HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the FIVE TIKKO TOLLERS

Pikkinokka's Water Works - Expression

December 5, 2011 - I'm a day late but really want to wish five very special Tikko Tollers a very happy 1st birthday!!! Officially a year old. Lots of hugs from our family!

Pikkinokka's Water Works - Play Time

Gracie - 6 years ago!

Lucky Pups

October 28, 2011: Time has quickly slipped by this past year. The 5 girls of the Gracie/Picasso litter are so completely lucky to have such wonderful homes! Thank you to each and every one of their owners for taking such great care of these little gems. Almost 11 months old and going strong, here are some pictures from this past summer:

Stevie (Pink Pup) - Exploring & Living the Dream

Stevie - Well Rounded Pup!

Stevie - Mountain Pup

Pepa (Light Blue) - In her beautiful yard

Pepa - She's a litte wet!

Pepa - Beautiful - She has such a great family

Pepper (White Pup) - Absolutely Stunning

Pepper - Enjoying the great outdoors - Brave pup!

Pepper - She's learning a lot from her great owners!

That's all for now. If anyone doesn't want me to post a certain picture, just let me know! Gorgeous pups - they need to be shared with the world. :)

News Flash

October 9, 2011: At 10 months of age, little miss Eau-Dee can officially be called:

Champion Tikko's Eau de Pikkinokka! 

Canadian National Toller Specialty 2011 - Entrance

August 5, 2011: Here is a little video clip of the kick-off of the 2011 National Toller Specialty. Thanks to Bekker's owners for taking some pictures and video for me!

Best Puppy in Specialty Show (Canadian National)

August 5, 2011: HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO EAU-DEE and her superbly wonderful owner and fantastic co-breeders!!! Eau-Dee received the honor of BEST PUPPY IN SPECIALTY SHOW -and- WINNERS FEMALE -and- RESERVE WINNERS FEMALE at Spruce Meadows this past weekend. If you can't tell, we're thrilled!

Congrats to all competitors on an extraordinary weekend!

Eau-dee (Green Pup)

July 23, 2011: Time to share an update about Eau-dee. She is doing fantastic! Eau-dee went to her first show a few weekends ago and had quite a blast. Here is a picture of Eau-dee winning Best of Breed at the Vernon dog show. Congrats to Eau-dee and her wonderful and talented owner!

Ruby (Dark Blue)

July 23, 2011: I haven't posted any updates about Ruby (Dark Blue) since she went to her new home. Ruby is doing great and we have had the opportunity to visit with her a few times as she lives(d) fairly close to us! She is one of the best swimmers I have seen, she is in great shape and she is as beautiful as ever. Ruby and her family recently moved south and she will be having many new adventures, I'm sure. Here's Ruby at seven months of age:

2011 Toller National

July 9, 2011: The 2011 Toller National will be held in Calgary, Alberta from July 28 to August 1. There will be many Tollers at this show and several events to watch over the course of the weekend. Our little crew will be attending and I would like to invite anyone with a Toller or anyone interested in Tollers to come on out and have a visit. The more the merrier! For more specific information, please see the 2011 National Toller website: http://www.toller.ca/2011NatSpec/2011index.html

Fun @ Big Knife

July 9, 2011: We took a quick trip to Big Knife Provincial Park in search of dog friendly trails and a swimming area. We didn't find much of a swimming area but there seem to be a few nice trails!

We then ventured a little further down the road and found an old historic mine site. Here is Gracie inside a massive shovel:

A Little Housekeeping

June 4, 2011: I've finally spent some time updating the Tollerdata website. Here is a link to the Picasso X Gracie litter and their detailed pedigree information: http://toller-l.org/tollerdata/offspring.asp?ID=18705

Eau-dee Has a Bird

June 3, 2011: Here are some updated pictures of Eau-dee (Green Pup) doing some retrieves. Looks like she is having tons of fun!!!

Sun Dogs

May 31, 2011: Sun Dogs!

Pikkinokka's Water Works

Leah - The resident Shepherd Dog

Dirt Dog

April 24, 2011: It's not just this Toller that has a love for dirt and water.....

Gracie

Tikko's Hardy Water Lily - Pepa

March 20, 2011: Pepa is visiting for a couple weeks while her family is in Europe and we are having SO much fun with her - she is a first class snuggle-pup and she has the coolest little personality. Oh, and smart as a whip!

Pikkinokka's Water Works & Tikko's Hardy Water Lily

Tired Pepa

And here are some pictures of our outdoor adventure yesterday:

Visiting Other Dogs

Pepa found a stick!

Such a beautiful puppy with such a vibrant personality :)

Last puppy post for a while...I promise!

March 12, 2011: I've had the privilege of following a litter of 5 Toller puppies from Kelowna B.C. since they were born on January 30th: 3 boys, 2 girls. I'm sure everybody knows by now that I am a HUGE fan of Pikkinokka's Seaside Tempest. The neat thing about this litter is that Tempest appears in these pup's lines!!! The pups are now 6 weeks old and ready to go to their new homes at the age of 8 weeks. For more information about these pups or availability of pups and upcoming litters, please email Carolyn Doyle of Jocar Duck Tolling Retrievers: jocar@shaw.ca (website: http://jocartollers.blogspot.com )

Sweet Little Girl!

The Other Sweet Little Girl

The 5 Little Darlings

Looking for a Toller?

March 4, 2011: Our 5 Gracie x Picasso puppies have all gone to their new homes. We have no immediate plans for another litter. I've met many wonderful people through this blog and through email. For those looking for a Toller to add to their family, please feel free to email me so I can pass your name along to fellow Toller friends and breeders: rls6118@gmail.com. If looking for a puppy specifically, a great resource for pups is the Nova Scotia Duck Toller Puppies blog: http://tollerpups.blogspot.com/ There are other resources available and I am more than happy to assist with your search. :)

Stevie @ Home

ALL of the pups and their owners are doing such great jobs. I already have brags about these puppies!!! Nothing but happy, content smiles from me this past week even though I miss the little tykes like crazy!

Now a little about Stevie. She has yet again exceeded my expectations with her training accomplishments at less than 10 weeks of age. A lot of credit goes to her owners of course. Stevie is the pup that disappeared at less than 1 week of age and we found her tightly curled up inside the cotton batting of the Ikea comforter at the very bottom of the whelping box. She's a very determined puppy.

Stevie at 8 Weeks

Stevie - this photo made me smile!

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Twins!

Full of cuteness or what!!! Katelyn & Kylie with Stevie & Ruby - the two pups with white socks. :)

Pepper @ Home

Pepper is being trained as a hunting dog. Between 8 and 16 weeks, her owners will be introducing her to bird feathers, scent, hunting dummies, etc., softening her bite, work on her retrieve ability and begin the training for basic obedience, hand signals and commands. They are a step ahead of me already and I look forward to learning a thing or two from them through this process.

Here's Pepper at home:

Pepper

Duck scented hunting dummy

Pepper lounging

Eau-dee @ Home

Eau-dee is like a mini Gracie. She's solid with lots of substance and has a beautiful front. We're very happy with her new home who has tons of experience with the Toller breed.

Stunning Toller Front

A conformation picture

Eau-dee playing at home

Pepa @ Home

Pepa at home with her family - she has such a loving family and she is getting the royal treatment:

Pepa outside enjoying the snow

Snoozing

Making herself at home

Relaxing with her family

I'm very much looking forward to seeing Pepa again soon:)

Mouthing/Biting Habits - Training Techniques

Kikopup has some great training videos. Here's one on mouthing/biting training techniques:

Weekend Adventure

February 7, 2011: On Saturday, two of the pups and I went on a little road trip adventure. We drove to Calgary where we picked up a little 4.5 month old Toller named Zinnia and then headed to Golden B.C. to drop off Zinnia and one of the pups with friends. The next day our last puppy went home. We are now puppy-less and missing them dearly; however, we are beyond happy with the homes that adopted these 5 puppies. I sincerely believe each and every puppy will be spoiled and loved more than I could ask for!!! We have the sweetest pictures from their new homes and I hope to share them soon enough (with permission).

Regarding little Zinnia - what a sweet puppy!!! Zinnia became ill a few weeks ago with a very hard to diagnose sickness. Many breeders, Toller owners/breeders, pet lovers, have combined their efforts to help with Zinnia's medical testing and bring her back to her wonderful breeder. It made me completely happy to see Zinnia reunited with her breeder who literally opened Zinnia's crate door, picked her up and snuggled and hugged Zinnia in her arms for 10-15 minutes solid. I'm so extremely happy to see the two reunited and Zinnia is blessed to have so many people who care about her recovery and also blessed to have a breeder who will do anything for her. On that note, Zinnia had another seizure this morning which is what compelled me to post this blog update. If you can think of any way to help, visit this website for more information: http://www.daintreeducktollers.com/please-help-zinnia/

Stevie sleeping on the GSD's tail

Quick Update

February 3, 2011: We're still here. We still have a few pictures to post of the Gracie x Picasso litter and some puppy updates. In the meantime we're doting on the adult Toller and the GSD as much as possible. They've worked just as hard as we have the last 8 to 9 weeks. The momma Toller obviously had her hands full and the GSD did a lot of puppysitting. It is now time for some relaxing uninterrupted cuddles on the couch with my two favorite pooches. :) More later.

Photo Credit: A. Lundberg