About Us

We are located on the historic village site of Airlie in southwest Minnesota.  The town suffered two separate, devastating catastrophes around the beginning of the twentieth century, that destroyed most of the buildings;  thus our family and our animals are the only inhabitants.  We, Darrel and Karen Nickel, and our 4 children Justin, Layne, Josh, and Molly have been involved in farm life since we were born so are well seasoned to pets and livestock.  We enjoy having an extended family of 3 very lively and friendly golden retrievers.  It's a LOT of fun having these intelligent canines around!

 Charlie, our dark golden male, is a lovable dog and weighs in at 73 pounds.  Sadie is slightly lighter in color, weighs 50 pounds, and has a somewhat laid back nature.  Ember, our young female, weighs 55 pounds and is full of life.All three dogs are AKC (American Kennel Club) registered so we can provide the paperwork to register your new friend with AKC also.  Their pedigrees are available upon request.  They have piles of fun together as they romp around our 5 1/2 acres.  They're kenneled for night and when we're all absent from home, but otherwise have the run of the place.  The dogs get a lot of attention from all of us and are always ready for a chest rub or a game of fetch! Check out some videos of them in action here!