Ko da sunan wannan nau'in (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever) yana da wuyar furtawa a kallon farko, zaku iya gano abubuwa da yawa game da asalin da yankin amfani da wannan nau'in kare. Ana amfani da masu sake dawowa gabaɗaya don bayyana karnukan farauta waɗanda suka dace don dawo da su saboda iyawarsu.
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever yana ɗaya daga cikinsu. Sunan yanki Duck Tolling yana nuna rawarsa a cikin farauta. Ducks sune babban ganima, kuma a wannan yanayin, tolling yana nufin jawo su. Saboda haka, wannan kare kuma ana kiransa toller ko karen kulle.
Aikin kare shine jawo hankalin agwagi tare da halayensa a bakin ruwa, wanda mafarauci zai iya harbi cikin sauki. Sai da ya kawo ganimar da ya kashe wurin mafarauci. Wannan tsari kuma ana kiransa "samowa".
Babban ɓangaren sunan, "Nova Scotia" yana nufin lardi a Kanada kuma ana kiransa da sunan baƙi na Scotland. Kodayake ba a san ainihin asalin wannan nau'in kare ba, ana tsammanin an kawo karnukan Scotland zuwa Kanada. An yi amfani da waɗannan a matsayin karnuka masu aiki da farauta a cikin abin da ake kira "New Scotland" a bakin tekun Kanada.