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If you are going to stay up at night supervising newborn puppies, you might as well take the time to get other things done!

We are pleased to announce the addition of another article into our Red Shadow Owners Library!

As a part of our in-person Seminar Series, we often speak to the importance of supervising and moderating the work and play of a young dog.

With a new litter in the house and summer coming on, we thought it was time to put our advice to paper and outline specifically the kinds of activities you can enjoy with your new Red Shadow puppy!

The Red Shadow Library is an online resource available to all of our Puppy Owners. If you would like to know more about the Library, our breeding program or get information on our upcoming litters, feel free to contact us here

If you have watched Red Shadow Kennels over the past few years, you have seen our young Kennel grow, mature and reach new milestones.
We are pleased to announce that we have reach another!
For the first time ever, Red Shadow Kennels is promoting one of our dogs in national trade magazines!
We hope you enjoy our beloved Verin’s first advertisement in Canadian Dog Fanciers! As his accomplishments continue to grow, we will see him in many more features!

We have another update to our Red Shadow Library!
By now most owners have gotten a call from their veterinarian telling them that they are due for a Spring checkup!
One topic that is sure to come up during that visit is how to manage the bugs of Summer!
While we already have articles in our Library on Heartworm and Parasite prevention, we thought it worthwhile to help our owners understand their options when dealing with ticks and tick-borne diseases.
We hope our owners enjoy this latest addition to the Health Section of our Library. If you have any questions about this article or you have a subject you would like us to research and write on, please let us know!

You guys are so amazing!! 
We have been completely overwhelmed with the interest from our future furever homes since our announcement of our “Olympus” Litter.

We want to thank everyone who has taken the time to apply. 

At this point, our waiting list for the Olympus litter is full and we cannot accept any further applicants. 

We have to ask for your patience as things are about to get very busy here for us. Shauna’s schedule is packed as she takes on a few remaining interviews, her exams, work, dog shows and the support of our existing families ..all between now and Quivari’s due date of May 1st!!

If you are interested in our upcoming Winter 2017 litter, we ask that you contact us towards the third week of May when our schedule has returned to normal. We will have more time to walk you through the application process and give you the attention you deserve!!

Thank you for your interest and patience!

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We have a lot of love for our Tollers, both as our own family pets and as a breed. Purebreds give us the luxury of buying a pet that is predictable in size and temperment. This breed also allows us the latitude to choose forever homes who are emotionally and financially ready to add to their family.
We know how lucky we are to represent this very special breed.

Through our work with this breed, we get to meet other dog lovers. Through them, we learn how hard local rescue organizations work to help the dogs that are not so fortunate. Rescue dogs come from difficult situations where owners can’t care for them, won’t care for them or are not kind to them.
Many of these dogs come with special challenges. They may be seniors or suffering for disease or disability. They may see the world in a way that is not healthy.
The organizations who take up this challenge are run by people who have seen the worst of the worst. Yet every day, they put their best foot forward trying to find high quality homes for these dogs who just need a second chance.

Red Shadow Kennels believes all dogs deserve a furever home. For this reason, we work with rescue organizations in our community to help them wherever possible.
One program we support every year is the Furry Friends 5K in Whitby, Ontario.
Red Shadow Kennels proudly enters a team of tollers and Friends. Proceeds from this 5-kilometer walk go to the Durham Region Humane Society as well as other rescue organizations in the Greater Toronto area. If you are interested in joining our team this June 4th, contact us either on Facebook or on our website and let us know. We will be happy to send you the information you need and you can join us!

We are also fortunate to periodically receive food and toy donations from companies such as Hills and Royal Canin. These donations may come as a result of winning in competitions or from the different conferences and trade shows we attend. Recently, Hills gave us some samples of their Metabolic Dog food. We were thrilled to donate them to SHARP Canada- Siberian Husky Assistance & Rescue Program. SHARP does amazing work in the community placing Siberians as well as educating the public on this very unique breed.

Compared to the men and women who donate their time to these rescue organizations, our contributions are only a small drop in a very large bucket. However, drops have a funny way of adding up. If you have a little food, a little toy, a little time or a little space, offer to help a rescue organization in your community.
Let the love you have for your dog spill over to help others.​

We are very proud to announce the Sire of our upcoming May 2017 Litter!

Introducing CH Redwyn’s no Hiphop at Hard Rock CD RA AGX AGXJ

“Jet” is one of Canada’s Top Tollers in Agility and was the number two All-Breed dog in Canada in Agility for 2014. He is an outstanding boy who has excelled in Agility, Obedience and Conformation in both Canada and the United States. Jet’s solid proportions and excellent structure have been passed to his offspring, resulting in a correct size and temperament with a special emphasis on performance and drive.
Jet’ s pedigree can be viewed at: http://www.k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=757431

Our Dam for this litter will be RedShadow’s Dramatic Entrance RA CD.

“Quivari” is the daughter of our foundation Bitch, Marshland’s Rise of a Phoenix JH, WC, RA, CD and BVISS Can/Am CH. Seastar’S Roaneden Darkwater WC JH CD.
Quivari has exceptionally high intelligence and drive along with tremendous focus. Her markings are flashy, her movement is graceful and balanced within a solid structure. Quivari consistently produces extremely biddable puppies with exceptional drive.
Quivari’s pedigree can be viewed at: http://k9data.com/pedigree.asp?ID=760515

If you are looking for a high energy dog with a strong work ethic, this will be a litter you want to seriously consider.. With Jet’s substance and proven performance in Agility coupled with Quivari’s intense drive and flat-out speed, we are expecting these puppies will be uniquely suited to high performance disciplines such as Hunt, Agility and Obedience.

If you would like ore information about these dogs or our breeding program, please contact us here.

At Red Shadow Kennels, we feel it is really important  to keep our owners up to date on things that impact the health and wellbeing of their Tollers.

We are therefore very proud to announce the addition of our new “Owners Only” Library.

The Red Shadow Library is host to all of our researched White Papers on topics like Toller health, anatomy, vaccination protocols and auto-immune disease as well as documentation on training and links to pet friendly activities.

New material will be added to the Library monthly and existing articles will be updated as necessary.

If you are currently one of our puppy owners, you will have received your login credentials giving you instant access to these new resources.  If you have not yet received our email or would like more information on how to get access to our Library, please contact us via email or message us on our Facebook page.

​Here at Red Shadow, we have a special love for dog training. Whether it’s something serious like hunt or more laid back like tricks, there is something magical about watching our tollers work.

One of the many perks of buying a Red Shadow puppy are the free training workshops. Every few months we host an open house where people are free come work with their dogs. We love helping our owners with everything from developing good manners to entering their dogs in competition.​

We hosted one of our training sessions today in Oshawa and had the pleasure of seeing some of our puppies from our 2016 Circle of Life litter. We think you will agree, these are well-behaved puppies!

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One of our New Year’s Resolutions is already done!

Red Shadow Kennels is proud to announce the release of our new website!

We have more pages, new images, links to our Youtube, Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as regular updates to our News section.
If you have a moment, look it over and let us know what you think!
We will be announcing even more new features soon!
Stay tuned!!

​We made the drive to the Bingeman Convention Center in Kitchener yesterday to attend 2 dog shows with our girl Hadley (BBPIG Ch. Redshadow’s Tuff Act to Follow RA)!!

In the first show, hosted by the Elora Kennel Club, Hadley took Select! It was a great warmup and she was in with a lovely group of Tollers.

We were really excited and nervous about the second show. This was the Southwestern Ontario All Retriever Specialty Show!! We entered this one specifically because they do such a great job and have such lovely ribbons for the competitors. A higher number of dogs usually enter as well because it is one of the last big shows of the year!​

Well, our Hadley took Best of Opposite while GChEx Roaneden’s Pond Star  (Chumlee) took Best of Breed. We wouldn’t have be happier!! Not only was this the most prestigious of Hadley’s wins so far, but Chumlee is also the sire of our 2016 Circle of Life Litter.

Hadley is just over 18 months and is  maturing beautifully. She is wicked smart, has an unbelievable temperment and truly carries the Spirit of her Mom and Dad (Quivari x Riley). I am beyond words at how grateful I am to have this special girl in my life.
Our sincerest thanks to Judge Ms. G. Taylor for amazing honour.

Pending health clearances and completion of her Grand Champion title, Hadley will be joining our breeding program in January of 2018!!