The small community — today comprising 10 monks and about the same number of adult German shepherds — was started by Franciscan friars who were seeking a more contemplative yet rooted ...

Over the centuries, monks have made their temporal livings in a number of ways, from beekeeping, ... The monks have been raising, training and breeding German shepherds since 1966.

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.

CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. — After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke walked back to his residence to be greeted by a different kind of choir.

Orthodox monks in upstate New York deepen their spiritual life by breeding and training German shepherds. Discover how these canines teach forgiveness, love, and connection at New Skete monastery.

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, takes his German shepherds for a walk on the mountainside trails around the monastery of New Skete, which for decades has run both a dog breeding and a ...

CAMBRIDGE, New York (AP) — After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke walked back to his res. CAMBRIDGE, New York ...

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.

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.

A group of Orthodox monks in upstate New York takes the Christian imperative to care for creation more literally than most religious communities. They have decades-old and widely renowned dog ...

Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, New York (AP) — After he and his fellow monks sang morning prayers in their church nestled in a forest, Brother Luke walked back to his residence to be greeted by a ...