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Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is a sporting breed from Canada (Nova Scotia), standing males 19–20 in · females 18–19 in at the withers, weighing males 44–51 lb · females 37–44 lb. Recorded lifespan is 10–14 yrs.

A photograph of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Breed group
Sporting
Origin
Canada (Nova Scotia)
Height
males 19–20 in · females 18–19 in
Weight
males 44–51 lb · females 37–44 lb
Lifespan
10–14 yrs

Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is taller than 37% of the measured breeds, heavier than 44%, one of 32 in the Sporting group.

Breeds that look like the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

Side by side

Height 0–38 in

  1. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
    19–20 in
  2. Basque Shepherd Dog (Gorbeiakoa)
    19–24 in
  3. Basque Shepherd Dog (Iletsua)
    19–25 in
  4. Kokoni
    9–11 in
  5. King Charles Spaniel
    9–11 in
  6. New Guinea singing dog
    14–15 in
  7. Border Terrier
    13–16 in

Weight 0–220 lb

  1. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
    44–51 lb
  2. Basque Shepherd Dog (Gorbeiakoa)
    40–79 lb
  3. Basque Shepherd Dog (Iletsua)
    40–73 lb
  4. Kokoni
    7–20 lb
  5. King Charles Spaniel
    8–14 lb
  6. New Guinea singing dog
    18–30 lb
  7. Border Terrier
    13–15.5 lb

Lifespan 0–20 yrs

  1. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
    10–14 yrs
  2. Basque Shepherd Dog (Gorbeiakoa)
    12–15 yrs
  3. Basque Shepherd Dog (Iletsua)
    12–15 yrs
  4. Kokoni
    13–20 yrs
  5. King Charles Spaniel
    10–16 yrs
  6. New Guinea singing dog
    15–20 yrs
  7. Border Terrier
    12–15 yrs

Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust.

See the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever on the breed mapRead about the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever on Wikipedia
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