Van Obergums Hand

At the end of May 2003 a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever bitch named Laska Nired van de Echtinger
Grift came into our house and into our hearts. Having her is a great pleasure to us and we are very
enthusiastic about the breed, commonly called Tollers. It is a little known breed; more information is to
be found under Information about the breed. The Picture Gallery has more pictures of Laska.

Laska was bred by Linus and Jeanette Bos of the kennel Van de Echtinger Grift. Laska is a firmly built
bitch with a dark copper-coloured coat, with relatively little white markings. There is only a white 'star'
on her chest. The pigment of her nose and lips is liver coloured and her eyes have a light colour. She has
a thick coat with a lot of soft undercoat. She is a friendly, social dog: quiet indoors, outside active and
cheerful. She particularly likes dummy training when she is alert and full of passion and concentration,
but a ball game excites her enthusiasm as well. And like so many Tollers she is fond of swimming and
never misses an opportunity to jump into the water.

Litters
Laska's first litter was born on 8 Oktober 2005. Her second litter in June 2007 and her third litter in
Oktober 2008. If you are interested in one of her pups or Ayla's pups or if you have any questions, you
can always contact us by phone or e-mail. We are members of the official Dutch Nova Scotia Duck
Tolling Retriever Club.

Training
Tanja took a lot of courses with Laska. She began with puppy training when Laska was 8 weeks old.
After that they followed and completed a number of obedience courses. In April 2004 Tanja started
hunting training with Laska which they continue till the present day. Although Laska likes the
obedience training, her real passion is the hunting training, where she is completely concentrated. In
the beginning she was so eager that she also retrieved the dummies intended for other dogs. Now
that she is more grown-up, she restricts herself to what is demanded of her. Laska passed her first
dummy test on 10 April 2005, winning the second prize. Now that Tanja and Laska have their C
diploma, they are training for their B diploma.

Shows
Laska has been to 5 shows. Her results:

Utrecht, Clubmatch, Spetember 2006: 4 Excellent
Leeuwarden, April 2005:3 Very Good
Zuidlaren, March 2005: 1 Excellent
Eindhoven, January 2005: 4 Excellent
Leeuwarden, April 2004: 1 Excellent