![]() More pictures of them can be found on their pages, and on Instagram (Russbaca_Retrievers) The dogs live on our working farm in the fens, where they hear all the normal sounds of the countryside like birds and tractors. Since then, we have expanded to Golden Retrievers and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. Despite the lack of sleep and impressive amount of poo, we decided we quite liked raising puppies, and have been doing it ever since. If you don’t have time to give this breed at least an hour of exercise a day, every day, with plenty of swimming and fetching, look elsewhere.We began breeding in 2016 with our much loved Labrador, Coco. A bored Toller with excess energy will find another outlet for their drive, and the results are often destructive. The Toller is an energetic dog, and needs plenty of physical exercise and mental stimulation. Most are involved in advanced training activities: hunting/field, agility, flyball, tracking, etc. All Toller owners must be willing to do basic obedience training. Keeping all that intelligence focused and busy is a big challenge. They need to be challenged and engaged by their work, or they get bored and stop paying attention. You have to be careful with how much pressure you apply in training. Tollers are physically and emotionally sensitive. If you are unable to be firm (kind, but firm) about the rules of your household, and to enforce them consistently, you will find that the ruler of your house has four legs and is red. Instead they sense power vacuums, and exploit them. Tollers are generally too smart to engage in out and out dominance battles. Most Tollers will greet strangers, but generally reserve true enthusiasm for their family and special people. They have a fanatical drive to work, and will retrieve until your arm is ready to fall off. Tollers are a hunting breed, and are bred to be working dogs. To the uninitiated, this can sound like the dog is being fed into a wood chipper it is high pitched, frantic, and loud. Tollers have a penetrating scream that they produce to indicate excitement and eagerness. Tollers are generally wary of strangers and will not stand up to them. The chasing will be all in fun, but it is likely to happen. If you don’t want your cat chased, this may not be the dog for you. They are not a dog for the fastidious or the allergic. Tollers do blow their coat seasonally, and they are dogs who like to swim and roll and wallow. When your Toller looks into your eyes, you can see their intelligence and you know they love you (or maybe they are hungry, or want outside, or you’ve hidden the ball again….) There is never a dull moment with a Toller.ġ0 reasons a Toller might not be right for you Tollers learn wicked fast and they remember things that are important to them. They like new experiences and are easy to take traveling. They are able to go from couch potato to bounding retriever in mere seconds. The Toller is happy to be wherever their people are – whether that is in the conformation ring, hunting, watching a movie, etc. Because the community is so small, most Toller breeders work hard with each other to breed healthy puppies. There are tests that can be done for their known health problems. If you have a Toller to toss a toy at you, and then do a flying pounce and come bouncing back for another toss, you just have to share their joy. World's best mood-lifter! Tollers are exploding with life and enthusiasm. They will be your best friend in the field, agility ring, obedience ring, etc. Tollers love to work with people that love to work with them. Once trained, the Toller can be a great asset to your hunting party. Some Tollers also have the instinct to toll naturally – dance on the shore like a fox and lure in waterfowl. Tollers were bred to hunt and most are born with a good nose and the instinct to find and retrieve birds. They have the ability to communicate in many ways with us humans – with their eyes, vocalizations, and body language. Tollers will let you know what they want. Then thankfully, they are not barky at other times. Keen watch-dog abilities – their bark may be more than enough to scare away a burglar. Rinse them off and they are ready to go.įood, toys, anything that moves can be used to engage the Toller. The perfect dog for red-head enthusiasts! Their natural drip-dry coat, is low maintenance. ![]() If you think they may be right for you, read on to discover why a “Little Red Retrieving Machine” may or may not be for you.ġ0 reasons a Toller may be the right breed for you More than many breeds, Tollers like to stay busy and they are a mental and physical commitment. Tollers are intelligent, outgoing, and affectionate, but they are not for everyone. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers are not small Golden Retrievers. Original by Peggy O'Connell & Laurie Geyer, edited by Amanda Crane. ![]() By: Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club
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