Of French origin and more precisely from the centre of Brittany. At present, in first place numerically among French sporting breeds.
Probably one of the oldest of the spaniel type dogs, improved at the beginning of the 20th century by diverse outcrosses and selections.
A draft of a breed standard drawn up in Nantes in 1907 was presented and adopted at the first General Assembly held in Loudéac (in former Côtes du Nord department, now Côtes d’Armor), June 7, 1908.
This was the first standard of the « Naturally Short-Tailed Brittany Spaniel Club ».