Clients Testimonials

 

Ohio Group

A group of approximately 15 people in the Toledo, Ohio area have been training with Debbie for the last several years. Debbie conducts 4-day workshops in Ohio every other month. Some of us travel to Honeoye Falls, New York to train with Debbie during the month that she remains in New York. Debbie has helped rehabilitate dogs whose attitudes and performance has suffered from the wrong mix of improperly administered compulsion and lack of motivation. She has also helped start us out the "right way" with new puppies. Debbie is extremely skillful in working with many different breeds as well as with the different abilities associated with individual trainers. She deals very well with a great variety of temperaments in the dogs she teaches and has a tremendous knack for problem solving. She is able to individualize problem solving to each handler and has an amazing ability to "read dogs" and know how a desired response can be achieved. It's always inspiring to watch Debbie work with her own dogs and witness the transformation that occurs.

Teaching the person is tantamount to teaching the dog and Debbie has a wonderful ability to get a particular idea through to the handler. She utilizes her excellent communication and people skills in all her training endeavors and she can demonstrate easily with most dogs. Debbie has an easy going yet determined personality that makes her a pleasure to work with.

Debbie has excelled as an exhibitor as well as a trainer and has helped deal with a myriad of training issues in both Schutzhund as well as AKC competition obedience. Debbie's students have achieved multiple high in trials, multiple first placements as well as other placements in numerous obedience classes. Her students in Agility trials have successfully used her methods.

We sincerely thank her for all of her help.

Kerry & Rick Allison

Mary Ellen Tanner

Kim Holmes

Gael Lippincott

Ellie Burke

Sue Gehrke

Karen Ayers

Lynn Lippincott

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New York Group

Debbie Zappia has been our trainer for the past 4 years. She possesses that rare combination of both trainer and teacher. She has demonstrated through her own successes the importance of attitude, both with her dogs and herself. More importantly, as a teacher, she is able to convey to her students the methods to employ to get the best attitude and accuracy from our dogs. She is able to understand the character and temperament of each dog and select the right technique and balance of correction and motivation to accomplish the goal of dogs that work with high levels of attitude and accuracy. This is demonstrated time and again with the level of success her students have had on the local,regional and national level. Our success speaks for itself and for the talent and dedication of our trainer and teacher, Debbie.

Jane Jackson

Tricia Prey

Gail Binder

Linda Witowski

Loel Turpin

Sue Pettit

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Customer Letters

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Articles Taken from Magazines

Gail Binder

Article in Front and Finish Volume XXXI, Number 10, July 2002

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Sue Pettit

Article in Front and Finish Volume XXXII, Number 12, September 2003 Written By: Sue Pettit