Breed profile · Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever specialty history

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever specialty history

The full record of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever’s national and regional specialties, year by year — dates, venues, judges, entries, and winners, with sources. The current year is shown in full on the breed profile; this page is the archive.

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2026

National specialty

The 2026 NSDTRC (USA) National Specialty — national week September 14–19, 2026, at Yellowstone Dog Sports, 7753 Hwy 212, Roberts, Montana. Scent work opened the week on Monday, September 14 (event 2026608612; judges Deborah Killpack and Steve Detata); the board met on Wednesday, September 15, and the general meeting ran September 16; obedience ran Thursday, September 17 (event 2026608615; judge C L Evans; 47 entries, 39 competitors), with a bingo night and taco-bar dinner that evening, and the Big Sky BBQ and awards closed the week on Saturday, September 19. Event Chair: Terri Krause. Event Secretary: Catherine LeCours (Executive Dog Shows). Official photographer: Sweet Az Productions.

Best of Breed was GCHB CH Roaneden’s Shorelander (“Luca”), breeder/owner/handler Christine and Rob Jones of Roaneden — the kennel’s third consecutive American national specialty win and tenth national specialty win overall. The week also carried the Tumbleweed Award, for versatility across at least three of conformation, field, obedience, rally, agility, scent work, and the Rock the Dock fundraiser, and the Blaze Award for the highest-scoring Master scent work dog.

Results (2026 national). Best of Breed: GCHB CH Roaneden’s Shorelander. The conformation date within the week, the conformation judge, the entry counts, and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026 and will be added here when they are.

Regional specialties

Sunflower Classic, Hutchinson, Kansas — Saturday, June 6, 2026. Specialty at the Kansas State Fairgrounds (event 2026608601; 41 Tollers). Best of Breed: GCHS CH Foxbrooke’s The Mountains Are Calling CGC. Best of Winners and Winners Dog: Mystic’s Knock Your Socks Off. Best of Opposite Sex: CH Wildgrass Grit N Glitter CD RA WCI. Winners Bitch: Redvine’s Love Letters To Shireway. The Sunflower Classic returns June 4–6, 2027.
Backyard Classic, West Bend, Wisconsin — June 26–28, 2026. Concurrent specialty, 66 entries; sweepstakes 42 entries; juniors 5 entries. Field: 38 entries, 34 dogs started, 16 passed (5 WCX passes). The 2027 Backyard Classic runs July 2–4, 2027, in West Bend.
Liberty specialty, Ludwigs Corner, Pennsylvania — Saturday, June 13, 2026. Held with the Bryn Mawr Kennel Club at the Ludwigs Corner Horse Show Association Grounds; 911 dogs and 954 entries across the all-breed show.

The Texas Toller Two Step, April 17–19, 2026, ran field tests and fellowship rather than a conformation specialty. A concurrent specialty for June 4–5, 2027, with the Salina and Wichita Kennel Clubs, was approved by the board.

2025

National specialty

The 2025 NSDTRC (USA) National Specialty — September 5–6, 2025, at Purina Farms, Gray Summit, Missouri. Rally ran Thursday, September 4 (event 2025608613); puppy sweepstakes and junior showmanship ran September 5–6. Best of Breed was CAN GCH Roaneden’s Wind And Sea (“Maui”), just 13 months old and shown from the Bred-By class — the kennel’s ninth National Best in Specialty and sixth American national win, and back-to-back American nationals with half-brothers after Luca’s 2024 win. Two hundred Tollers were entered, the largest national in breed history.

Results (2025 national). Best of Breed: CAN GCH Roaneden’s Wind And Sea. The conformation judge, the entry counts beyond the 200 Tollers entered, and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026.

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2025.

2024

National specialty

The 2024 NSDTRC (USA) National Specialty — October 17–19, 2024, at All Dogs Sports Park, 5111 W Sargent Rd, Lodi, California. Obedience and rally (Tollers only) ran Thursday, October 17; sweepstakes, the 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy, and the National Dog Classes ran Friday, October 18; the National Bitch Classes, non-regular classes, Best of Breed, and junior showmanship ran Saturday, October 19. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine judged the conformation; Kate Davern judged the sweepstakes; Kate Abeshaus judged junior showmanship; Laura Delfino judged obedience and Lora Cox judged rally. Best of Breed was GCHB CH Roaneden’s Shorelander (“Luca”). Entries closed at 6:00 PM PT on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. The week also ran field tests at CRTA in Denverton, scent work at West 12 Ranch, barn hunt, agility, and a seminar.

Results (2024 national). Best of Breed: GCHB CH Roaneden’s Shorelander. The entry counts and the other top winners had not been published in an official source as of November 2026.

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2024.