Serendipity Stockdog School is the outgrowth of trainer Lyle East's continuing search for a better stockdog. Lyle firmly believes that anyone who regularly works with livestock can benefit from a good stockdog serving as his or her working partner.
Lyle believes in the Biblical perspective that Man is to be above the Animals. However, that should be a relationship of mutual respect, not of pure dominance. To that end, Lyle spends time every day walking the dogs, developing relationships with each of the dogs and among the dogs as a group. That mile-long walk provided the perfect opportunity, at least twice each day, for Lyle to gain control of the dogs as well as letting the dogs burn off excess energy. They are then ready to settle down and work during their individual training session.
The entire family is involved with the dogs, so Lyle can tell you if a dog responds better to men or women, or if a dog might be skittish or unpredictable around children. Lyle will NOT knowingly place an unpredictable dog in a home with children. Lots of visitors to the School allow the dogs to build their social skills and learn to operate with distraction.
Serendipity Stockdog School offers the following services:
Serendipity Stockdog School training services include:
Lyle believes in the Biblical perspective that Man is to be above the Animals. However, that should be a relationship of mutual respect, not of pure dominance. To that end, Lyle spends time every day walking the dogs, developing relationships with each of the dogs and among the dogs as a group. That mile-long walk provided the perfect opportunity, at least twice each day, for Lyle to gain control of the dogs as well as letting the dogs burn off excess energy. They are then ready to settle down and work during their individual training session.
The entire family is involved with the dogs, so Lyle can tell you if a dog responds better to men or women, or if a dog might be skittish or unpredictable around children. Lyle will NOT knowingly place an unpredictable dog in a home with children. Lots of visitors to the School allow the dogs to build their social skills and learn to operate with distraction.
Serendipity Stockdog School offers the following services:
- Custom handling for trial competition
- Train & sell working Border Collies for trial competition
- Interest evaluations
- Present stockdog exhibitions
- Finding the right dog for your needs - Lyle has many contacts in both the sheep and cattledog herding circles, across the country and he can help you find just the dog you're looking for
- Raise occasional litters of Border Collies from proven parents
Serendipity Stockdog School training services include:
- Private lessons
- Training clinics
- Custom training, as time allows
