WE WOULD LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FAMILY AND OUR DOGS.  WHEN YOU DECIDE TO ADD A NEW MEMBER TO YOUR FAMILY, IT IS COMFORTING TO KNOW SOME HISTORY ABOUT WHERE YOUR NEW BABY IS COMING FROM.  WE STRIVE TO MAKE YOU AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR INVESTMENT IN YOUR NEW PUPPY AS WE UNDERSTAND WHAT AN EMOTIONAL PROCESS IT IS.  WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR PUPPY HAS BEEN HAND RAISED, LOVED ON BY US AND OUR CHILDREN, PAMPERED AND KISSED AND HELD OFTEN, AND NURTURED BY A TERRIFIC MOTHER.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US--WE ARE HAPPY TO SPEAK TO YOU ANYTIME AND SUPPLY YOU WITH VIDEO, UPDATED PICTURES, AND ANY OTHER TYPE OF INFORMATION YOU REQUEST ON THE PUPPY OF YOUR CHOICE.  NOW FOR A LITTLE ABOUT US AND OUR DOGS.

WE MET JUST AFTER COLLEGE AND HAVE BEEN MARRIED MORE THAN 16 YEARS.  WE HAVE LIVED IN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND NEW MEXICO DURING THAT TIME.  TEN YEARS AGO, WE MOVED BACK TO OUR HOME TOWN SO THAT OUR CHILDREN COULD KNOW THEIR GRANDPARENTS AND EXTENDED FAMILY.  WE LIVE LESS THAN THREE MILES FROM ONE SET OF GRANDPARENTS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.
 
WE HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS, 14 AND 10, WHO BOTH WANT TO BE VETS WHEN THEY ARE GROWN.  WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY WHO JUST BREED FOR THE LOVE OF LABRADOODLES.  WE GOT OUR FIRST LABRADOODLES (TWO SISTERS) 5 YEARS AGO AND FELL DEEPLY IN LOVE.  WHEN WE GOT OUR BELOVED ELLIE AND CHANCIE, WE HAD NO INTENTION OF BREEDING, BUT WE SAW A NEED FOR LABRADOODLES IN OUR AREA AND SO MANY FRIENDS WERE BEGGING FOR PUPPIES THAT WE DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY.  IN 2007, WE AQUIRED OUR BELOVED MALE STANDARD POODLE, BUSTER, AND OUR FIRST LITTER WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2007.  WE ARE HAVING SO MUCH FUN!
 
 
OUR DOGS ARE MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY.  WE ARE NOT A KENNEL AND DO NOT HAVE ANY PLANS TO BE.  WE JUST LOVE DOGS.  THEY SLEEP WITH US, EAT WITH US, AND EVEN GO ON ROAD TRIPS WITH US. 65 POUND ELLIE STILL SITS ON MY LAP TO WATCH TV!  THEY LOVE PLAYING FETCH, GOING FOR WALKS, PLAYING IN THE RIVER, CAMPING IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND HAVE SHOWN A GREAT TALENT AS A HUNTING DOGS IN PHEASANT SEASON.  WE ARE ALSO TRAINING SEVERAL OF THE OLDER DOGS AS SERVICE/THERAPY DOGS.
 
OUR DOGS ARE VERY HEALTHY, HAPPY AND EVEN TEMPERED.  THEY ARE MILD MANNERED, GREAT WITH KIDS AND ADULTS ALIKE, AND ARE EVEN WELL SOCIALIZED TO OTHER UNFAMILIAR DOGS.  THEY HAVE BEEN EASILY HOUSE TRAINED AND TRAINED TO DO AMUSING TRICKS AND OBSTACLE COURSES.  WE TRY TO STIMULATE THEIR MINDS AND BODIES DAILY AS THEY ARE SUCH SMART AND EAGER TO PLEASE ANIMALS.   THEY ARE DEEPLY ATTACHED TO OUR FAMILY.  NONE HAVE EVER SHOWN SIGNS OF AGRESSION OR ILL-TEMPERED BEHAVIOR.  WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY ENDORSE "THE LOVED DOG" BY TAMAR GELLAR AS A METHOD OF NON-AGRESSIVE LOVING TRAINING TECHNIQUE.
 
IN TOTAL WE HAVE 12 DOGS IN OUR FAMILY (TWO ARE PUPPIES), ALL OF OUR NON-BREEDING ADULT DOGS ARE SPAYED--WHICH WE BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF ANY NON-BREEDING DOG.  WE HOPE YOU ENJOY PERUSING OUR WEBSITE AND WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.  PLEASE CALL US. WE FEEL IT IS MUCH EASIER TO GET TO KNOW US BY PHONE THAN BY EMAIL AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU! PLEASE KNOW THAT A LABRADOODLE IS NOT JUST A DOG, IT IS A LOYAL LIFE COMPANION.
 
SINCERELY,
THE NICHOLSON FAMILY
KEVIN, LISA, EMMA, EDEN
ELLIE, CHANCIE, BUSTER, SWEET PEA, LILY, CAMILLA, GRACIE, ZOEY, BOGART, JASMINE,CAESAR, AND CHLOE

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We provide puppies for and fully support the work of Assistance Dogs of the West :

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