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Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Did You Know?
- The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is AKC's 150th breed.
- "Tolling" refers to the old hunting style of drawing ducks
and other waterfowl towards the hunter in the style of a fox (alternating
between baiting and hiding).
- For more than a century in the Little River district of Yarmouth County
in Southwestern Nova Scotia, hunters have used tolling dogs like the Nova
Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
- The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is estimated to be a cross of Golden, Chesapeake Bay Retriever,
Labrador Retriever, and Flat-Coated Retriever with a dash of Cocker Spaniel
and Irish Setter (for the brilliant red color), as well as small farm collies
and spitzes.
- The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is fashioned after the MicMac Indian Dog.
- The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever has been registered with the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) since the
late 1950's; a US breed specialty club has existed for years.
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