Use this Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever puppy weight calculator to predict how big your puppy will get. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers are a sporting breed that typically reaches full size by around 12-18 months.
Enter your puppy's current weight and age to predict their adult size
Estimates based on breed growth curves. Individual dogs vary with genetics and nutrition — check with your vet for a personalized read.
A practical pick for medium-sized breeds.
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| Age | Weight |
|---|---|
| Birth | 1 to 2 lbs |
| 2 Months | 5 to 10 lbs |
| 3 Months | 9 to 15 lbs |
| 4 Months | 12 to 20 lbs |
| 5 Months | 16 to 25 lbs |
| 6 Months | 19 to 30 lbs |
| 7 Months | 23 to 35 lbs |
| 9 Months | 26 to 40 lbs |
| 10 Months | 30 to 45 lbs |
| 1 Year | 33 to 49 lbs |
| 1.5 Years | 35 to 50 lbs |
| 2 Years | 35 to 50 lbs |
Estimated from typical medium-breed growth curves and the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever's adult weight range. Individual puppies vary — use the calculator above for a prediction based on your puppy's actual current weight.
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Tollers carry a notable predisposition to immune-mediated rheumatic disease (IMRD), a breed-associated inflammatory condition causing chronic joint stiffness and pain, related to lupus in humans — worth knowing if your Toller develops unexplained stiffness. The breed is also prone to progressive retinal atrophy and thyroid issues, partly attributed to the breed's historically small gene pool.
A quality diet matched to this breed's high working-dog energy level.
The water-repellent double coat needs weekly brushing; avoid frequent bathing, which strips the coat's natural waterproofing.
Highly intelligent and eager to please, Tollers need real daily mental and physical stimulation given their working background — without it, that intelligence turns into mischief.
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever ("Toller") was developed in the Little River district of Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, likely crossing Flat-Coated, Labrador, and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers with farm collies and Irish Setters. The breed's job was genuinely unique: play and toll (entice) along the shoreline to lure curious ducks within gunshot range, mimicking the movement of a fox — a hunting technique historically used by Indigenous peoples in the region using a fox pelt. The AKC recognized the breed in 2003, one of the more recent sporting-breed additions.
The smallest of the AKC's retrievers, Tollers are known for a fox-like build (compact, red-coated, with a white-tipped tail) and a working style unlike any other retriever breed — active and playful during tolling, then switching to intense focus once ducks are in range.
