The Church of Holy Transfiguration, built by monks in 1970, is seen through fall foliage on the campus of New Skete, a Christian Orthodox monastery renowned for dog breeding and training programs ...

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, walks his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena outside the residences of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has ...

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena on the grounds of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has provided both ...

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, plays with one of the dogs in the German shepherd breeding program he directs at New Skete monastery outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024.

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena on the grounds of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has provided both ...

Dog training is expensive – the monks charge about the average for boarding and training, $3,500 for 2.5 weeks, which has become a more reliable source of income than the breeding program.

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, walks toward the Church of Holy Transfiguration, the first church built by the brothers in 1970 for the New Skete monastery, which runs both a dog ...

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds his 10-week-old German shepherd Pyrena on the grounds of the New Skete monastery, where he directs the dog breeding program that has provided both ...

Dog training is expensive – the monks charge about the average for boarding and training, $3,500 for 2.5 weeks, which has become a more reliable source of income than the breeding program.