Becket Hill GSP

08/16/2024

Check out what finally came in the mail today!!

08/16/2024

Sadie’s 🐾 looking for some competition! Sign up your team of 4 (humans) today for this Friday night’s ultimate Tug of War competition at 7:30pm. Come for happy hour at our beer garden, check out the exhibits maybe some rides or games then have fun in a community battle of strength. $40 per team - winner takes all! After, you can reward your efforts and have fun listening to !
Fair is open Friday 5-10:30pm.

Sign up online (link in bio) under Contests.

Thank you Lyme Fire Company / Jackie Alix for letting us borrow your community service dog 🐕‍🦺 Sadie.

Sadie would like to remind her four legged friends that only service dogs are able to be at the Hamburg Fair.


Steve Deveaux, Deveaux Lawn & Landscape Jennifer Dill The Barefoot Gardener
7:30pm Aug 16

08/10/2024

Many people are ✨shocked✨ to see that my dogs aren’t super dog-friendly. They’re a dog trainer’s dog, how can they be so mean?

“Mean” because they don’t run up to other dogs, mean because they aren’t dying to meet your dog, mean because they don’t tolerate inappropriate behavior..

To me, they’re an example of dogs with healthy boundaries and relationships to others. It seems to be the “norm” for a lot of dog owners to expect other dogs to tolerate all of their own dog’s behavior. If your child was being harassed by another child, would you tell them to tolerate it? Of course not; we would intervene and the same should be happening for our dogs.

Any inappropriate behavior (posturing, face licking, jumping, excessive sniffing), or really any behavior that makes the receiving dog uncomfortable, should be interrupted or punished.

This can happen in two ways: we intervene which is the preferred method. If your puppy is face-licking your older dog and your older dog isn’t enjoying it/is trying to get away, etc, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to remove the puppy from the older dog. We should not except any dog to tolerate annoying behavior and we certainly don’t want to raise our puppies to continue this. Or if your male dog is excessively sniffing a female dog to the point she’s uncomfortable, you can interrupt or punish that with a “no,” a nick on the ecollar, separating them, etc. It is your responsibility to manage your own dog and advocate for others.

The other option is to allow the receiving dog to correct the inappropriate dog, but this is rarely efficient and should only happen under very strict circumstances. We never want to allow a dog we don’t know to correct our dog. There’s a good chance they won’t, which will teach tolerance, and there’s an equally good chance they will overcorrect, resulting in injury or fight.

Often a puppy is raised where other dogs are expected to tolerate behavior. One day the puppy runs up to a dog and starts behavior that they’ve rehearsed, the new dog doesn’t tolerate it and corrects the dog/starts a fight...

Read the full article here:

https://www.horizonretrievers.com/post/socialization-1

07/27/2024

Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:

***I am a 21st century dog***

-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.
-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.
-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.
-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.
-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.
-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.
-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.
-I am a German Shorthaired Pointer.
I was made to seek upland birds, track big game, and swim after shot ducks in partnership with my hunting master. I have the long legs and stamina of a long distance runner, whether I hunt in the wooded hills or grass-covered fields. I can run for hours. While I absolutely adore my family, they ask that I sit calmly at home while they work, and when I do get to go out, I’m always leashed. I pull on that leash because I’m so excited to be out of the house and the prey scents are all over, but they won’t let me track the prey down. When we get home, and I’m alone again, I express my frustration. Then they get mad at me because the couch exploded or the wall has a new homemade dog door.
-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.
I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

07/24/2024

Looking for a new hunting buddy? These setter pups are ready to go to their new homes. Born 4/20/2024, up to date on vaccinations, good hunting lines, asking Eight Fifty USD. Breeder is known through our trainer at V3 Gun Dogs.

07/19/2024

06/16/2024

06/16/2024

Just look at these sexy points!

Jackie’s Sassy Sadie of Becket Hill CGC NA2 SH

06/12/2024

Join the Lyme Fire Company in celebrating our 75th Anniversary on Saturday, June 29th from 5 pm to 10 pm! There will be live music, a comedy show, and food trucks! Admission to this event is FREE. We encourage everyone to bring a lawn chair 🎉

06/10/2024

Happy birthday, my 2020 babies!! This was the second Lily x Woden litter, my Hank’s little siblings! Today I got to wish Pennsylvania Remy a very happy birthday in person, and brought him a gift: his little half sister, Sadie. He LOVES her! 😍 They played and ran around and had a great time. I hope everyone else had a great birthday as well! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! 🥳🥳🥳

06/01/2024

Just took Lily there for a $10 wash. So much better than bending to scrub her while she’s in the bathtub! Be advised, this location requires payment BEFORE you go start the washing. Wagging Tails in Colchester doesn’t specify.

Smithland Pet & Garden Center has the products and know-how you need to take care of all of the thing

05/28/2024

Sadie marched today in the Old Lyme Memorial Day Parade, representing Lyme Fire Company!

05/13/2024

‼️Don’t Miss Out‼️

⭐️ BEGINNER DUCK DOG SEMINAR⭐️

This Sunday, May 19th, come on out and have fun learning about how to build a puppy duck dog. Looks like the weather will be great and we have a few working slots left.

05/13/2024

Make an appointment and give the gift of life to someone in need of 🩸

I’m making cupcakes, cookies, and brownies!!

05/12/2024

After two years of hard work since her Junior title was earned in 2022, Sadie has FINALLY earned her Senior Hunter title!! Thank you to Jeremy Lucien Cormier of V3 Gun Dogs & Canine Academy for all the support and training of both me and Sadie. You’re an amazing trainer and a phenomenal person!

Sadie’s new line of titles is:
Jackie’s Sassy Sadie of Becket Hill JH CGC NA 2: 108 SH

04/27/2024

Message Brittany Lynne for more details.

04/20/2024

Email me to sign up!! Working spots are almost gone! There’s only 1 or 2 left!

If you have a dog, or are planning on getting a dog that you want to introduce to duck hunting, then this seminar is for you! In this seminar, we will cover the beginner steps needed to train a basic waterfowl retriever.

This seminar will be geared for 4-18 month old pups, but dogs of all ages are welcome!

04/05/2024

Labs for those who do labs…

04/03/2024

Many of you know that I am the state chairman for Delta Waterfowl. My organization is partnering with Jeremy Cormier of V3 Gun Dogs & Canine Academy to provide this Beginner Duck Dog Seminar. Our working spots are almost full, so if you want to get in on the action, reach out to me! 

04/03/2024

Rogue is based here in Connecticut!! Message GSP Rescue of New England for details and to get in touch with the owners. Serious inquiries only!

03/29/2024

Update on Chance! He has settled in with his furever family, and yesterday visited the vet. He now weighs 42 pounds!! From 16 pounds at Thanksgiving to now, this boy has come a long way! His older fur brothers love him dearly, and were quite concerned when Dad took him alone to the vet appointment. He’s a happy, playful pup and is getting better every day with loud noises and new environments!

The Woof Gang

03/29/2024

Paradise Hill Gun Dogs has GSP puppies on the ground. I’ve seen a dog from them. Very intense hunt drive. Field trial dog.

10 puppies after a long night!

03/16/2024

When you help a family start their addiction with GSPs! 😆😁😆😁

3 out of these 4, 2 of them rescues, found their forever home together through us, Becket Hill GSP!

From L->R: Chance, Axel, Dexter, and Ryder