Just saw it during Iggles-NYG game on (appropriately enough) FOX. Paul Young, any intel? Beautiful toller (ain’t they all), welcome in my den any time.
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Red dawg in L.L. Bean commercial?
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A very nice looking Toller, indeed.- Paul
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That's a dog named Whiskey owned by Amber Aquart. From what little I can glean from various sources, she's a follow-on to another Toller which did commercials plus is accomplished in various other behavior/skills. She's played in the Canine Biathlon. Presently is on a mountain climbing trek. Also serves as a therapy dog. For all we do in our sport, this is a dog that simply is outstanding at what dogs do, act as a companion.
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Nice report, Eric - thanks. Remember "the other toller" from the Peloton commercials. Would rather see 'em in a tree stand or hide but nifty and entrancing to watch in whatever incarnation, them red dawgs whose eyes never seem to lose their luster -
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- no matter how advanced in years they get.
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- no matter how advanced in years they get.
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Marv, you never cease to oxidize er, amaze me - now, if you tell me the family red dawg is named Iron Ore I'll be impressed beyond words! On a side note, Red Mountain, Ala. will also welcome you for a mineral tour and if you're lucky they'll give you permission to dig your pick axe and pitons into the iron man all the way up into The Vulcan's torch! (No better vantage for judging your next field trial!)
Further note to RK, I'm also less of a Double LL fan but used to shop in the Freeport store (open 24/7, 365) at 2 a.m. on my way to the Great North Woods and chasing the wily but eminently delectable timberdoodle. LL Bean Spruce Chewing Gum (yuk!) and bargain basement union suits and red flannel jammies still dancing in the recesses of memory.
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I agree. Daisy is now 11 and can rough house play or just run for the thrill of it. Few people really recognize the drive this breed has and then I show them the photo of the Toller which climbed the apple tree to get a bumper.
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Port was obsessed with tennis balls.
We were on a walk at one of our State Parks when she spotted an old Orange tree which was bearing very small and faded oranges. She deduced that she had found the tennis ball tree at last! At a dead run,she leaped and soared past Susan at shoulder height and grabbed one......at age 12!
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Here she is leaving on a blind at age 10.
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We were on a walk at one of our State Parks when she spotted an old Orange tree which was bearing very small and faded oranges. She deduced that she had found the tennis ball tree at last! At a dead run,she leaped and soared past Susan at shoulder height and grabbed one......at age 12!
Here she is leaving on a blind at age 10.
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Great tale on the tennis ball tree, great toller tail (leaving on the blind), Port and Paul (and Susan) Young--
I know Foxgrove Sue Kish has (or had) the only QAA toller, a CKC title, but my goodness, to Eric's comment about desire (and ability), gotta believe the red dawgs can play the FT game of today if somebody/bodies so chose. I mean chose from the outset to train for trials. Someday...
RK (Stan), glad you edited your post above - I wasn't a'tall taking a swipe at LL & family operations; I've got probably 10 items of Bean clothing, including several of their long-gone long sleeve logo polo shirts that are "re-replacements" because you'll recall the company's stock in trade was the lifetime guarantee against defects or poor craftsmanship. By the way, that Bean logo of yesteryear was, what else?, a Bean boot.
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I know Foxgrove Sue Kish has (or had) the only QAA toller, a CKC title, but my goodness, to Eric's comment about desire (and ability), gotta believe the red dawgs can play the FT game of today if somebody/bodies so chose. I mean chose from the outset to train for trials. Someday...
RK (Stan), glad you edited your post above - I wasn't a'tall taking a swipe at LL & family operations; I've got probably 10 items of Bean clothing, including several of their long-gone long sleeve logo polo shirts that are "re-replacements" because you'll recall the company's stock in trade was the lifetime guarantee against defects or poor craftsmanship. By the way, that Bean logo of yesteryear was, what else?, a Bean boot.
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I believe Nancy White had the first, though she would not recommend FT for Tollers. He was one special dog, though. Congrats to Nancy & Shooter - 1st AKC QAA Toller!
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Nancy Whtie was the owner of Halsey. I believe he was the first dog to be QAA. However this is a bit sketchy as it would have been right about the time the Toller was recognized and therefore eliglbe, despite what Nelson Sills said, to run in field trials.. Halsey also had the distinction of earning JH, SH, and MH all on the same day. It was a bit of a party trick but he had 3 JH legs, 3 SH legs and the completed Master. Theat then generated the missing legs for SH and JH. Sadly he died before the age of 6.
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It was Shooter as I recall. Used to train with him and her Labrador. Shooter was an accomplished HT dog as well. MH, though there was likely more. Its been a long time.
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No. Nancy's 1st Toller (there may have been others but I don't think so) was a dog name Halsey (Westharbour's Admiral Halsey ) from the Richardson's. Nancy got conned into attending a Specialty in CA and told to throw birds for the BRT. Afterwards she said she thought her dog could do this (WC).. I went out in the field and threw a couple for him and sure enough, he was spot on without a lick of training. She later hooked up with the TriTronics guy and eventually the Whites bought a w/e, summer house about 15 miles away. She had bought Halsey to be a gardening companion while the White's son was in school. The last time I saw her was at the Montgomery Specialty when she had a group of 15 people out behind the barn teaching them to throw birds. What goes round comes around I guess.
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I didn't meet her until she moved to MT and training with Karl Gunzer - who was at the Dobbs Center when Karl started. I was pretty sure that Shooter was the first QAA Toller, but I didn't mean Nancy's first Toller. And I've been wrong before, which might include which dog was the first QAA Toller. Or at least almost wrong. Carol Snodgrass was one of that Jim Dobbs group from those days. Carol and I were talking about those days on a weekend drive to Billings this last weekend (but not about which was the first QAA Toller). Serendipity, I guess.
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d_d_g, suspect rtf's SEC football and academics soul sistah Uptown Glenda Brown also was in your Montana group, and every day brought a gale force of serendipity--
Better question for Eric - when you look back at toller history, might our old homey Charlie O. Finley have been a red dawg aficionado and visionary before it was cool? He's well known for his colorful vision - white cleats, orange baseballs, brown bullpen delivery "vehicles" (Charlie O. the mule).
Then there's this - in the NYT obituary for Don Demeter (who I recall as steady utility player but more because his name sounded like the actor who played Uncle Charlie on "My Three Sons" [William Demarest])
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- about Demeter's outstanding play in the field
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Better question for Eric - when you look back at toller history, might our old homey Charlie O. Finley have been a red dawg aficionado and visionary before it was cool? He's well known for his colorful vision - white cleats, orange baseballs, brown bullpen delivery "vehicles" (Charlie O. the mule).
Then there's this - in the NYT obituary for Don Demeter (who I recall as steady utility player but more because his name sounded like the actor who played Uncle Charlie on "My Three Sons" [William Demarest])
Don Demeter, a Dodger Star of the Future Who Wasn’t, Dies at 86
Groomed to replace Duke Snider, he broke his wrist in 1960 and never lived up to expectations. But he had a fine career with four other teams.
- about Demeter's outstanding play in the field
Unfortunately we can't go to the videotape to document it, but knowing Charlie O. as I did, this activity could've been the ur-toller scurry - and of course reverse use of a utility dog excellent, to wit that kicking tee pickup artist Pint out at Cal Davis.
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It is so strange. I haven’t followed the forum for a number of years and it recently just started showing up in my email. Perhaps I can clarify some of the discussion about Halsey and Shooter. Halsey was my first Toller. We were fortunate to be referred to Jim Dobbs in Marysville when Halsey was about a year old. There was a Toller Specailty coming up in Los Angeles. We trained with Jim for several months and indeed passed the WC handily. Our next step was NAHRA as Tollers were not yet recognized as an AKC breed. Halsey went on to get his NAHRA MHR and an AKC MH. I don’t recall that he did all three titles in one day but it was a bit ago. Halsey unfortunately passed away before the age of six.
Shooter was our second Toller and quite the gentlemen. He had a varied handler career as I was quite ill for a year so he was handledto his MH by several folks, Shooter was a Master Hunter in The Us and Canada. Passed the Master National in both the US and Canada. Was a breed Champion and was Qualified All Age. Most importantly he was a huge part of our lives and one of the sweetest dogs ever. He has sired some amazing Tollers. We were grateful to have him in our life for almost 15 years. I miss having a Toller in our home.
I hope this helps clear up the Halsey/Shooter saga.
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Shooter was our second Toller and quite the gentlemen. He had a varied handler career as I was quite ill for a year so he was handledto his MH by several folks, Shooter was a Master Hunter in The Us and Canada. Passed the Master National in both the US and Canada. Was a breed Champion and was Qualified All Age. Most importantly he was a huge part of our lives and one of the sweetest dogs ever. He has sired some amazing Tollers. We were grateful to have him in our life for almost 15 years. I miss having a Toller in our home.
I hope this helps clear up the Halsey/Shooter saga.
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