HI, My family and i are currently looking for a new pup. We are very interested in the Nova Scotia Duck-tolling Retriever. I am looking for some additional information on this dog e.gTemperment with other dogs etc. We are alsolooking for anybody who has pups are about to have pups of this dog type who live in Scotland as this is where we live and there seems to be no breeders of this dog in Scotland. If you can help with my problem contact me at CallumFulton911@hotmail.com. I would be very grateful thanks, Callum Fulton.

Hi
The following is taken out of a breed book on the NSDR

The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever comes as a suprise, if only because his name sounds highly improbable. This duck toller does much the same as a Dutch Kooikerhondje
but uses a different method to trap susceptible ducks and other waterfowl. The constant waving of the tail lures ducks near enough for hunters to shoot them, after which the dogs retrieve them. The NSDTR is blessed with a cheerful nature and enjoys being taught
to be an all round helper. He can make a good member of the household but remains to be seen wether his number will increase.

Size-small 17-21 inches -- 17-23 kgs
Grooming- medium
exercise-medium
feeding-simple
temperament-playful/trainable.

Says nothing about ability to get on with other dogs.
HTH
Ali ;)

Callum,
try the
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club.
Mrs.Harding.
Tel: 01633 400902
for a breeder/puppy list.

There is some useful information contained within this Tollers site. :-)

HI Callum

Well for what it's worth i'll give my thoughts, I have a friend who has several Tollers, recently bred a litter and has just rescued one, but i am no expert on them myself.

The ones i have seen and know are friendly, calm, easily trained, reasonably laid back, but prefer to be reasonably busy. Love water <g>. Get on very well with other dogs, and would enjoy living with others. Their owner says they make good famiiy dogs but do need training to make the best of them, and preferably give them something to do. She is starting her youngster in agility i believe :) and has started them in gundog stuff, scurries etc?

It goes without saying that a lot depends on owner knowledge and input, as to how they turn out. :D

Hope you find your Toller soon!

LIndsay

Just to clarify, my friend mentioned above is a registered breeder :)

LIndsay

Hi Guest,
Would advise you to speak to Club Secretary, Babs Harding. She will give you a list of REGISTERED breeders and tell you who has puppies available.
My friend has a male toller, lovely dogs with not too many hereditary problems.
HTH,
Gabrielle

Hi Lindsey

They must have changed from the first few imports then as they were downright nasty and throughly put me off them as a breed. A friend had the male for training and I had to handle him occasionally - not a lad to ever turn your back on, meek and mild one minute and the opposite the next!

Christine

Hi Christine

I am amazed, maybe the dog had something wrong with it? (Probably not.....)

I can't remember if you were at the Game Fair, but my friend was there with some of her Tollers and someone else was there with theirs, (in the tent) and they were all pretty laid back; do have a look next time you have a chance :)

They aren't a breed I would ever choose because i am hooked on the Tervueren,:D, but I would have no hesitation in recommending them for a nice family who were interested in "doing" stuff. It's very interesting to read of your experience though.

I wonder if they sussed out the dodgy temperaments and stopped those lines, or whether they are still out there.....?

lindsay

Hi Lyndsay.
Good and bad in every breed. I have scars on my arms from a Border Collie, my boss has scars on her stomach from a Labrador and I was offered a Golden Retriever who savaged a woman and put her in hospital for 3 days!!! (when I did rescue)

Can honestly say I have known just a few Tollers, but none of them were nasty, lets hope it was a one off.
Dawn.

Hi Lindsay

No, I did not go to the Game Fair :-)

The male was the first one here but I have no idea what his name was and cannot even remember his pet name except I seem to recall it was a short man's name.

Lovely looking dogs though and I have had nothing to do with them since as they were moved from the kennels and I assume from what has been said about them that later imports and their offspring were much sounder in character.

Christine

Hi christine, What are short men called then ? lol :)

LOL

Melody

ha ha :D

HI Dawn :)

What you say is verytrue about good and bad in every breed, i think it was Barbara Woodhouse was'nt it who wrote a book entitled "No Bad Dogs" - inferring it was always the owner's fault, if a dgo was difficult or whatever, but we know now that some dogs are more trouble than others in a behavioural sense, either because of genetics or other reasons.

I am a firm believer too that most dogs are fine, but a lot depends on whether they are fulfilled, how they are trained, etc. etc.

I had a friend who messed up one of her dogs, he was a superb stud dog, a champion, but not a bad bone....I wont say what she did but suffice it to say, he attacked her and was pts. Her fault, not his. Very sad and could have been avoided. He was such a great dog.

I too like you, have friends who have been bitten (thankfully not actually scarred, though) and it is shocking when it happens....I too hope this Toller was indeed a "one-off" :)

LIndsay

My husband and I were seriously considering a Toller puppy, but eventually abandoned the idea. Our main reason was that we are now in our fifties (well, very late fifties for me!!!) and Tollers are very active dogs, so we didn't feel we could guarantee to be able to provide the amount of activity the dog deserved for several years to come. The other issue was availability - there still aren't a lot of puppies around! It's worth looking at "Top 10 reasons why you shouldn't adopt a Toller" which you can find on www.tollerworld.com/english1
Cathy.