This true Canadian Breed was developed in the Acadian community of Little River Harbour in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, at the beginning of the 19th century. Thank you Calgary Airport for having the canine amenities!Ĭonsidered a rare breed, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is the smallest of the Retriever breeds. A layover in Calgary was welcomed to stretching her legs and a potty break in the doggie bathroom at the Calgary Airport. Our little girl was so good on the flight back to B.C. The bar tender said, "Yes of course she's welcome, but we're not sure about you two.” A big thank you to the wonderful staff at the Red Stag Tavern for your wonderful Nova Scotian hospitality. We stopped for a pint of beer at the Red Stag Tavern in Halifax, and asked if we could bring our little Toller puppy into the pub. Mahone Bay, Halls Harbour, the Bay of Fundy, Wolfville and of course Halifax. The beautiful fall colours in October are breathtaking. Words fail to describe the sobering emotion one feels when reading all the names of those lost at sea on the Lunenburg Fisherman's Memorial. Wandering through the historic waterfront towns of Annapolis Royal and Lunenburg, with the distinctive colourful buildings steeped with a rich, historic past. I thank both Barbara and Douglas for entrusting us as a breeder.Īnnapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, is a beautiful sea-side community nestled in the Annapolis Valley steeped with a rich, historic past. There is a very strong connection between LittleRiver and ScotiaPride Tollers. We also had the pleasure of finally meeting Barbara & David Blauvelt of ScotiaPride Tollers, who were instrumental in recommending us as a breeder to Doug Coldwell. We of course had to visit Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, where the “Little Duck Dog” originated. Going to LittleRiver Kennels in Blomidon, Nova Scotia and meeting the legendary breeder Doug Coldwell in person. We were so fortunate to travel around this beautiful Province with our little girl, before flying with her back to B.C. I cannot describe the excitement and honour we felt of having our foundation female a Little River Kennel bred dog. October 2019: When Doug Coldwell of Little River Kennels agreed to sell us an unrestricted breeding female, we were on a flight to Nova Scotia the very next day. If you want to qualify for one of our puppies, please leave a message on our contact page .We are so proud and extremely honoured to say our Foundation Female is LittleRiver’s Promise & Hope, bred by Douglas Coldwell of Little River Kennels, in Blomidon, Nova Scotia. We also exclude the hereditary burden as much as possible by consciously dealing with the testing options that are available for the Toller. We try to produce well-socialized and healthy dogs that grow up in the safe environment of the living room and thereby get enough incentives in the first important weeks of thier lifes. So we now have a bunch of Tollers we are very proud of. To maintain a good bloodline and inbreeding percentage, we also looked across the border to healthy and beautiful toller puppies. Guusje now is also a mother from 3 litters and is now reteired and enjoys her life doing sport and walks. Guusje is a real brat and likes to dig holes and does naughty things. Unfortunate we lost Saartje on cancer at the age of 4.įrom the first litter of Saartje we held a puppy again and that's Guusje. Really sweet and a big friend for children but specialy for the elderly. She had a very different character than Mika. Due to the good experience with this litter and the friendship we have discoverd, we decided to continue on a small scale.įrom the first litter of Mika we have kept 1 puppy, that's Saartje. In 2012 we decided to breed a litter with this beautiful dog. Playing with Harry and Roos, she did all the things to spoil her. Iris was her handler and she did everything for it, with Nicole she went everywhere. With everyone she shared another passion. Our first Toller Mika was a lovely dog that really proved to be a companion for everyone in the family. We felled for the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. In 2008 we were ready for a new dog in our lives, We searched for a not to small, gentle kind of household dog that had a playful and obedient character and we could take anywhere.
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