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.

Topper wins a Group 2nd in Nanaimo BC

'Topper' CH Tollchester's Top Secret, was shown in Nanaimo BC on June 20th, where received a Group 2nd under Joan Beech!

Topper wins a Group 4th!

'Topper' CH Tollchester's Top Secret, was shown in Black Creek BC this weekend and received a Group 4th under Mr. Brent Wright! This win makes him #1 toller in Canada as of June 15,2009.