.prodogs.com/dmn/wildwood/pointing.htm
Pointing dog journal site.

www.sitstay.com
Use the free pedigree generator to create your own custom pedigree, or check out the joke of the day at the Pooch Cafe.

www.sja.ca
St. John's ambulance talks about their therapy dog program; links then special interest organizations for responsible dog ownership.

http://www.takaradesign.com
tracey@takaradesign.com
Takara Design Studios offers an array of services which includes photography, photo manipulation, artwork, canvas prints and website design, from Calgary, Alberta. Tracey Geddes; ph: (403) 225-3544. Many of the beautiful photos of Brittany puppies featured on huntersheart.com are by Tracey Geddes. Thank you for allowing us to show off your work!
58 Deerview Terrace S.E.
Calgary, AB
Canada
T2J 7B9

www.thecheckcord.com
The Checkcord is an online hunting magazine. Lots of articles including stories and training tips. Lots of links and a great section on hunting books and videos.

http://www.ukcdogs.com/index.html
The UKC offers conformation, obedience & agility across Canada & the U.S.A.. They publish a magazine about these events & dogs in general. They don't have a national Brittany Spaniel club when we last checked, but Brittanys are one of the breeds they recognize & can be entered in events.
 

www.upco.com
Sells the Springer, an attachment you can put on your bike that holds the dog's leash for you & decreases pulling.

http://www.uplanderkennels.com
ugo.pennacchietti@sympatico.ca
Uplander Kennels: professional training of pointing dogs in Ontario by Ugo Pennacchietti; Ph: (905) 692-4844. Check out this site for some fun videos of dogs on point with Brittanys "holding their own" and hunting in style.
R.R. 2
Caistor Centre
Ontario, Canada
L0R1E0

www.usdaa.com
info@usdaa.com
USDAA, The United States Dog Agility Association, Inc. is an international organization that licenses affiliate groups throughout North America. (Canadian clubs include groups in Alberta and Manitoba.) In addition to organizing agility competitions, they publish a newsletter for members.

Local contact for Calgary: Cathy Nesbitt, ph: (403) 243-3519, On-Track Agility Club, 455 42nd Ave. SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 1Y3

http://www.versatiledogs.com Versatile dogs website is dedicated to Pointing Dogs, Retrievers, and Spaniels. There are message boards, with lots of information on health and veterinary concerns for field dogs, training information and a bookstore.

Vet Cancer http://vetcancer.tripod.com/cancer.htm
Cancer FAQ's. Animal Cancer Therapy Subsidization Society offers subsidies to people in Alberta who cannot afford their dog's cancer treatment.

Veterinary Cancer Society http://www.veterinarycancersociety.org/cancer~1.htm
A great list of links on veterinary cancer.

Veterinary Medical Database (VMDB) http://www.vmdb.org/vmdb.html
has more than 6 million abstracts of case records obtained from 26 participation veterinary medical schools. The information is coded by age, breed, sex diagnosis, length of stay, weight, participating institution, mortality, procedures and other important information. VMDB can do a search and provide totals for any of these categories or other specialized searches.

Unfortunately, no online searches were allowed at the time we added this link. If you are not with the participating universities, the fee is $150 USF per search. Not a service the average dog owner can take advantage of, but certainly seems like a valuable service to vets as far as advancing knowledge about canine health problems.

www.worldclassdogs.com
General dog care articles, in future have promised to post the "You be the Judge" article on Brittanys as featured in Dogs in Canada magazine.

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