TESTIMONIALS
Snapple's testimonial page is unique. There are three people involved in his life
and each of them wanted to write their own testimonial.
My name is Naomi Sutphin. I was a farm girl who loved all animals. After my
husband and I were married, we had beagles and labs. My husband had to go
into a nursing home. Our yellow lab, Coady, was a lot of comfort for me at
home. When I had to make the decision to put her down, it was one of the
hardest things I had ever had to do. I didn’t have my husband at home or our
dog. It tore my heart out.
I could not afford to get another purebred lab, so I decided to check out the
shelters in the area. I had also left a message with my vet in case he heard of
anything. I got a phone call a week later from my vet that a rescued yellow lab
was coming to him for treatment. He wanted me to be the first to see the lab.
A dog breeding operation had been shut down, but only a few of the dogs could
be saved. Of course, you know what happened next.! They brought in this poor
skin and bone animal. They had worked on him all night to get him cleaned up
and able to stand up and walk. The vet knew what he was doing. He knew as
soon as I looked into his eyes the butter was melting. He potty trained pretty
easy considering he had been kept in a small cage in his own mess.
My friend, Sarah, was with me and wanted to know what I was going to call him.
She was drinking a diet lemon Snapple Ice Tea. I said “Well, I want something
different.” She suggested Lucky because he was lucky to be alive. I said “He
is handsome and snappy! He looks yellow-brown like Snapple Ice Tea. That’s
it! Snapple!” Sarah did not like the name but Snapple and I sure did.
By the time he turned a year old, he was big, strong and overpowering. My
cousin told me that I needed to do something with Snapple before he hurt me,
Sarah or someone else. He was not biting or being aggressive, he was just
strong and playful…non-stop!
I read in the newspaper that Burlington County Library was having a pet expo.
We went to check it out and saw Perry Parks do things with his dog, Odie, that I
had never seen anywhere but on T.V. It was GREAT! I signed up for a demo at
my home. One of Perry’s trainers came and I could tell from our conversation
and the look on his face that this flying bullet through out the house and over
the furniture needed help.
I had my friend, Lisa Mattson, over since I had already made arrangements
with her and her family that they would get Snapple if anything happened to me.
My husband and I did this with all our animals. We did not want them left to be
mishandled or neglected.
In just 20 minutes of working with Snapple, the trainer had him under control.
Lisa and I just stood there in amazement! We were hooked on Absolute Control
Dog Training and could not wait to get started.
Perry and all his wonderful trainers are so caring and loving! Not only to their
own animals (and believe you me there are many of them) but they go out of
their way for every person and their dog to help with individual needs. If an
owner has a pet with a specific problem and needs a little more attention, they
get it. Everyone is treated fairly and special.
Also, being around these people and their pets have helped me feel better.
Training class breaks up going to work and then to the nursing home to see my
husband. I have something fun to look forward to, so does Snapple.
Snapple has finally graduated. When asked to do things in class, he was fine
but every time he was tested, he wouldn’t do all the commands all the way. I
told Perry that I think he has it in his head that if he graduates, I won’t bring
him back to class to learn and play anymore.
Perry asked me and Lisa about training him for drug searches. Lisa is doing
most of this with Snapple. This training is so interesting and how fast they can
sniff out the drugs is unreal! I would HIGHLY recommend Absolute Control
Dog Training for everyone that has a dog. It does not matter about breed,
size, ect. All are welcomed!
Sincerely,
Naomi Sutphin
SNAPPLE