Keystone is home to the talented and versatile Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. We are a small, family based breeding program striving to produce tollers that embody the breed standard, exhibit versatility, have excellent work ethic and are pleasant to live with. We do this through careful evaluation of temperment, conformation, apptitude, health and genetics - only breeding superior dogs that meet or exceed our standards.

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The Toller is a versatile and companionable breed developed to be used as a hunting companion. According to the breed standard “The toller's strong retrieving desire coupled with his love of water, endurance and intense birdiness, is essential for his role as a tolling retriever”, it also states the toller is “highly intelligent, alert, outgoing, and ready for action”.  As such we love for our puppies to be involved in engaging activities like hunting, agility, hiking etc. The standard also describes the toller as “affectionate and loving with family members” and we know that all our puppies will spend much of their time as a beloved family pet. So we feel strongly about our goal to produce puppies with excellent drive, birdiness, intelligence, biddability AND sound  stable temperments with a great 'off switch'.