![]() ![]() Not looking like a slam dunk for my household. To the uninitiated, this can sound like the dog is being fed into a wood chipper it’s high pitched, frantic and loud….Ģ. Smart, smart, smart – It cannot be stressed enough that this is a dog with brains to spare. Keeping all that intelligence focused and busy is a big challenge. These dogs MUST be given at least basic obedience training, and many toller owners are active in several dog activities (hunting, agility, flyball, tracking, competitive obedience) just to keep their Tollers occupied…. The scream – Many Tollers have a penetrating scream which they produce to indicate excitement and eagerness. So I hit the Lakota site, and near the top of the puppies page I see a link to “ Top 10 Reasons NOT to Get a Toller.” Huh? You can click the link to read the 10 reasons, but these two stood out for me:ħ. Tollers, as they’re called, look like small Goldens. My son wants a Golden, but it’s too big for our house, especially with a Lab incoming. And since I’ve vowed never to miss another one of what is the most Serious upland show in the world, my thoughts drifted in this direction: This all came back to me when, in my current dog-buying mood, I learned from the good folks at Pheasants Forever that Lakota Retrievers would be at Pheasant Fest again this year. Apparently movements of some kind that attract ducks to shore, so hunters of yore could bag them easier (more on that below). Who in their right mind would give anything that long a name? And WTH was duck “tolling” anyhow?Ĭome to find out he wasn’t lying, and that duck tolling is this interesting/crazy thing these dogs do. In fact, when the guy I was talking to about the dog told me, I thought he was yanking my chain. I (Jay) had never seen nor head of a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever until the 2011 Pheasant Fest last winter. Since then they have proven they are more than just tollers or retrievers, but excel at obedience, agility, tracking, and of course, companionship.Another nice-looking Toller (source: ). In 2001 Tollers were admitted into the AKC Miscellaneous class, and were admitted as a regular member of the Sporting Group in 2003. The first Tollers came to the United States in the 1960s. It was recognized by the Canadian Kennel Club in 1915, with 15 Tollers registered that year. Originally known as the Little River Duck Dog or the Yarmouth Toller, the breed later became known as the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever was developed in Yarmouth County, at the southern tip of Nova Scotia, in the early nineteenth century. Such decoy dogs may have come with European settlers to the New World, where they were used to toll from the Chesapeake Bay to the Maritimes. Tolling is done by the dogs frolicking along the shore, chasing sticks, and occasionally disappearing from sight, an activity that draws curious ducks to the area. Ready to see what dogs fit you best? Take our short quiz to find out!Įuropeans used dogs to toll (Middle English meaning: to lure or decoy) ducks into nets since the seventeenth century. A white blaze, chest, tail tip, or feet is characteristic. A longer coat is not appropriate for a working dog, although the tail feathering should be long, adding to the emphasis of the wagging tail. Because they were bred to work in icy waters, they have a water-repelling double coat of medium length. Their powerful yet compact build enables them to rush around tirelessly, leaping and retrieving with tail always wagging. Because Tollers run as much as they swim when "tolling," they are smaller and more agile than most other retrievers. ![]()
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