Brittany Dog Names

Despite its previous status as a Spaniel-type of dog, the Brittany has not enjoyed as much popularity in pop culture works compared to other Spaniels, particularly the Springer and Cocker Spaniels. They have, however, popped up here and there in a handful of films and television shows. In the hit show Sex and the City, a Brittany named Pete played a role in one of the show’s most memorable arguments. Owned by Aidan, mischievous Pete chewed on a pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes owned by Carrie Bradshaw. Another more prominent example of a Brittany dog in a film is in the 2005 film The 12 Dogs of Christmas.

The 12 Dogs of Christmas is about Emma O’Conner, a young girl who was left by her father to live in a small town, called Doverville, with her Aunt Delores. The movie was set in during the Great Depression and depicts the efforts of Emma and friends in order to change the town’s perception of dogs. In her new town, the mayor has just outlawed owning of dogs. During one of her walks, she saves a Brittany dog from the town’s frenzied dogcatchers. Escaping with the dog, she encounters a Russian dog-sledder who helps her escape from the dogcatchers.

While attending school, she hides the rescued dog in a box. When she returns for him, she finds that the dog is no longer in the box and is instead being held by a boy, who heard the dog crying and went to help him. The boy, named Mike, brings the dog and Emma with him to his house, where several other dogs are living. He turns out to be the son of the supposedly “crazy dog lady”, named Cathy Stevens, who tirelessly rescues dogs in the town. Emma befriends the mother and son duo and realizes that she has an extreme adoration for dogs. When Cathy asked what the dog’s name is, Emma decides to call him “Douglas O’Conner”, after her father, much to Mike’s irritation. Cathy decides that they will leave the dog nameless for now.

Throughout the film, Emma starts to form a closer friendship with the Stevens’ and, at the same time, gets in a lot of trouble due to her fondness of dogs. Things get more challenging with the mayor’s extreme dislike for dogs. To try and convince the people of Doverville to accept dogs, Emma and her schoolmates organize a “holiday pageant” featuring various breeds and types of dogs. At the end of the film, the dogs eventually win over the hearts of the town. Emma also reconnects with her aunt and eventually settles on the name of her dog, calling him “Miracle”.

The 12 Dogs of Christmas is a cheesy but heartwarming film for dog lovers, with a Brittany dog playing the primary dog in the film.