ʻO ka Brittany Spaniels, ka mea i kapa ʻia ʻo Breton a me Breton Spaniel, ua ʻike ʻia ma Farani i ke kenekulia 19, akā ʻo nā kiʻi o nā ʻīlio e like me ia mai ka makahiki 17. ʻO nā kūpuna o ka Breton i manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia ka English setter a me nā spaniels liʻiliʻi.
Ua hānai ʻia no ka hahai holoholona liʻiliʻi a me nā manu, kaulana loa ka Breton me nā poʻe ʻaihue. Mahalo a pau i ka hoʻolohe ʻole a me ka pono o ka ʻīlio.