[1] The Pont-Audermer Spaniel is recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, the international kennel association.

[7] The Pont-Audemer Spaniel is a medium-sized dog, weighing 44 to 60 pounds (20–27 kg), and standing around 50–58 centimetres (20–23 in) at the withers.

Tails that are left intact are usually well feathered like that of a setter, although it is not unheard of for a Ponto to have the shorthaired “rat-tail” of an Irish Water Spaniel.

[citation needed] Though hardy, as well as hard-working, the breed has the typical spaniel traits of being easy to train, gentle, and affectionate.

[1] Pont-Audemer Spaniels are usually found in a working gundog environment, and are rarely kept as mere family pets.

Biopsies on the affected animals showed that damage to the root sheath and clumping of pigment in hair shafts were the main reasons for the condition.