2010 National Specialty Wins in Minnesota

I'm very proud to announce that out of the 4 dogs entered who have sires or dams owned by Tollchester we had 4 winners. These dogs are advocates for what breeder who work together can achieve... way to go kids!

In conformation "Ducky" (Bounce X Ziggy) owned by Cheri Lewitzke achieved a 1st in the 12-18 month old class, "Pink" (Lil X Sender) achieved a 1st in the open class, "Topper" (Storm X Maverick) owned by Simone Sortwell and Connie Redmond achieved Select Male in breed, and "Nicholas" (Storm X Maverick) owned by Amy Soderman achieved Best of Breed!

We also had some wins from "Ducky" and "Nicholas" in Obedience and are excited to post those results when they are confirmed. Today "Ducky" and "Nicholas" are playing in the field for some working titles and we look forward to hearing how they do ......results to be continued!

Hercules is available to an approved home

**Hercules has a home with a new big sister (toller) Pheobe and a loving family**

Hercules is the "pick" male from the Tanya and Picasso litter born July 31, 2010. He is a handsome boy with nice angles, a great topline, good tailset, nice feet, good depth of chest and a gorgeous head with a wonderful expression. Hercules is a very sweet boy who loves to snuggle. He is outgoing and smart and would make a great dog for sports, obedience, conformation or as an active companion for a loving family. We are currently looking for a home for Hercules. Contact us at tollchester@gmail.com for more information

Toller Time at Buntzen Lake on September 18th

The 2010 Fall Toller Gathering was a success! We had over a dozen families and their tollers join us at Buntzen Lake for fun in the "sun"... well it was more like cloud and a drizzle of rain but it was still fun.

There was plenty of food and drinks going around and tons of smiles and stories being traded. The redheads enjoyed the sand between their toes and the water rushing over their coats while having a reuinon with their relatives.

We want to thank everyone for coming out to the event. For those of you who couldn't make it to the event we hope to see you next year at the Spring Picnic.

We'd like to remind everyone who is eligible to play in obedience, rally and conformation that Canada's Largest Dog Show is coming up at the end of October. For more information on how to enter the event contact us at tollchester@gmail.com Tollchester will have space reserved at the show and encourages those who wish to join us at the show. Tradex is also a wonderful spectator show so anyone wishing to come out and watch feel free to drop by and say "Hi"

Happy Tolling!

The Greek "God" litter by Picasso and Tanya

This litter has been very uniform regarding temperament. We have had the joy of getting to know boys "Perseus" "Hercules" and "Apollo" as well as the girls "Athena" "Afodite" and "Persephone"

All the puppies in the litter are fairly laid back puppies with a great 'off switch'. Many of them love to cuddle and a few love giving kisses to you while enjoying snuggle time. The most outgoing puppy in the litter is Perseus with his "say hi to me first" attitude. Due to this he has been progressively become everyone in the homes favorite puppy!

We have completed basic structure evaluations on the litter and everyone has very nice structure. Any of these puppies could be worked in the field or sports as their conformation is ideal for active homes. A few have too much "icing" so they do not qualify for the conformation ring.

We have one puppy available from this litter. Contact me for more information at tollchester@gmail.com

The "Wish" litter by Tyson and Piper - Structure Evaluations

"Confetti" is a gorgeous girl from this litter. She has a pretty head, nice length in neck, good topline and balanced angles. She is a very sweet girl who loves to cuddle and is a joy to be around. She is available to a home interested in showing/breeding as a co-own or foster dog.




"Faith" is a pretty girl from this litter. She has a beautiful outline with balanced angles, good length of neck, a wonderful topline with a very pretty head and perfect markings. She would have made a wonderful show dog but unfortunatly she is missing a 1/4 of her left ear due to her mother being overzelus during her birthing. She has gone to live with a lovely local family as a companion.



"Hope" is a very pretty girl from this litter. She has a pretty head, with great length of neck, balanced angles and a nice topline, she also has perfect markings too! She will be going to live with a breeder in Westbank (West Kelowna) soon.

"Luna" is a pretty girl from this litter. She has a decent length of neck, good angles and is a balanced puppy with a very pretty head and nice markings. She's the spit fire in the litter with a "look at me attitude". She would make a ideal sports dog or active companion with her fun loving personality.

"Destiny" is a pretty girl from this litter. She has a lovely head, balanced angles, nice topline and perfect markings! She is very outgoing and loves people. She is a show dog in the making! Destiny will be staying at Tollchester for now until we see how she matures.

"Dickens" is a nice male from the litter. He has nice angles, a gorgeous head, with good length of neck and a perfect topline. This in combination with his "almost" perfect markings could make him a nice show dog. He will be staying at Tollchester until we see how he matures.

"Floyd" is a gorgeous male from this litter. He has nice angles, with good length in neck, nice column legs and ideal topline. Floyd is a very sweet and loving boy who likes to snuggle... he will make an ideal companion for a loving home.

"Token" is a handsome boy from this litter. He has nice depth of chest with good rib spring, good proportions with nice angles and a ideal topline. Token is a very sweet  and sensitive boy who will be staying at Tollchester to see how he matures.




"Max" is a very nice boy from this litter. He has a lovely forchest with great balance, a nice short back with good bend in stiffle and a lovely topline. He is an effectionate boy who likes to snuggle but is also independent with a "stand out" out personality. He will make a ideal show dog.

Skaha Dog Show September 10-12

Was a very fun weekend for Tollchester Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. The weekend was filled with dog shows, trips to the lake, photo sessions on the docks, and dinners with great friends sponsored by the local club.

On Friday Max was BOB while Skeena (a Topper daughter) went BOS and BOW for 2 points and WD went to Jackson (Harmony X Ziggy) owned by Hardip Gill for 1 point. Friday night was appy night sponsored by the club where we had loads of fun with friends.

On Saturday Max was BOB while Skenna was BOS for one point and BOW/BP/WD went to Jackson for a 2 point win for the young man. Saturday after the show was the peach of a puppy tournament were Jackson and Kodee played. Jackson did a lovely job being handled by his breeder Simone Sortwell. Kodee showed like a pro with his owner Rico ...the two made an amazing team! Following the match was the club dinner which was presented in a lovely fashion and was very yummy! The evening was a hit and we had a lot of fun again with our friends at the dinner.

On Sunday Max was BOB while Skeena was BOS/BOW/BP and WD went to Jackson. Sunday was an early finish for the tollers and sporting group so we took advantage of the extra time and had lunch with friends. Following a meh meal at the local bistro we took the dogs down to the docks where we got some lovely photos of them... this was followed by some play time for the kids in the lake! Who could resist taking a dip in the warmest lake in BC?!

We'd like to thank all the owners and breeders of the wonderful dogs we had the honor of showing over the weekend. It was a blast to play with the red heads in the ring and just as much fun to hang out with our new and old friends. Can't wait for the summer shows again next year!

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Kamloops dog show September 3-6

Kamloops show was a very successful weekend for Tollchester Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers!

"Topper" CAN AM CH Tollchester's Top Secret, was Best Of Breed (BOB) all 4 days and received two group 4ths in the sporting group! "Skeena" a Topper daughter picked up Winners Bitch (WB) three days in a row for her first points from the Sr. puppy class. "Kode" a Gunner (Topper's brother) son bred by Carolyn Doyle won Winners Dog (WD) three of the days to finish his Canadian Championship from the 12-18 month old class. "Jackson" Tollchester's Star Of Th'Centry owned by Hardip Gill was Winners Dog and Best of Winners as well as Best Puppy on Friday for his first 2 points towards his Canadian Championship from the Jr. Puppy class!

Congrats to all the winners on the weekend! Special thanks to all my friends who were there on the weekend and/or let me borrow their dogs for the show ....you make this game so much fun and I appreciate your support.