Bailey X MacKay puppies 4 weeks old!

The Bailey and MacKay pups are 4 weeks old!

Puppies have started to eat on their own and are developing beautifully! Each pup is starting to become more independent and they are all starting to get there own personalities.

"Diddy" (1st on the top row) is a very nice boy who likes to play. He's outgoing with people and loves to 'strut his stuff"

"Woops" (2nd on the top row) is a spitfire with lots of 'look at me' personality. He's tail is always wagging and he's a joy to have around.

"Missy" (3rd on the top row) is very sweet girl who will cuddle with you for hours! She is easily persuaded to do things with food and will vocalize when she doesn't like something.

"Carin" (4th on top row) is a cuddle bug. She loves to be around people and is always welcoming new people when they come to visit.

"Beary" (1st on the bottom row) is the shyiest girl in the litter. She takes a few minutes to warm up to new people but once you're her friend you're a friend for life.

"Daisy" (2nd on bottom row) loves to snuggle. She is the lowest energy puppy in the litter which I'd still say is moderate. She's got a great off switch and settles down for naps in your lap easily.

"Issy" (3rd on the bottom) is a very sweet and quiet girl. She loves to spend time in your lap to snuggle. She loves everything and never complains about anything.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Good bye 2009! We will miss you.

2009 was a good year for Tollchester Kennels. We had 3 lovely events in BC including a picnic in May at Hayward Lake, a BBQ in White Rock in July and a Coffee and Donuts play date at Buntzen in October! Thank-you to everyone who came out to enjoy the events. We look forward to following a annual tradition of these three events!

In 2009 we had a few conformation 'stars' in our family in Canada. 'Topper' CH Tollchester's Top Secret (Storm x Maverick) who is co-owned with Connie Redmond finished off the year (unoffical stats currently) as #2 Toller in Canada including several group placements and a Award of Merrit at the Regional Specialty in White Rock BC! Thank-you to everyone who supported him during his year showing in Canada. "Ziggy" CH Pikkinokka's Ziggy Stardust who is co-owned with Connie Redmond finished off the year #6 in Canada in with only a few weekends of shows for the year he recieved a Group 3rd at the largest show in Canada and a Award of Merrit at the Ontatrio National Specialty! "Piper" CH Tollchester's Christmas Wish (Flare X Maverick) co-owned with Mike Bush finished her Championship this year in fine style in 3 weekends! "Raiden" CH Tollchester Storms Kelticfox (Storm X Cajun) co-owned with Kerri VanEaton finished his Championship under a year of age with a Best Puppy in Specialty Show! "Tanya" CH Tollchester Dreams Come True (Nautica X Cloud) finished her Championship this year with a few very nice wins as well this year! We look forward to another great year in the conformation ring in 2010.

In the USA we also seen a few conformation stars in the family! "Topper" CH Tollchester's Top Secret in only three weekends in the ring finished the year with a Award of Merrit at the Texas specialty and a Group 2nd earning him #10 All Breed Toller in the US! "Nautica" CH Tollchester It's About Time (Storm X Toffee) had a few lovely wins in WA and OH to finish her Championship! "Puzzle" CH Tollchester's Puzzle Pieces (Storm X Reagan) owned by Deb Gibbs finished her Championship with a few nice wins as well last year!

Overseas we also saw a star last year.. yeah! "Osiris" Tollwest Tollchester Turn M'on (Bounce X Topper) finished his Luxemburg Championship! He is owned by Els in Belgium.

In obedience one of our Manchester's "Eddie" Tollchester's Black Vortex owned by Lale Aksu had a good year starting with the completion of his Rally Novice Title! Our duck tollers "Mars" Tollchester Life On Mars (Pepsi x Ziggy) owned by Christi Weger achieved his Rally Novice title. While "Flirt" Tollchester Top O'Th World (Storm X Maverick) owned with Bev March recieved her Canine Good Neighbour title!

That's all folks for 2009! Thank-you to all the great owners who made 2009 a success! If I missed anyone's brags feel free to email me at tollchester@gmail.com and I'd be happy to add them.

Happy, Happy New Year!

11 puppies Born on December 27th!

We are proud to announce the arrival of our latest litter from "Harmony" AM CH Tollchester California Dreamin' and "Ziggy" AM CAN CH Pikkinokka's Ziggy Stardust! 11 puppies, 7 boys and 4 girls were born December 27th, 2009.

Harmony is a lovely girl who is here to visit us from California for a few months to raise this gorgeous litter. We are very excited by the potential of this lovely bunch of puppies.

We may still have a puppy available from this litter. If you are interested contact me at tollchester@gmail.com

Tollchester Toller Event November 7, 2009

Tollchester Kennels will be hosting a toller meet and greet at Buntzen Lake in Coquitlam BC on November 7, 2009 between 11am and 2pm. We welcome all of our families and their friends to come out and join us for the day with your furry companions. It will be a fun day at the water with other toller families. You will have the opportunity to meet others who own dogs from our kennel and possibly the sister and/or brothers of your wonderful toller! Come out and enjoy the fun! Please RSVP to tollchester@gmail.com for the event as we will be supplying lunches for families and there will be a few toller related 'door prizes'.

We plan to supply tennis balls at the picnic for the redheads so please leave all sentimental toys at home - we are having the picnic in the dog park so there a chance things may get misplaced. We will have a few water dishes on location for the dogs - if you're dog is concerned about communal water I would suggest bringing a private water dish for them. Otherwise, I can't think of anything else people need to bring to the event other then their families and tollers :o)

Directions from Vancouver:

• Go east on Hastings, which becomes Barnet Highway (No.7A)
• Turn left onto St Johns Street
• Turn left onto Ioco Road, which becomes Heritage Mountain Boulevard
• Turn right at onto David Avenue at the roundabout
• Turn left onto Forest Park Way
• Turn left onto Apsenwood Drive, which becomes East Road. Follow East Road to its end
• Turn right onto Sunnyside Road, and continue to the entrance gate

"Crave" Tollchester's Secret Obsession, is looking for a home!

She's a gorgeous girl who is super intelligent, loves to please and has a great working temperament ....she has the potential to excel in almost anything her owners put their mind to!

Crave has lots to offer the genepool in tollers with her superb structure and pedigree. We are looking for a home for her who would consider breeding a litter with her in the future. She is available to a current breeder or on a mentorship program to someone interested in learning more about breeding tollers.

Dog Shows on the go!

July and August have been a busy busy month for dog shows for Tollchester Kennels. On July 18th at the Regional Specialty our boy "Topper" picked up a Award Of Merritt! That evening we had a very successful BBQ after the show ...it was lovely to see everyone again! Thank you everyone who participated. Anyone who has photo's please email them to me at tollchester@gmail.com for the end of year newsletter we will be putting together.

In August dog shows ran on Vancouver Island from August 1st to August 9th! During the 'circuit' we finished a CHAMPIONSHIP on our lovely girl "Piper" who is now CH Tollchester's Christmas Wish. Topper also had a successful week going Best Of Breed all 8 days at the show and picking up a Group 3rd in the Sporting Dog Group on August 1st!

Being a dog show enthusiast the shows didn't stop there this weekend Simone and Topper will be heading up to the Kooteny's for 10 more days on the road! Topper will show at Castlegar and Cranbook shows this weekend and next weekend... Paws crossed for them.

After such a successful Picnic earlier this year we look forward to putting on one again before year end! Plans are currently being made for a picnic at Buntzen lake on October 3rd. Don't forget to mark your calendars for the date - we will have more details to come in the next few weeks!!!

A friendly reminder.......

Tollchester will be hosting a BBQ on SATURDAY following the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever regional specialty on JULY 18, 2009 (4pm-8pm) in White Rock BC. contact me at tollchester@shaw.ca for direction and to RSVP for the event.