More: There are about 1,000 Picardy Spaniel worldwide. They were always a rare breed from France . During WW1 &WW2, the Picardy region where the breed comes from was decimated along with the Picardy Spaniel population.I France Setters are called Spaniels.(Epagneul Picard). Marsh is a versatile pointing breed used for hunting upland birds & waterfowl. There are now approx. 100 PS in N.America.Marsh is PS #007 registered with NAVHDA.