My dog is NOT a Duck tolling retriever

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Most of the time when people see Luna from the back I can understand why they would think she is a duck tolling retriever (nickname "toller").  She has very similar colouring and is almost the same size as one.  Most people are very nice about it, and when I say she isn't one they ask about what she is and are surprised to hear she has poodle in her.

 

That is the second most common comment other than the "wow is she a full retriever?" or "someone shrunk your retriever in the dryer" type comments about her size.  Yesterday someone greeted us with "wow that's the smallest retriever I've ever seen!"

 

I think if Luna had a wider muzzle, rose nose and light eyes we could enter her in a dog show for duck tollers and no one would be the wiser. 

 

What do you think?

 

Duck tolling retriever:

Luna:

[Elizabeth, Bailey & Bruin]

What a beautiful girl you have.....

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I think she's beautiful!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Luna is a beautiful dog! She does really resemble the dog in the picture.

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

wow she does resemble a toller rather than a doodle. Cute!

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

Clearly Luna is way better looking but she does certainly resemble the retrieve over a doodle.