Top Ten Reasons Not to Get a Toller - The Movie (with Chester)

See and hear Chester demonstrate the ten reasons you may want to think twice about owning one of these wonderful dogs.

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[boarderhsoj420]

Griffon is our 6 year old Toller and fits all ten reasons perfectly! He has a habit of always holding his tennis or racquet ball in his mouth while laying around. So that scream/howl he makes is usually a muffled scream/howl. It's the funniest noise ever! Especially when you tell him to be quiet because he will just keep doing but really soft and give you that classic guilty Toller look. I'll have to post a video to show it. Great video! KCCO!

[natew00]

@boarderhsoj420 It sounds like Griffon is a wonderful Toller. Thank you so much for the kind words. While I know every dog is different, I thought it would be fun to create a video that illustrated Peggy's great list.

[englus]

We have a 9 y/o toller. Love her! Your adorable video & top 10 list spot-on about this breed. Our girlie, however, VERY protective of her "mommy" - me-- assertive & no tail wagging if she thinks a stranger approaches too close when we're walking.She is the smartest, most expressive dog we've ever met. Loved that you included Chester ignoring when you called-- our girl does too if she's not inclined to respond...I swear I think I've seen her roll her eyes a few times when she's ignoring me!

[natew00]

@englus Thanks so much for the nice reply. While others have correctly pointed out that a well trained (and mature) Toller can be incredibly obedient. I think you really touched on the point that the author of the list was making. Tollers will obey, but only if they are motivated. You really have to be as smart as the dog, and that can be difficult at times. It sounds like you have a wonderful Toller. Thank you...Nate

[calicokity1]

"Opportunistic and stunningly smart". Ha! That describes our dog as well. We have long suspected our shelter rescue dog was part Toller (in fact, my husband's grandmother got them recognized here in Canada) but now I know it! Our dog won't steal food off the counter if anyone is around, but one time we left some pizza out for our son who was coming home after we went out. Son came home, nothing but an empty pizza box on the floor. Thanks for the video!

[natew00]

@calicokity1 How nice that you have a Toller now. We did not create the top 10 list, but we were asked to read it by several breeders before we got our Toller. We decided to make the movie to illustrate the list, but we can't take any credit for the items. Glad you enjoyed the video as well.

[Shastaphirre]

My dog is a mutt that very closely resembles a Toller. However, she must have lost all of that "smartness" that you're talking about.

[tommyrazzleisback]

Lovely video. We may be getting a toller pup at the end of february.

[Syshil]

nice dog you have! I also have a toller, named Wildfowlers Here Comes the Sun (Coda). I participate in shows with him :D. One tip to make your dog even more beautiful: do his ears...

[Infaenyte]

Thank you for uploading such a lovely video!

We had a toller girlie up until a couple of years ago when she unfortunately passed away from old age. Everything on your video rang true!

Ours would bark at the door bell, and then wag her tail at whoever was behind it once it was open. She was also very food orientated which you didn't mention in your clip - but perhaps we just got a slightly greedy one :)

[englus]

Our nickname for our girlie is "Miss Priss"... she has ALWAYS had a mind of her own since she was a pup. RE: Vocal expression--We had a golden who was always getting out of the fence, the girlie toller would jump, pounce and loudly bark at point of golden's escape...then come to back door and "tattle" on the golden by doing her bark and scream...then go back to golden's point of escape. When we'd find golden and get him home, she would jump around him and on him barking like a scolding Mom :)