Facts
- Family
- Hunting dogs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
- Clade
- Pointer Setter[1]
- FCI
- Standard no. 95, group 7[4] Continental Pointing Dogs
- Origin
- France[4] Map point 47° N · 2° E[5]
- Developed in
- Not yet sourced
- Fixed around
- Not yet sourced
- Other names
- Épagneul breton (French), Epagneul breton (Dutch)[3]
- In the study
- BRIT[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation
In the tree
Closest in this tree: Gordon Setter, English Setter and Irish Setter. [1]
Also in the Pointer Setter clade: Dalmatian, English Setter, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Gordon Setter, Irish Setter, Large Münsterländer, Spinone Italiano, Vizsla, Weimaraner, Wirehaired Pointing Griffon.
Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.
Sources
- Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
- Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (
data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09 - Wikidata Q38156 (Brittany) read 2026-11-09
- FCI nomenclature, standard n° 95 "BRITTANY SPANIEL" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
- Wikidata Q142 (France, P625) read 2026-11-09
Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.