{"id":27,"date":"2024-07-16T18:50:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2024-07-16T19:13:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:13:34","slug":"nova-scotia-duck-tolling-retriever","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/nova-scotia-duck-tolling-retriever\/","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (Toller) was developed in the early 19th century to toll, or lure, and retrieve waterfowl.\u00a0The playful action of the Toller retrieving a stick or ball along the shoreline arouses the curiosity of the ducks offshore.\u00a0They are lured within gunshot range, and the dog is sent out to retrieve the dead or wounded birds.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This medium sized, powerful, compact, balanced dog is the smallest of the retrievers.\u00a0The Toller\u2019s attitude and bearing suggest strength with a high degree of agility.\u00a0He is alert, determined, and quick, with a keen desire to work and please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Toller is highly intelligent, alert, outgoing, and ready for action, though not to the point of nervousness or hyperactivity. He is affectionate and loving with family members and is good with children, showing patience.\u00a0 Some individuals may display reserved behavior in new situations, but this is not to be confused with shyness.\u00a0The Toller\u2019s strong retrieving desire coupled with his love of water, endurance, and intense birdiness, is essential for his role as a tolling retriever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (Toller) was developed in the early 19th century to toll, or lure, and retrieve waterfowl.\u00a0The playful action of the Toller retrieving a stick or ball along the shoreline arouses the curiosity of the ducks offshore.\u00a0They are lured within gunshot range, and the dog is sent out to retrieve the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/28"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gulfbreezeretrievers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}