OUR KENNEL

 Saltydog Kennels is located in the rural community of Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia. Our 3 acre property includes 1.5 acres of fenced backyard and wooded area where the dogs can  roam and romp.  Although not directly on the water, we have easy lake access from a private road that is a 2 minute walk to the waters edge. We also enjoy the benefit of close proximity to a local seaside beach. You are just as likely to see us with our dogs along the sidewalks of our local shopping malls as we endeavor to socialize our pets in every environment possible.

My wife Shelley has known tollers for much of her life as she grew up with her dad’s hunting dog named “Happy”, a Schubendorf dog from Eldon Pace of Shubenacadie NS.  My first true interaction with the “little red dogs” didn’t come until we decided to look for our first Toller. Shelley wanted to find a Breeder that had dogs resembling her pet from childhood. We happened across a kennel from the South Shore of Nova Scotia who’s foundation breeding stock were all from Harbourlights Kennels of Yarmouth NS. Avery Nickerson of Harbourlights Kennels had worked closely with Eldon Pace of Schubendorf  Kennels in re-establishing Tollers as a recognized breed with the Canadian Kennel Club in the late 1950’s.

In the summer of 2004 we received our first Toller, Redland’s Pegasus Decoy, better known as Deke, a male which we co-own.  Deke is our foundation stud dog. During the process of deciding to start our own kennel, two female dogs, Redland’s Hot Chili Pepper and Redland’s Red Slippers, came to live in our home. We have whelped two litters from each of these wonderful girls and in the process became hooked on the concept of having our own working and breeding kennel.We now co-own Pepper and Slippers and they happily reside at our home that we now call Saltydog Kennels.

The objectives of our breeding program are to breed for sound temperament and  correct conformation, and to maintain the retrieving instincts which make the Toller an excellent hunting dog as well as a fun and faithful family companion. Our recent activities include work within the St.John Ambulance Dog Therapy Program; CKC Competitive Obedience Trials and Conformation; and CKC Hunt Test Programs. Currently we have the first and only Master Hunt Test titled NSDTR in Nova Scotia. We advocate limited vaccinations and follow all Hip/ /Eye clearances for all of our breeding dogs as well as annual ophthalmologist eye checks.

 If you are interested in acquiring a Toller give us a call, send an e-mail or write us a letter. We simply ask that you visit by appointment only. We will ask you to fill out our puppy buyer’s questionnaire and if you live in the Maritimes we require that you visit us as we feel it is important for you to meet our Tollers and that we meet and get to know you as well.  All our puppies are sold on a CKC non-breeding contract.
 
 Thank you and we look forward to meeting you!