Brighthope Kennels - Blue Picardy Spaniels

04/07/2024

A beautiful sunny day in Picardy Park! ☀️

02/16/2024

The pretty pink sky made for beautiful walk this morning before all the snow ❄️

01/20/2024

Calling all Brighthope Blue Picardy past and present owners!!
We are looking for your help in completing a short 10-15 min Survey. For present owners your dog should ideally be over a year old. If you are interested in completing this please email me at [email protected] or send me a message with your email.
We’d really appreciate your input! 🩵

01/13/2024

It’s been a snowy day here at Brighthope! Our blues love the snow ❄️ ⛄️
We’d love to see your doggies enjoying the snow in the comments! 🩵

12/13/2023

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11/29/2023

The puppies moved to the big pen this past weekend and are loving the extra room to explore! 🥰

11/02/2023

This is 13. Our sweet Eclats birthday is today. We are so lucky to have this girl in our lives! ❤️

11/01/2023

A beautifully snowy morning walk ❄️🩵

10/24/2023

Falling for you Mr. Lyle 🍂

10/10/2023

If any of our BPS lovers are in the Walkerton Area, there’s a special Brighthope blue performing on Friday night!! We are so excited to watch her perform 😍

‼️YOU DONT WANT TO MISS THIS!!
Friday night ONLY the SUPERDOGS are coming to town!!!‼️
🐕🦮🐩🐕‍🦺

🦴Fast-paced, Interactive, heart-warming and hilarious amazing dogs!🐾

We are so excited to have been able to book the superdogs this year for the fair!

Friday October 13 from 7-8pm building #1

🐾We can’t wait to see you there!!!🐾

https://superdogs.com



The Official SuperDogs

10/01/2023

The girls are patiently waiting to go outside but in the meantime Audrey must find a spot to rest her head 😋🩵

09/17/2023

Love seeing our dogs showcased! Educating everyone on this beautiful breed is so important, please share your pictures and stories on CKCs post!
Brighthopes Snow Drift - Lyle

The CKC's Communications Team is working on a project showcasing CKC recognized breeds with extremely low registration numbers. The project aims to educate the public on these fabulous rare breeds. If you have any photos without watermarks (casual candid pictures are fantastic) of the following Sporting breeds, please share them in the comments below! Facts and stories about these breeds are also appreciated!

Field Spaniel

German Long-Haired Pointer

Pudelpointer

Curly-coated Retriever

American Water Spaniel

Blue Picardy Spaniel

Sussex Spaniel

Breed featured: Blue Picardy Spaniel. Photo by Katelyn Schaus.

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L'équipe des communications du CCC travaille sur un projet visant à mettre en valeur les races reconnues par le CCC dont le nombre d'enregistrements est extrêmement faible. Le projet vise à éduquer le public sur ces superbes races rares. Si vous avez des photos sans filigrane (les photos spontanées sont formidables) des races de chiens de sport suivantes, veuillez les partager dans les commentaires ci-dessous. Les informations et les anecdotes sur ces races sont également très appréciées!

Épagneul des champs

Braque allemand à poil long

Pudelpointer

Retriever à poil frisé

Épagneul d’eau américain

Épagneul bleu de Picardie

Épagneul Sussex

Race représentée sur la photo : Épagneul bleu de Picardie. Photo par Katelyn Schaus.

09/08/2023

Ch. Brighthope Blue Suede Shoes 🩵

Have you ever met a "B.P.S.?"

Favorite hunting grounds have sometimes lead to the creation of some terrific breeds, if unwittingly. In the 19th and early 20th century, France was a popular destination for hunters from Great Britain who crossed the English Channel with their dogs to get there. Brittany’s sandy moors and the Picardie marshes in particular became favorite grounds for many setter and spaniel owners, but when the British quarantine was implemented, these hunters were prohibited from reentering the country with their dogs. Many of the sportsmen boarded their English Setters or Gordon Setters on Picardie farms where local Picard Spaniels bred with them. The result? The Blue Picardy Spaniel, or BPS, also known as the Epagneul Bleu de Picardie.

Blue Picardies are particularly clever at hunting snipe in marshy land, but are overall excellent field dogs who make wonderful family companions: Quiet, playful, and steadfast. The blue tinge on their coat is roan in nature and made up of white, grey & black hair with solid black patches that can range from blue-grey to blue black and almost black. Puppies are born white with black patches – the roaning color developing as they mature.

Though the breed’s roots are partially British, the Blue Picardy Spaniel is regarded as a French pointing dog. When the Picard Spaniel and Blue Picardy Spaniel Club was formed in 1907, the two different breeds of Picardy Spaniel were specified, but in 1938, France recognized the Blue Picardy as a separate breed. While the BPS isn’t registered with the AKC, the Canadian Kennel Club accepted the breed in 1995, and the FCI followed suit in 1998.

Image of “Suede” is shared with consent by the owner/photographer, Kim Ratigan/Brighthope Kennels

08/10/2023

Josie and I were happy to get back out in the show ring today! As you can tell she’s not one bit stressed and just requests that she gets some well deserved kisses and belly rubs. This girl makes me so proud in the ring 🥰

04/28/2023

Before and After Josie’s crazy head hair was trimmed off! 🙊

04/27/2023

How do you get a Blue Picardy to bring the ball back when playing fetch you may ask?!
Well lynx has taught us that is a lot more enticing to return if there is a second ball ready to be thrown! We are still working on the “drop it” portion so he doesn’t fly down the field with the other one in his mouth 😃

04/09/2023

Spring clean up is fun when there’s big leaf piles to play in!! 😃

03/25/2023

Rainy day blues 🌧️💙

03/23/2023

Happy puppy day to all the wonderful blues!! We are so lucky to be apart of their story. 🥰

03/19/2023

Ani is hanging out with us this week and we have thoroughly enjoyed all the puppy snuggles! How sweet is that face?!? 🥰

02/26/2023

“Single Line Everyone” 😃
Eclat turned 12 in November so she prefers slow walks through the field, Lyle is very patient with her 🥰

02/05/2023

Beautiful day in Picardy Park! ❄️💙

01/27/2023

Our precious Lyle turned 10 today. The first blue that I owned and the one that drove my passion to carry on my nanas dreams with the blues. He has loved me unconditionally every step of the way. He has been there through my highschool and college years to our first home and this past summer he stood by my side on my wedding day. He is truly my heart dog. 💕
Happy 10th birthday Lyle “Brighthopes Snow Drift”. 🥰

12/25/2022

12/25/2022

A very snowy Christmas in Picardy park!! Merry Christmas 🥰🎄

11/22/2022

Puppy photo shot!! 🥰

Ps. Three of these cuties are looking for their forever homes! Please private message me or email me at [email protected] if you’re interested! 🤍

10/22/2022

We welcomed 12 beautiful blues into the world last night. Josie was an absolute rockstar throughout and is the most amazing mom. We couldn’t be more happy. 🥰

10/10/2022

The Handsome Sullivan
“Brighthopes Forever in my heart” 🥰

Fun Fact: When sully was born we noticed he had two hearts on either side of his body which makes his registered name perfect for him!