A copper-coated puppy, raised to the rhythm of the tides.
Our Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever litters grow up in a stone house facing the river, between the garden and the shoreline. By eight weeks, your puppy already knows the calm of a real home.
One breed, one real passion.
We only breed Tollers. No diversifying, no second breed to "widen the offer" — knowing one dog well is worth more than skimming several. Every litter grows up in the house, between the kitchen and the porch that looks out over the river.
Our breeding dogs live with us year-round, not in a kennel out back. They're our dogs before they're breeding stock — they have two or three litters in their lifetime, then retire right here, on the same porch where their puppies learned to walk.
Isabelle Michaud and Denis Ouellet
Breeders, Kamouraska (Bas-Saint-Laurent)
Three commitments, for every puppy.
They apply to every litter we raise — no exceptions, no extra charge.
Health tested before breeding
Hips, elbows, heart and eyes: our breeding dogs complete the screenings recommended for the Toller before any litter. You receive the actual results, handed to you — never just a summary.
Socialized in the house, not a kennel
Daily handling from day three, exposure to the real sounds of home life: the screen door, the vacuum cleaner, children running past on the porch.
Support for life
We stay reachable long after your puppy leaves — first nights, training, the boundless energy of adolescence. And if you ever can't keep them, they come back here. Always.
The Toller: a tail that never stops.
Born on the shores of Nova Scotia to lure ducks within gun range by playing at the water's edge, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever has stayed exactly what it always was: playful, sharp, a bit of a performer, with a smile you can spot from far away.
This is not a couch dog. It needs water, retrieving games, scent work — a family that moves as much as it does. We say this plainly to every family who writes to us, before we even talk about our litters.
From your first letter to the ride home.
You write to us
Tell us about your household: children, other pets, lifestyle, experience with an energetic dog. We reply within one or two days, honestly — sometimes to say a Toller wouldn't suit you.
We meet in Kamouraska
Visits by appointment, even before a litter is born. Tea on the porch, an introduction to the parents, and every hard question is welcome.
Reservation and matching
A $500 deposit confirms your place on the litter. Puppy–family matching happens around week six, based on observed temperaments — never on a first-come basis.
Going home at eight weeks
Your puppy leaves vaccinated, dewormed, microchipped and examined by our veterinarian, with a health record and a blanket that still smells like the litter.
A litter is expected this summer.
Our puppies are almost always spoken for before they're born. If you're thinking about a Toller this year, now is the right time to write — even without certainty.