Abbott Kennels Letters of Reference from satisifed owners of Abbott Kennel Labrador Puppies, Hunters and Pets, Kellogg and Champion bloodlines

This is our pup we sent to therapedics to train as a service dog.

I just wanted to write and thank you once again for my precious Hope. I don't know if you saw us on Fox's morning show last week, but she did wonderful, I even got a chance to mention your kennel on air. She is really doing quite well. She can sit, lie down, stay, and turn on the light switch. Yesterday I dropped my pencil and it rolled away from me and she went and got it and brought it back to me. She is really doing fabulous, the wonderful thing for me is that she sleeps through the night (by the second night) and she has only had one accident in the house.

Here is a website showing a picture that our photographer took of her and a mock-up of an advertising campaign we are going to start with her. (just cut and paste into your browser)

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/1954001/1/99243917

Thanks again for your donation.

Leigh Vineyard

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Hopefully this attatchment comes through ok. It is a recent picture of Hope. She is amazing, it is hard to believe it has already been a year.

She has the best retrieval instinct in a dog I have had in a long time. She is extremely easy to teach new tasks. It is as though she can tell what you want the first time you "show" it to her. She is also very eager to please me. She is a bit of a clown though, always wanting to get a laugh out of someone. She is also to smart for her own good. She has figured out every gate we have put up, as well as how to open every container we put her food in, a great skill for a service dog :). She graduated my home just a couple of weeks ago and is now with her training home. They are going to "polish"

her up and get her ready for her new assignment. I sure hope that her partner will be a child, because she LOVES kids. She will be graduating in about a year. She is an amazing dog, a true testiment to the breeding stock you have. I have recommended your kennels to several of my husbands hunting friends. Thank you so much for your contribution to the program. Right now Therapetics is in the midst of a huge fundraising effort with KVOO called the "Million Penny Drive" you can check out or website at www.therapetics.org for dates when we will be doing "live remotes" maybe you can see Hope. We are also having a graduation on August 19th (check the website for details) and although Hope is not graduating, she will be there.

Thanks again

Leigh Vineyard

My son and I bought the last two chocolate males from Snickers previous litter and you wouldn't believe the compliments we receive about the demeanor of these pups. They are absolutely beautiful animals. Its almost unreal how calm and mild mannered they are, at least until you get near water and start working them. Then they are all business, the drive and determination to succeed and please is unreal. Almost to the point you can't work the two of them together anymore, for that matter any other dog. We had our Springer out with Ely (the larger of the two pups) just the other day and I thought he was going to have a seizure when we made him hold while the Springer got in a bit of practice. I can't thank you enough for such wonderful pups.
My younger brother is looking to buy another lab puppy and after spending the afternoon with Ely & Brewser at a family get together around my sisters backyard pool. He was so impressed that I was sent on an information hunt about new pups from Snickers and Dakota. He couldn't believe that young children from the age of 2 - 10 could be walking around with food in their hands and on their plates without a single reaction from either of the pups. He even said he thought these pups lacked enough drive to make very good duck dogs. Sooo out came the retrieving dummies and the pool was cleared. Needless to say after about 20 minutes of endless retrieving and nearly flawless response to commands he was convinced. (HE WAS WRONG). But what took the cake for him was when I placed the retrieving dummies back in the bag; both dogs came over to my chair and lay down at my feet only to resume their pre workout activities. (Watching everyone else.)

RICK MOORE

To all at Abbott Kennels,

I would like to thank you so much for our wonderful puppy Bevo . He is well behaved, loving and is an energy ball ! Honestly everyone who gets near this dog , wants to take him home ! He is currently being enrolled for basic training at a local PetsMart in Oklahoma City,OK. , which i know he will do very well. And just to let you know this pup loves the WATER ... he sees a pond, pool ... or the shower running .... 5 seconds later HE'S IN IT !. He even swims after the local Ducks in the ponds .He's beautiful. he always get complimented on his shiny chocolate coat and how soft it is .One thing that we love about Bevo is that he loves our cats, although they are still getting used to him. Oh my Gosh Deanna ,he retrieves everything! But he's sneaky, for example... you can take him out side to do his Business and if he sees any birds on the ground he will walk so soft and slow and ponce on the birds ... He's amazing I can't say enough good things about him. He is by far one of the best dogs we ever had, ! I will recommend you highly to anyone I hear of looking for a lab. Attached i have sent you some pics of Bevo (now 3 months old).Thank you so much for blessing us with such a great Pup !

Gilbert and Priscilla
Oklahoma City , OK .