Adoptable Border Collies and Pups [Free]

[qittenpie]

No clue what they are, but the name is amazing. I want to see all the misspellings. |D

[Atwood]

They're a mid-sized spaniel-like dog from the Netherlands - they're sort of like a cross between a Welsh Springer and a Duck Tolling Retriever (which they might be in the ancestry of). I can just imagine trying to explain the name to people and seeing how many ways they could mispronounce/misspell it. XD

[Kheisa]

Are they really related that closely to Tollers? I know a few Tollers, and Kooikerhondjes never reminded me of them. x3 (I LOVE saying their name out loud. *says it a few times to nobody in particular*) Tollers always struck me as smaller, more attractive (and smarter than the ones I've known) liver-base Goldens.

[Liongirl Mew]

Good thing my dog's breed is simple to pronounce. XD

The name of those dogs looks german...

[Atwood]

The name is Dutch, from the words 'kooi' (a form of duck trap) and 'hondje' (dog), because the dogs were used to drive ducks into the traps. Kooikers and Tollers wouldn't be closely related, but the kooiker may have played a part in its development. The kooiker is a toller breed, which is a very rare hunting method, so it's possible the NS Duck-toller developed in part from kooikers that were brought to the Maritimes and crossed with other breeds like Goldens, setters and/or spaniels, and that's where the Tollers got their tolling trait. :3

[Liongirl Mew]

Ah that makes sense. I knew the name sounded foriegn.

The coloring reminds me of a red and white Brittany.

[ru.]

I personally like Tollers more than Kooikers. Kooikers look to Spaniel-like to me. :/

[The Sky's The Limit]

Could we have a German Shepherd? <3 my favorite breed.

[Benedict]

I love kooikerhondjes myself - they're so adorable. ^^

They have the best dog smiles I've seen XD
Mine always smiles when he's really satisfied, or have done something he knows is wrong but really doesn't care X3

[Zakori]

For the poll, go Labs! That's my vote!