Two time Maxwell Award winning author Gail MacMillan, invites you on a very special journey in this true story of

Loved by her new owner, always searching for her previous owner, Ceilidh represents the epitome in devotion, bravery, and torn loyalties.

After spending three happy years with her first owner's family, circumstances force the unthinkable, and Ceilidh is sent away. Luckily, Ceilidh is placed with Gail MacMillan, a truly devoted animal lover. There, she finds an understanding heart even as she begins her restless quest for her past life.

Ceilidh goes on to be a well-known show dog and is featured in one of her new mistress's books on Duck Tolling Retrievers, but will this courageous little dog ever find peace and accept the love of her new owner?

De Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
Beeld van een bijzonder ras.

Het op dit moment enige Nederlandstalig boek specifiek over de Toller.
Een heel mooi naslagwerk over de geschiedenis (zowel in Nederland als in België), de gezondheid, het fokken, de opvoeding, de verzorging, de mogelijkheden met een Toller en nog veel meer! In de derde druk zijn er een aantal hoofdstukken bij gekomen, onder andere over de puppytest. De derde druk is geheel in kleur.

Proudly waving the most famous tail in the dog world, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever lures waterfowl to his hunting master on the shores of his native Canada. Distinctive for his lustrous red coat and moderate size, the Toller is fast becoming the world’s number-one “alternative retriever.” Agile, intelligent and playful, this rare breed proves to be a first-rate companion dog in addition to being a superb hunter on both land and water. 

This is still the definitive book on the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. Almost anything you want to know about the breed is here: its history, pedigrees of some well-known ancestors of today's Tollers, training information, even a full pictorial on how to groom a Toller from start to finish. Alison Strang and Gail McMillan share their love of the breed as well as their knowledge. I recommend this book to every Toller owner or would-be Toller owner, since your life won't be the same once one of these little red rascals joins your family.

Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Alpine Publications (November 1996)
Language: English
ISBN: 0931866731

Gabi and Pier Orrù rewrote the book "The Toller" in 2005. It consists of 106 pages full of lovely coloured photos and topics such as  history, how to find a good breeder, behaviour and help if something goes wrong, tests, shows and a lot more. Dive into the world of Tollers, a beautiful kind of dog, but definitely not a dog for everyone.

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This story of dogs bred to attract ducks is more than entertaining. Gail MacMillan takes the reader back from the show dogs, the registered Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, back to the Little River Duck Dogs, and to their owners who have, for centuries now, kept these beautiful dogs. Toller, retriever, and family pet, the Little River Duck Dog is a prize and so is the book by Gail MacMillan.

Hardcover: 108 pages
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN) (July 1998)
Language: English
ISBN: 155109231X