Quinebaug Kennels: Gun Dog

Quinebaug Kennels: Gun Dog Passionately Living Life Afield 🐾 Quinebaug Kennels is located in Canterbury, CT among the hills of Northeastern Connecticut.

With spacious kennels and vast exercise fields, this 100-acre farm provides an ideal setting for raising, training and boarding canines. Throughout the day, dogs are exercised and trained in QK's open fields, woodlands, and hedgerows. We realize the importance of canine socialization and pack structure; therefore we encourage group exercise and playtime in our large fenced in play yards.

We want to recognize Sydney for the caliber of work she’s delivering with our gun dog clients—this Sussex Spaniel is a s...
01/11/2026

We want to recognize Sydney for the caliber of work she’s delivering with our gun dog clients—this Sussex Spaniel is a standout example. Hazel came in with a big challenge: heavy nose-down obsession from deep hound lineage that made her tune out the world. Sydney and our program built the foundation first—obedience, focus, and responsiveness—then translated it into bird work, hunting pattern, and clean retrieves. Today, this unique little bird dog is out enjoying her first season, and her owner’s testimonial says it best.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A+ Experience at QK Dogs!

I couldn’t be more thrilled with the experience I had at QK Dogs. They trained my 6-month-old Sussex Spaniel, Hazel—a rare and unique breed—and she came back a completely transformed dog. Before her training, I struggled just walking her on a leash. Now, I’m completely comfortable walking her off-leash, which is something I never thought I’d be able to say this early on.

My main goal was basic obedience, and my secondary goal was giving her a solid start for upland hunting. QK Dogs delivered both, with exceptional care and attention. The results are night and day—A+ all around.

What truly set QK Dogs apart was how personally invested Jennifer, the owner, was in Hazel’s training. From day one, her communication was clear, thoughtful, and consistent. She and Sydney, Hazel’s trainer, worked as a seamless team. Sydney went above and beyond, keeping me informed with regular updates and continuing to check in even after Hazel returned home.

Finding someone on the East Coast I could trust with a Sussex Spaniel wasn’t easy—but QK Dogs far exceeded my expectations.

I highly recommend QK Dogs. You won’t find a cleaner, more committed, or better-run training facility that delivers this level of care and results anywhere in the USA.

Chris B.
New Jersey

12/25/2025

Christmas Eve at QK Dogs is always a little magical. ✨
Not because of twinkly lights or perfectly wrapped gifts—but because dogs still need care, routines still matter, and love doesn’t take a holiday.

Today (and every day), I want to pause and celebrate the extraordinary humans behind the gates at Quinebaug Kennels.

This team shows up 365 days a year with grace, grit, humor, patience, and a whole lot of heart. They brave weather, muddy boots, early mornings, late nights, wagging tails, muddy paws, and the occasional “how did that happen?” moment—all so your dogs are safe, fulfilled, exercised, trained, enriched, and genuinely loved.

This is one of the best teams we’ve ever had, and I could not be more proud.

A special and heartfelt welcome to our new leaders:
🐾 Marissa, our General Manager
🐾 Tia, our Kennel Manager

Both bring strength, compassion, standards, and deep care for dogs and people alike—and we are so fortunate to have them guiding our already expert staff.

This week, we let loose a little. We laughed, we posed, we had fun with our photo session—and that joy you see? That’s real. That’s this team. That’s the culture we work hard to protect.

To our incredible clients: thank you for trusting us with your beloved dogs. Thank you for believing in what we do. Thank you for being part of the QK family.

We are grateful beyond words. We are blessed beyond measure. And we head into this holiday season with full hearts, muddy boots, and wagging tails.

Merry Christmas Eve from all of us at QK Dogs. 🎄🐾









⭐THE STORY BEHIND GNAW & ORDER⭐For nearly 30 years at Quinebaug Kennels, I’ve watched one truth repeat itself across eve...
12/04/2025

⭐THE STORY BEHIND GNAW & ORDER⭐

For nearly 30 years at Quinebaug Kennels, I’ve watched one truth repeat itself across every breed, every temperament, every age: dogs don’t just need to chew — they need to chew with purpose.

My own sporting dogs taught me this long before “enrichment” became a trend. Their raw diet, the tearing, grinding, and working for their food, kept their minds steady, their bodies balanced, and their teeth spotless well into old age. It was instinct meeting structure, and the results were undeniable.

But most owners never had access to safe, functional chews that truly fulfilled a dog’s carnal need. For years, all I could recommend were raw bones or rubber toys. Everything else on the market was full of chemicals, choking risks, or ingredients I would never allow into my kennel.

That changed in 2025.

I began testing new, single-ingredient, responsibly sourced chews with my own pack — and the transformation was immediate. So I brought the experiment to QK. Over 1,000 supervised chewing sessions later, with more than 100 dogs, the data was irrefutable: structured chewing calms the mind, strengthens the jaw, reduces destruction, improves dental health, and gives dogs the ritual they’ve been missing.

The dogs now drag us to their crates for chew time.

And that is how Gnaw & Order was born — not as a product, but as a behaviorally designed enrichment system. Every box is hand-curated with warm-up chews, high-value consumables, and long-lasting challenges that teach dogs how to chew safely, intentionally, and with incredible results.

We did the research.
We built the system.
Now you simply match the box to your dog and let the ritual do the rest.

Welcome to Gnaw & Order — where instinct meets structure and dogs finally get what they’ve always needed.

Order your box here:
https://www.qkdogs.com/gnaw-and-order-box-sets

⭐THE GAME LAW BOX⭐When Ethics and Structure Meet Instinct and Drive.A true gun dog doesn’t simply run the field.He becom...
12/03/2025

⭐THE GAME LAW BOX⭐
When Ethics and Structure Meet Instinct and Drive.

A true gun dog doesn’t simply run the field.
He becomes part of it.

Pointers slicing the wind.
Retrievers punching through cattails.
Flushers igniting on scent.
These dogs carry fire in their bloodstream — instinct, purpose, and intensity woven into every stride.

But even the finest athlete needs balance.
Even the most disciplined working dog needs structure beyond the hunt.

That’s why we built the Game Law Box.

Created for the high-drive sporting and hunting dog, this box channels raw instinct into calm, controlled, meaningful chewing — giving working dogs a job that settles the mind instead of firing it up.

After a day in the blind, the field, or the training grounds, structured chewing helps your dog come down, regulate, and reset. Before sunrise, it builds focus and reinforces the off-switch that separates great dogs from chaotic ones.

Restless pacing.
Whining in anticipation.
Difficulty settling after stimulation.
Over-arousal in the home.
These are signs of a dog whose drive is unmanaged, not misbehaving.

The Game Law Box was designed to correct that imbalance.

Each box includes twelve expertly curated chews — natural textures, instinct-driven challenges, and densities chosen specifically for sporting dogs. These chews help build jaw strength, clean teeth naturally, release tension, and reinforce stability in the brain.

It is structure for the dog with a motor.
Regulation for the dog with grit.
Balance for the dog with heart.

Built for pointers, retrievers, flushers, hounds, and every working dog who gives you everything in the field — this box gives them what they need the moment the guns go quiet.

If your dog lives for the hunt, the work, the purpose…
The Game Law Box is the structure that completes the athlete.

Pre-orders now open.
Shipping begins December 5.

👉Order here:
https://www.qkdogs.com/gnaw-and-order-box-sets

Gnaw & Order
Instinct. Structure. Harmony.

Show me your FAVORITE upland bird photos with your best friends afield from this year. I've had countless. Here are a fe...
11/29/2025

Show me your FAVORITE upland bird photos with your best friends afield from this year. I've had countless. Here are a few of my favorites from my epic western journey this fall~Jennifer

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265 North Society Road
Canterbury, CT
06331

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Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm
Sunday 8am - 12pm

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