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Every tide brings back a new photo.

Portraits taken at home, on the porch and along the shore — ours, and a few shared with us by adopting families.

Marguerite, our breeding female, in a field by the river
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Marguerite

Red and white · our first dog, 6 years old

She's the one who started it all. This photo was taken one October morning, a few hundred metres from the house — Marguerite had just come out of the water and held still one second too long, waiting for something to be thrown again. That's the whole Toller in a single image.

The wall

Portraits from the house.

Every Marée Douce puppy is photographed on the same linen cloth, on the porch table — a small habit that lets us compare colours from one litter to the next.

Gaspard, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, portrait
GaspardOur stud dog · portrait, natural light
Marguerite lying in the grass, late afternoon
MargueriteIn the field · late afternoon
Nine-week-old Toller puppy, previous litter
Étoile, 9 weeksLast year's litter
Toller lying down, quiet moment
BriseSunday morning, on the porch
Marguerite's litter
photos coming soon
Marguerite's litterExpected this summer
Next session
coming soon
The shore, at low tideSession planned for fall
The method

Why the same tablecloth, every time?

Because a Toller's colour changes more than you'd think between birth and adulthood: a puppy is often paler, almost blond, then darkens toward mahogany as it grows. Photographing every litter on the same white linen, in the same porch light, lets us compare honestly from one year to the next — not flatter a single photo with nice studio lighting.

It's also a way of keeping a record: Isabelle looks back at these photos years later when an adopting family sends an update, to find the puppy inside the grown dog.

  • Week 3 — eyes open, first photo on the cloth.
  • Week 6 — puppy–family matching, based on observed temperament.
  • Week 8 — last session, then departure with the full album.
  • Every year — a portrait of our breeding dogs, full-grown.

Your future puppy will have a photo too.

Reserve on Marguerite's litter to receive photos from birth, or browse the puppies already available.