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Hello Flickr Friends, My name is Nicole and I am 20 years old and I own and operate Swiss Gold. I have a passion for photography and a passion for dogs so when I got my first DSRL 4 years ago it was just natural for me to take pictures of my best friends Jasper and Gracie. My life has changed so much in the last year I added 3 more pups to my pack Brody Niko and Vada which gives me a total of 5 crazy spastic dogs! I have a new found love for dog shows, I enjoy Conformation,Rally,Dock Diving and Obedience with all my dogs. Now I will tell you a little more about my best friends.

Jasper is my 2 year old 70 pound ACA neutered Golden Retriever male. Jasper was born on November 4th 2008 and came into my life on December 28th 2008 that day was the best day of my life by far. Jasper definitely lives life to the fullest and you will honestly never see a frown on his Golden face. He sports that Golden Smile 24/7. Jasper is a crazy tennis ball obsessed water loving guy. He also is a camera hog he always has to have his face some where in the photo! Jasper is a sweet,gentle,loving boy all he wants is to cuddle with his Chuck-it Ball in his mouth and he will be the happiest Golden alive. It definitely doesn't take much to please this boy. All you have to do is throw his ball and he will be your best friend for life and you will have found yourself a new job...Designated ball thrower,lol. Jasper stole my heart from day one,he is the reason I fell so madly in love with this breed. He captured my heart and he definitely ran with it. I don't think you can ever find a Golden like Jasper he is one of a kind. I am just so lucky he is mine. Jasper does compete in Dock Diving and currently holds a Novice title.

Niko or better known as The Golden Perfection, Is my 2 Year old 70 pound Golden Retriever male. He was born on May 4th 2010 in Dickerson MD at Morning Spring Kennel, He came home on August 18th 2010 and from that day forth my life has been a little brighter. My Life without my Baby Neeks would just not be complete. This boy came into my life after I had been going through some pretty tough times. I guess you could say he saved me,he made me laugh when I didn't even wanna smile. Niko is such a klutz as a puppy he was always tripping over his feet, rolling off the bed or even worse running in to the sliding glass door. Niko loves the simple things in life, he loves to roll in mud and make sure every part of him is brown and not gold! He also is OBSESSED with the garden hose you can not pull it out without him attacking the water. He loves his brothers he just loves to play wrestle with them. All my boys are attached at the hip they never leave each other. Niko is extremely smart he learned all his basic commands by the time he was 5 months and has only gotten better since. Niko was also a very laid back puppy and a Golden for a matter of fact. He so mellow he will let you do anything to him. I know I found this Golden Boy for a reason and it was to make my life brighter everyday. I don't know what I would do without my Neeky Bones. Niko is PAL registered with the AKC.

Fredrick's Little Bear "Brody" he is my AKC registered Bernese Mountain Dog. Brody was whelped on Jan. 5th 2011 he is off of Ruby Rambler and Butter's Fabulous Fredrick. Brody comes from Champion Bloodlines with 14 Champions on his Mother's Side and 6 on his Father's side. Brody is currently 9 months of age and weighing in at 120 pounds he is going to be a big boy when fully grown. Brody has an amazing dispostition, he is a quirky,handsome,intelligent boy. He loves to be cuddled and he often does the famous "Berner Bump". He also loves to jump up and give you a big berner hug and lots of kisses. Brody LOVES everything he comes in contact with and knows how to make a persons day brighter by one flick of his tail. He is self confidant and ready to take on the world. Brody loves his Blonde siblings he loves to run and play with them outside but he is not a big fan of the hot weather, but he does like taking a dip every once and a while. Brody has some big shoes to fill but I don't think he will have any problem filling them. Brody is a Canine Good Citizen and working towards becoming a Therapy dog and will be tested when eligable [Jan. 5th 2012]. He also being shown in Obedience and Rally. We are looking forward to Brody advancing in obedience and rally. Brody is a very smart puppy he has already mastered basic obedience like a champ and has already started advance obedience. Brody is my baby but honestly when I first got him he was truly a monster puppy since I hadn't had a "terror" puppy in while he definitely took be by suprise. But the older he gets the more I fall in love with him and his quirky personality. Brody definitely holds a huge chunk of my heart, he is always making me laugh and smile. Brody is always taking me by suprise and he keeps me on my toes. He just has that personality you have to fall in love with and everywhere he goes he is truly the star. That is why I think he will make a wonderful Therapy Dog. I will always see him as that little 7 week old puppy that sat between my legs and tried to follow me when I left he truly picked me for a reason. He has made me better person.

Mad Maple's My Girl "Vada" Vada was born on October 20th 2011 in Jacksonville,VT at Mad Maples. She's off of GCH, AKC/CKC CH Blumoon Tanzenite V Blackrock CD NDD "Tanner" x CH Mad Maple's First in Line "Fiona". Vada has a personality to die for, amazing eye contact,beautiful movement and so much personality! We call her Miss Congeniality quite often! Vada was born to be a show dog, she just loves it and most the time we can't get her out of the car! We have such huge dreams and high hopes for this little girl! She has big shoes to fill and hasnt had any trouble filling them thus far! She shocks me at every show she does, she is just a star! She is a silly,sweet and curious little girl,she is pretty much everything a puppy should be. Vada has the ideal disposition for what a Berner SHOULD have. She is just one AMAZING little girl with so much spunk! Vada is a fiesty little girl and she will tell you what she wants and when she wants it! She loves to hop for treats and howl when she is happy! She is madly in love with her big brother Brody, they are inseprable already! I am already head over heels with this short stack and I know as time goes on she will steal my heart even more! So watch out for this little one at a show nearest you! We hope for her to follow in her Dad's and Mom's footsteps!

I would like to give a huge thanks to Martha Phelps and Dawn Cox for this wonderful little girl who will be our foundation female!

On my stream you will hopefully get to learn and love all my dogs personalities even though its just a small glimpse of their lives its definitely shows the best part of their lives!

My other babies

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