This dog, which had all the qualities that made the Brittany a success, perhaps even more, and which predated it, had not managed to achieve great popularity by 1947. Why?
Doctor Rigondet and Mr. Léger had, however, founded a first club in 1925, which drew up the first breed standard. After Mr. Léger, who was president until 1925, came Mr. de Lachomette. Under the impetus of this great dog lover, the club enjoyed some happy and prosperous years. The C.B.B. published 14 bulletins until 1935.
Mr. de Lachomette was called to the presidency of the S.C.C. (the French Kennel Club) in 1938 and somewhat neglected the club, so the general secretary, Mr. Bisson, took over responsibility for the C.B.B.
Alas, after the Second World War, the activity of the Club du Braque du Bourbonnais declined so much that it ceased altogether in the 1950s, as a letter from the S.C.C. tells us. No doubt the reasons for this decline were many, but the lack of a personality at the head of the club who could provide impetus and calm the disputes over coat color played a large part.
Mr. Jean Castaing was able to write in 1967 that he had seen the last two Braques du Bourbonnais. And indeed, between 1963 and 1973, no Bourbonnais was registered in the French Stud-Book (Livre des Origines Françaises).
