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Homeland: |
Canada |
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General Appearance: |
Medium-sized, compact. Powerful, well-muscled. A heavily feathered tail,
constantly moving. |
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Temperament: |
The Toller is highly intelligent, easy to train and has great endurance.
A strong and able swimmer, he is a natural and tenacious retriever on land and
on water.
His strong retrieving desire and playfulness are qualities essential
to his tolling ability. |
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Head: |
The head is clean-cut and slightly wedge shaped and must be must be in proportion
to body size. The broad skull is only slightly rounded, the occiput not prominent
and the cheeks flat. The muzzle tapers in a clean line from stop to nose. Hair
on the muzzle is short and fine.The nose color should be flesh-colored or black.
Lips fit fairly tightly and the color should blend with that of the coat or be black.
The correct bite is tight scissors, full dentition is required. Jaws are strong
enough to carry a size able bird. Tollers got eyes set well apart, almond
shaped, medium sized. Color amber to brown. Flesh around eyes should be the same color
as the lips.
The ears are triangular, of medium size, set high and well back on
the skull with the base held very slightly erect. |
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Eyes: |
Set well apart, almond shaped, medium sized. Color amber to brown. Expression is
friendly, alert and intelligent. Flesh around eyes should be the same color as the
lips. |
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Ears: |
Triangular, of medium size, set high and well back on the skull with the base hold
very slightly erect; well feathered at the back of the fold; hair short at the
rounded tips. |
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Mouth: |
Ups fit fairly tightly, forming a gentle curve in profile, with no heaviness in flews.
The correct bite is tight scissors, full dentition is required. Jaws are strong
enough to carry a sizeable bird, and softness in mouth is essential. |
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Neck: |
Strongly muscled and well so on, of medium length with no indication of throatiness. |
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Body: |
Deep chested with good spring of rib, brisket reaching to the elbow. The neck is
short and straight, the topline level, the loins strong and muscular. The ribs
are well-sprung, neither barrel-shaped nor flat. Tuckup is moderate. |
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Forequarters: |
Muscular with the blade well laid back and well laid on, giving good withers
sloping into a short back. The blade and upper arm are roughly equal in length.
Elbows should be close to the body turning neither in nor out, working cleanly
and evenly. The forelegs should appear as parallel columns straight and strong
in bone. The pasterns are strong and slightly sloping. The strong webbed feet are
of medium size, tight and round, with well-arched toes and thick pads. Dewclaws
may be removed.
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Hindquarters: |
Muscular, broad and square in appearance. Rear and front angulation should be in
balance. Thighs are very muscular, upper and lower sections bent approximately
equal in length. Stifles are well bent and hock well down, turning neither in
nor out. Dewclaws must not be present. |
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Tail: |
Following the natural very slight slope of the croup, broad at the base, luxuriant
and well feathered, with the last vertebra reaching at least to the hock. The
tail may be carried below the level of the back except when the dog is alert,
it curves high over, though never touching, the body.
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Coat and colour: |
The Toller was bred to retrieve from icy waters and must have a waterrepellant
double coat of medium length and softness with softer dense undercoat.
The coat may have a slight wave on the back, but is otherwise straight. Featherings
are soft at the throat, behind the ears and at the back of the thighs, and forelegs
are moderately feathered.
Color is various shades of red or orange with lighter featherings and underside of
tail, and usually at least one of the following white markings - a tip of tail,
feet, chest and blaze.
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Gait: |
The Toller combines an impression of power with a springy gait, showing good
reach in front and a strong driving rear. Feet should turn neither in nor out
and legs travel in a straight line. As speed increases, the dog should single-track
with the topline remaining |
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Height:
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Ideal height for males over 18 months is 49-51 cm
Ideal height for females over 18 months are 18 to 19 inches 45-48 cm
3 cm over or under ideal height is allowed |
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Weight: |
Weight should be in proportion to the height and bone of the dog.
Weight guidelines - 20 to 23 kg for adult males; bitches 17 to 20 kg.
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Faults: |
To be penalized according to degree.
Dogs more than 2.5 cm over or under ideal height.
Tail too short, kinked or curled over touching the back.
Lack of substance in the adult.
Abrupt stop.
Large, round eyes.
Nose, eye rims and eyes not of prescribed color.
Bright pink nose.
Open Coat.
Splayed or paper feet, down in pasterns.
Roached, sway back, slack loins.
Tail carried below level of back when dog gaiting.
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Disqualifications: |
White on shoulders, around ears, on back of neck, across back of flanks.
Silvery coat, grey in coat, black areas in coat.
Lack of webbing in feet.
Undershot bite, wry mouth. Overshot bite, by more than 1/8".
In adult classes, any shyness.
Butterfly nose.
Any color other than shades of red or orange. |
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