I'm getting a female Brittany pup in a few short weeks. One person I talked to, who has a 5 month old male, from the same breeder, said they have sensitive stomachs and they can't ride in cars as they get motion sick. Also she said they're very difficult to train. This is coming from someone who works all day and doesn't have much time with it to train properly. Nobody else whose gotten from this breeder has these problems that I'm aware of. Does anyone have these problems with theres?

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My Brittany is 1.5 years old and she loves to go in the car. We go up north all the time with her (3 hour drive) and we have never had a problem yet! She was also very easy to train.

I have a 7 month old britt and he does have a sensitive stomach as far as his diet is concerned, but he does wonderfully in the car and loves to go on car rides!

Our Britts are almost three (two brothers) One has an iron stomach, while the other pukes at the drop of a hat. (kinda like people) They ride with us daily. Frankly, they hate being left at home! As long as you give them "run" breaks, they do fine on long trips as well. These two practically trained themselves. I bet the person you spoke with was probably not running their dog enough, or was just being outsmarted. Britts need more than just a walk around the park! Let your pup run daily and you'll be fine!

I have a Brittany mix who has kind of an iffy tummy. She's fine as long as I don't feed her for a couple of hours before we leave on our trip. If she's eaten recently, though, a 15-minute drive across town is enough to make her upchuck all over the car.

We have two brittany's 11 yrs and 6yrs old and they are wonderful. No issues with sensitive stomaches and no problems with car rides! Remington our 11 yr old loves the car rides and loves to stick her head out the window while Daisy our 6 yr old loves car rides but won't stick her head out the window she prefers sitting so that the air conditioning blows in her face! They both trained very well. They are full of energy, but they both settled down around 5 yrs of age. They are spoiled no doubt, but worth every moment we spend on them. They are great with kids too! In addition my parents have a brittany that is 4 yrs old, full of energy, very well-trained with out any difficulties, travels wth them everywhere! The only thing is that the first meal in a hotel or cabin my mom ends up hand feeding her her meal. After she is used to her surroundings her habits are back to normal!

I have a 2 year old Brittany named Chase. He got car sick the first couple times we took him for rides, but he hasn't had any episodes since. As long as you take them enough places- they are fine.

I have two Brittanys, Annie and Murphy. Annie is 8 yr old and has always loved riding in the car. However, Murphy (2yr old) starts vomiting after a minute in the car. I think it just depends on the dog. You can get motion sickness pills for your Brittany, but they can't take them on the day of a hunt which is a bit inconvenient. Both of the dogs had formal hunting training and they were very easy to train in that regard. However, training them as house dogs has been tougher. They were eaily housetrained and love to perform tricks, but they can;t help jumping up on people and barking.

I have an 11 month old Brittany who loves the car! From an early age we made the short car rides end in something fun like the dog park so she has learned to associate car rides with something positive. She gets at least an hour of exercise a day which likely has facilitated her training as she learns very quickly. A clicker and some training treats go a long way as she is very treat and toy-motivated. Getting your Brit from the RIGHT breeder is key as I know many friends with the breed that were stuck with problems linked directly to poor breeder research. Good luck with your pup!