HISTORY

I got my first Brittany as a pet, and a companion to my husband's Rhodesian Ridgeback. He wanted nothing to do with an 8 week old puppy at first, but eventually she won over his heart just like she did ours. Her name is Penny.

One day my husband and I were on a Saturday drive, and came upon a sign for a local dog show. We had never been to one and decided to stop in. We just happened to walk in on the Brittanys and saw the most beautiful male Brittany. His name was Castle One in a Millennium aka "Zoro" which later became BISS CH. Castle One in a Millennium, JH. I had to talk to Zoro's owner, Robin Tomasi. I told her I just bought a pup and liked the way she looked, but didn't know much about how they should look. She met with me and looked her over and said "She is pretty nice, you should try showing her." I never considered this but took her advice, went to handling classes, and started showing Penny. With Robin's help and support, to my surprise, she started winning. The rest, as they say, is history.

  
  

NEWS! 2009 WHAT A GREAT MAY!!!! 05/30,31/2009 Rio wins back-to-back Best Of Breed and a Group 1 his first weekend out with Cheryl Krajcar. What a TEAM!!! Thank you judges Randa McNeill, Judy Doniere and Elliot Weiss. 05/16 Reese won his 2nd BEST IN SPECIALTY and his 2nd GROUP 3. The best part is that I did it all myself. What a thrill!!! Thank you judge Robert Robinson. 05/09 Dina NEW CHAMPION going Winner's Bitch, Best Of Winner's, Best Opposite Sex for a 4pt. major. She continued on to win a Bred-By Sporting Group 4. Her brothers Reese and Ranger are very proud. 05/09 Sassy won a 4th Place in Open Gun dog stakes at the Golden Empire Brittany Field Trial under the expert handling and training by Scott Azevedo. 05/09 Ranger won his first group placement, GROUP 2. April - Rio won BOB at the Harrisburg, PA televised dog show. It will be shown on 7/25 on Animal Planet. Be sure to watch!!! 03/07 Rocky won a GROUP 1 under judge William Bergum. RIO RECEIVED AN AWARD OF MERIT AT THE PRESTIGIOUS WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW ON FEBRUARY 10TH UNDER JUDGE ANNE YUHASZ. 02/10 Rocky made the final cut of 6 at the Westminster Dog Show. 2008 RIO AND ROCKY BOTH RECEIVED AN AWARD OF MERIT AT THE EUKANUBA INVITATIONAL ON 12/13 UNDER JUDGE ELLIOT WEISS 11/05 Reese won BEST IN SPECIALTY in Tucson at Sahuaro Brittany Club Specialty. He is 19 months old. <06/08 Ranger won his 1st BEST IN SPECIALTY at 14 month of age over top ranked Specials in Vallejo, California. 06/07 Reese won his 1st BEST OF BREED at 14 months of age with me handling over a very nice ranked Special. 05/24-26/2008 Rio WINS 5TH SPECIALTY AND GOES ON TO A GROUP 3 AT CALIFORNIA BRITTANY CLUB SPECIALTY UNDER JUDGE JEFFREY PEPPER. THE NEXT DAY AT ABC SUMMER SPECIALTY HE RECEIVES AN AOM. THIRD DAY, ANOTHER BEST OF BREED AND A GROUP 4 UNDER JUDGE RONALD MENAKER. 05/24 Reese NEW CHAMPION, 5PT. MAJOR OUT OF BRED-BY CLASS AT CALIFORNIA BRITTANY CLUB SPECIALTY UNDER JEFFREY PEPPER AND MADE CUT IN BOB THE FOLLOWING DAY AS A MOVE UP AT THE AMERICAN BRITTANY CLUB SUMMER SPECIALTY. HE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING SPECIAL!!!<. 03/28 Rocky WINS 1ST MONEY MALE AND BEST OPPOSITE SEX AT AMERICAN BRITTANY CLUB WESTERN FUTURITY!!! RIO'S HIGHLIGHTS 10/13/2007 receives his first GROUP 1 under judge Dr. Harry Smith at Two Cities KC in Yuba City, CA 07/20/2007 won Best of Breed at Houston Kennel Club / Eukanuba Tournament of Champions, which was televised in November on Animal Planet, Under Judge Carl Liepmann and made the cut in Sporting Group under Judge Robert Forsyth. OTHER'S HIGHLIGHTS 11/17 & 18/2007 Rocky was awarded his first Best Of Breed win back to back at 14 months of age at San Luis Opisbo K.C. in Paso Robles, CA 08/17/2007 Rusty is a NEW CHAMPION. He completed his championship under judge Robert Schreve with a 3 pt. major at the Skyline Brittany Club Specialty in Greeley, Colorado at 11 months of age. He finished with 4 major wins. 2 Best in Sweepstakes and 1 Best Opposite in Sweepstakes. He is my first dog I showed to all his points. MORE NEWS:

GOURLEY'S BRITTANYS PHILOSOPHY

As Brittany breeders we are determined to keep the Brittany a true "dual dog" to our best ability. This means good hunting instinct and correct conformation to the AKC breed standard. We participate in shows, hunting and agility with our dogs, but most importantly, they are first our beloved pets.

We do not breed often, and are selective in our breeding. We try to keep tabs on our puppies in their development when making decisions on future breedings. We breed for health and temperment. Most puppies are sold to people as pets and we try to ensure that they will be a wonderful family companion and live a long and happy life. See our Puppies page for more details, and contact us regarding future litter plans: email gourleybrittanys@aol.com, or phone 480-413-0604. We are located in Tempe, Arizona. If we do not have any puppies available, we can direct you to other reputable breeders.