#TriviaTuesday – Can You Guess This Dog Breed?

• I am a breed in the Sporting group; the AKC’s smallest retriever.

• I am a medium sized, powerful, compact, balanced dog; my color is any shade of red, ranging from a golden red through dark coppery red, with lighter featherings on the underside of the tail, pantaloons, and body. My attitude and bearing suggest strength with a high degree of agility. I am alert, determined, and quick, with a keen desire to work and please. My heavily feathered tail is held high in constant motion while working.

• I was developed in the early 19th century to toll, lure, and retrieve waterfowl. My playful action retrieving a stick or ball along the shoreline arouses the curiosity of the ducks offshore. They are lured within gunshot range, and the dog is sent out to retrieve the dead or wounded birds.

Correct Answer: Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever