ʻOiai inā he paʻakikī ka haʻi ʻana i ka inoa o kēia ʻano (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever) i ka nānā mua ʻana, hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike nui i ke kumu a me kahi o ka hoʻohana ʻana i kēia ʻano ʻīlio. Hoʻohana pinepine ʻia nā Retrievers e wehewehe i nā ʻīlio hahai holoholona i kūpono no ke kiʻi ʻana ma muli o ko lākou hiki.
ʻO ka Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever kekahi o lākou. Hōʻike ka ʻāpana inoa ʻo Duck Tolling i kāna kuleana ma ka hahai holoholona. ʻO ka ʻiʻo ka mea ʻai nui, a ma kēia ʻano, ʻo ka tolling ke ʻano o ka huki ʻana iā lākou. No laila, kapa ʻia kēia ʻīlio he ʻīlio toller a i ʻole laka.
ʻO ka hana a ka ʻīlio, ʻo ia ka huki ʻana i nā ʻeke me kāna ʻano ma ka lihi wai, a laila hiki i ka mea hahai holoholona ke pana maʻalahi. A laila pono ʻo ia e lawe i kāna mea i pepehi ai i ka mea hahai holoholona. Kapa ʻia kēia kaʻina hana "hoʻihoʻi".
ʻO ka hapa nui o ka inoa, "Nova Scotia" ʻo ia hoʻi he panalāʻau ma Kanada a ua kapa ʻia ʻo ia ma hope o ka poʻe malihini mai Scottish. ʻOiai ʻaʻole ʻike maopopo ʻia ke kumu maoli o kēia ʻano ʻīlio, ua manaʻo ʻia ua lawe ʻia nā ʻīlio Scottish i Kanada. Ua hoʻohana ʻia kēia mau ʻīlio hana a hahai holoholona i ka mea i kapa ʻia ʻo "New Scotland" ma kahakai o Kanada.