Stonehill Kennel

Ashle Hupchick

There are not enough words of praise and thanks 🙏 to Stonehill Kennels and Cassidy Stone for giving us the gift of a well behaved dog 🐕. Rascal left us 7 weeks ago having well earned the name Super Naughty Rotten Rascal. We struggled with having done multiple trainings and in home behavioral consults, that just left us with an out of control dog, out of control home, chaos and an unfortunate incident with one of our cats. (Hank is alive and well after his own recovery). We were faced with a very hard decision. Many others were telling us to rehome our beloved pup, we were the problem (we acknowledge some of it was us). We were using gates, muzzles, crates, interactive toys, walks, doggy day camp among other things. NOTHING we tried worked. We were at the end of our ropes. We found an advertisment on Facebook for Stonehill Kennels, spoke with Chris and we were sold. After a few weeks of waiting Super Naughty Rotten Rascal was sent to Bootcamp. The first four weeks he did great and we were scheduled to see our baby boy however Super Naughty Rotten Rascal had one more trick up his sleeve. Boy did he test his trainer Cassidy. They worked through him trying to exert his dominance on her and the situation. We waited five weeks to see our baby and he was a new dog. Doing every command beautifully for Cassidy and us. 🐕🥰 (insert a very ugly mom cry moment). We are so proud of you buddy. Today he has returned as a super fun loving well behaved Rascal!!!! He even got praise in Lowes (some guy) “that’s how behaved I want my dog to be”. Insert another ugly mommy cry 😢 moment! My heart if full having all my fur babies at home. When others told us to rehome him, Sonehill Kennels and Cassidy came through delivering exactly what they said they would. We can’t thank you enough. There are just not enough positive things we can say about you all. We are fur-ever grateful!!!!🥰💜🐕😘

Lori Wilson

We can’t say enough good things about Stonehill Kennels in Groton, CT. Our 11-month old, stubborn Rottweiler puppy, King, boarded and trained for 9 weeks. Landry was our trainer and he was wonderful. It was obvious that King was well taken care of while he was there and well trained. Landry gave us weekly updates on King’s progress while he was there. Since he has been home, we have continued to train daily with King and go back to Stonehill to meet with Landry for additional training every couple of weeks. Stonehill Kennels and Landry are worth the time and money that we have spent to have a well trained, enjoyable member to our family.

Sarah Guidotti

I have to admit we only had medium-sized expectations when we brought Bakso to Stonehill. He was a two-year-old, very independent and sometimes stubborn dog who lived a semi-feral lifestyle roaming the beaches of Bali, Indonesia during the day and coming home to us every night for a bath and his dinner. He was ours but also belonged to the island. Then Covid hit. We left him in the care of a friend, but when she had to leave too, we knew it was time to bring him home to us (which took another three months, but that's a story for another time.) The story we'll share here is about Stonehill, our trainer Melissa, and our dog Bakso. The results have been beyond impressive. He's just as happy here as on the beaches of Bali, but now he knows how to live in a much more restrictive society. He comes when we call, hops in the car on command (something he was never willing to do as he can get carsick.) He sits, downs, heels anywhere, and anytime we ask. One thing to note is that we have been on top of continuing his training. Yes, there have been times when he has tried to cheat, dodge, or avoid commands, but if you stay with the program, that dissipates quickly. Transition from Stonehill to you is probably the most important part of the training. We took responsibility for keeping the training up (we even built him a climbing platform), and Bakso has thrived. Between myself, my wife and our two sons, Bakso knows exactly what's expected of him. Melissa taught us (and is still teaching us with follow up visits) everything we need to know to give him what he needs. We also had communication and sessions with CJ, when Melissa was out with a really bad flu for a week toward the end of our training. Stonehill did not miss a beat in Bakso's program and it was actually nice to get to work with and steal some knowledge from another trainer too. Anyway, short story is, it's a big investment, both in time and money. We weren't sure how any of this would turn out, but Stonehill has made it possible for us to bring our wonderfully wild boy 10,000 miles from his birthplace to a happy new home in Northern CT. Ted, Sarah, Ellis and Theo. Lakeville, Ct.

Kim Sloan

I rescued a mixed breed pup at 4 months old. I knew she would be the perfect fit for me, but I had no idea how strong she would become. We did puppy school and I tried everything I had ever learned in the past from training dogs, but this girl was bullheaded!! When I read about Stonehill Kennel I was very interested in learning more about that style of training. After meeting Chris and his staff, I knew this was what we needed. Everyone was completely professional, I never worried about my dogs well being while boarding there for her training. Landry was the BEST. He made me feel as though his only goal was to make sure we were completely happy with the final outcome. And we were!! I encourage anyone looking for exceptionally qualified individuals to train your dog, visit and consider Stonehill Kennel! Worth every penny!!