Jeff,
If you have not located a breeder, or picked up a new companion, look into Square Butte Brittanys in Montana. He breeds excellent gun dogs. Outside of Delmar and Rick Smith , nobody, probably knows more about the breed, than Terry. I am sure he has customers in California. He has litters coming.
I run Labs in AKC Hunt Tests, so I can't help with Brits. It was mentioned above to research. Good pedigrees cost a lot of money for a good reason. It stacks the deck in your favor. I was curious out the Square Butte Brittanys and looked at their website. Those look like really well bred dogs and their parents have OFA health certs. I would also look into having a pup flown to you or flying to pick up the pup and taking him as a carry on. As long as the crate fits below the seat, you can do this. Pay the money to a reputable breeder.
