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Victorian Breed Boom landscape

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Also known as Toller, Little River Duck Dog, Yarmouth Toller.

Related breedBelgian Malinois1891 to 1901 · Belgium

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever at a glance

Origin
Nova Scotia, Canada
Appeared
1860 to 1945 (likely)
Family
Retriever
Type
Retriever
Size
Medium
Life span
12 to 14 years
Recognised by
FCI, AKC, KC
Status
Living
FCI standard
No. 312
DNA clade
Retriever (Parker 2017)

The name. After Nova Scotia; "tolling" from Middle English tollen, "to lure", as it lures ducks.

Same familyBoxer1880 to 1904 · Germany

Family and relatives

Close by DNABullmastiff1860 to 1924 · United Kingdom

Closest relatives by shared DNA

Source: Parker et al. 2017, shared haplotypes in megabases.

Same eraDobermann1880 to 1900 · Germany

Place in time

The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever appears 1860 to 1945 (likely), in the Victorian Breed Boom, when 94 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.