| The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever |
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What is Tolling? Tolling means, "to entice game to approach by arousing their curiosity." When was the NSDTR made an official breed? After generations of pure breeding the toller was granted official breed status by The Canadian Kennel Club in 1945 when a total of fifteen were registered. For a number of years tollers were seldom seen outside the Maritimes, but today there are breeders across Canada. Nova Scotia's Provincial Dog The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever was declared the Provincial Dog of Nova Scotia in 1995, by an Act of the House of Assembly Place of Origin Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, is considered the place of origin of the pure-bred officially recognized by The Canadian Kennel Club as the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. |