The first tollers were imported to Sweden in 1984 and the first puppies were born the next year. Tollers became very popular and 1990 there were over 250 new dogs registerd each year. After that the popularity became stagnant and between 200-300 pupies are born each year. This huge interest in tollers made the swedishtoller population the largest in the world, even larger than in their homecountry Canada and the swedish tollerclub is allso the largest.
Today there is vast variations in exterior and temperament within the breed.
One must therfore be very nitpicking when choosing a tollerpuppy. The toller apperence can be a bit deceptive. An understimulated toller will soon get full of ideas and can easily become a pain in the neck. A Toller is an active hunting dog that call for proper work. If it is treated the right way the toller turns into a really good friend.