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Subject: FW: [German_Shepherd_Dogs] Lyle Lad Stock Dog Training Clinic --
Entries Close on June 10, 2012
Date: 
6/3/2012 7:17:19 PM

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Original Message: 
From: "Elaine" <EBlaschke at aol.com>
To: German_Shepherd_Dogs at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [German_Shepherd_Dogs] Lyle Lad Stock Dog Training Clinic --
Entries Close on June 10, 2012
Date: 
Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:32:15 -0000

LYLE LAD
STOCK DOG TRAINING CLINIC 

June 16 & 17, 2012 
PLEASE NOTE: Entry closing date is June 10th 

ALL BREEDS/ALL LEVELS
at
Maple Hill Farms 
8999 Fairmount Rd., Novelty, Ohio 44072

8:30 A.M. EACH DAY

CLINIC:  $200 ? per dog/handler for two day seminar (Sat/Sun). 
Auditing is unlimited at $50 per day, per person. 

LUNCH:  Will be provided.  Please specify if you are a carnivore or
vegetarian.   A variety of cold beverages will be provided also.

All dogs must be kept QUIET, on leash or crated when not working in
class.

Bring a comfortable folding chair for each person attending.

 CONTACT/MAIL ENTRY TO:

    Bill or Elaine Blaschke; 8999 Fairmount Rd., Novelty, Ohio 44072
    BBlaschke at aol.com or EBlaschke at aol.com
    Home/Bus: 440-338-6301   Bill's cell: 216-218-8890  
    Elaine's cell: 440-533-1878   All of these numbers have voice mail. 
So if
    no answer, leave a message with a number so we can return your call.

We have a large variety of sheep that can be used to train your dog. This
would include adult rams, ewes w/lambs at side and yearling rams and ewes.

We also offer the ability to train your dog in herding and penning on
farm
terrain ranging from open fields, woods, trails, streams, gullies and
obstacles to test your dog. 
Our facilities include a 50' diameter round pen, a 32' X 48' rectangular
pen, a 187' X 288' paddock, a 2-1/2 acre paddock and a 25-acre pasture.  

We do have limited parking for travel trailers or motor homes and can
offer 115-volt electrical service and water.  There will be a $10 per day
charge for electric and water.        Bring your own hoses and cords.  We
do not have septic service so your units must be self-contained.    

If you are from out of town and need a place to stay, there are several
motels with in 25 minutes from the farm.  They are north of the farm on
Route 306 in Willoughby, Ohio at the intersection of rtes I-90 and 306.  

They include:
Red Roof Inn, no extra charge for pets, phone # 440-946-9872
Days Inn, $15 per dog, per day charge, phone # 440-946-0500
America's Best Value Inn, $15 per dog, per day charge, phone #
440-953-8835

A LITTLE ABOUT LYLE:

 Lyle started training dogs in 1986 with her first Border Collie, Jock,
purchased from Jack Knox as a pup. She had never experienced sheep before
that time so she got the dog to help her out !!  And so it began,... her
two children Doug (now 32) and Val (29) helped her every step of the way
by
managing the farm and traveling to dog trials. Little did she know the
adventure Jock would start her on !!

Fortunately she was able to go to Yorkshire, England twice to work as a
shepherd on the Dales with her daughter as companion and assistant
shepherd.   She learned a lot about sheep which in turn taught her to
train
dogs. 

She started training dogs not long after she started running Jock in
trials. A man had told her, "if you can train him, you can train
anything!"
He was quite a handful and to this day Jack Knox laughs at what a wild
but
strong dog Jock was.

So now, almost 27 years later she is still training dogs, Border Collies
and the occasional upright working dog.   Lyle has about 12 of her own
dogs
and usually 6+ dogs in for training. Matt, her husband, works dogs also
when he's not playing the cello for the prestigious Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra.  He has two girls that grew up on the farm with them and are
now
off to college.

Lyle's educational background is a B.S. in Elementary Ed and Physical
Education, K-12 which she draws on to teach her seminars, lessons, as well
as training dogs.

She has won and placed in many trials throughout the years and a few of
those highlights are:
-winning the Blue Ridge Open SDT in 1992 with Jock. Lyle's first win with
her first dog!
-winning the NAILE trial in 1994 with Mick (overall winner) but also
winning day one with Cap, placing 2nd day two with Cap.
-winning the Bluegrass 3 years in a row with Cap! (the overall as well as
each day)
-placed 4th at the National finals in 1996, placed 4th with Jace at the
Nationals another year. Most years being in the top 17 at the Nationals
with her dogs Jock, Mick, Cap, Jim, and Shep!
-2007 Lyle won the prelims at Meeker, CO with Shep, and placed 12th with
Moses. Shep also won the "best drive" award in the double lift, and ended
up 5th overall.
-more recently, June 2011, Shep and Lyle won the prestigious trial, "The
Big One" , both days, on unbroke sheep and a 900 yard outrun!
- September 2011, Shep and Lyle traveled to Penrith, England to compete
in the World Trial! Competing with the 240 best handlers in the world, we
place 16th ! 

DIRECTIONS TO FARM:

>From the North:  Get off I-90, coming from either the west or east, at
exit #193 (Kirtland/Mentor) and head south on rte. 306, aka Chillicothe
Rd.
 Continue south thru the towns of Kirtland and then Chesterland. 
Fairmount
Rd. is the second crossroad south of Chesterland and crosses rte. 306. 
Turn left onto Fairmount from rte. 306 and head east one, (1) mile to the
farm.  The farm is on your right, on the south side of the road.  From
exit
#193 to the farm is twelve, (12) miles and will take about 21 minutes to
drive.

>From the South:  Exit rte. 422, coming from either the west or east at
the Aurora/S. Russell-Chagrin Rd./Bainbridge Rd. exit.  There is no exit
number.  Head north onto rte. 306.  You will cross E. Washington St., Bell
Rd., Music St., and rte. 87, aka Kinsman Rd.   Fairmount crosses rte. 306
and is the second crossroad north of rte. 87.  Turn right onto Fairmount
from rte. 306 and head east one, (1) mile to the farm.   The farm is on
your right, on the south side of the road.  From the rte. 422/rte. 306
exit
to the farm is 7.2 miles and will take about 12 minutes to drive.

>From the West/Chagrin Falls area:  From downtown Chagrin Falls, take E.
Orange St. east to North St. and bear to the left.  North St. turns into
Russell Rd. and then dead ends into rte. 87, (Kinsman Rd.).  Turn right
and
head east to rte. 306.  Turn left onto rte. 306 and head north.  
Fairmount
crosses rte. 306 and is the second crossroad north of rte. 87.  Turn
right
onto Fairmount from rte. 306 and head east one, (1) mile to the farm.  
The
farm is on your right, on the south side of the road.   From the center
of
Chagrin Falls to the farm is 6.75 miles and will take about 12 minutes to
drive.    

>From the East:  Leave the town square of Burton, Ohio and head west on
rte. 87, (Kinsman Rd.)  You will cross rte. 44 and Auburn Rd.  Continue to
rte. 306 and turn right and head north.   Fairmount crosses rte. 306 and
is
the second crossroad north of rte. 87.  Turn right onto Fairmount from
rte.
306 and head east one, (1) mile to the farm.   The farm is on your right,
on the south side of the road.  From Burton Square to the farm is eleven,
(11) miles and will take about 15 minutes to drive.    
LYLE LAD  STOCK DOG CLINIC
ENTRY FORM
Signature at bottom required

HANDLER NAME: ____________________________________________
ADDRESS, CITY & STATE: _______________________________________________
PHONE: ______________________  E-MAIL : ________________________ at ______
I WILL PARTICIPATE (CHECK DATES THAT APPLY):
CLINIC: Sat/Sun, June 16 & 17, 2012_______ Number of Dogs ______________ 

Breed(s) of dog(s): _____________________________________________________
Dog's name: __________________________________________________________ 
AUDITING: Sat/Sun for days (how many day(s)/people) _____________________

Entries close June 10, 2012. Payment in full must be made in advance to
hold your spot. 

Checks payable to: Maple Hill Farms  
Refunds are possible only if the seminar is filled to capacity and there
is someone else to fill the slot.  You are welcome to resell your slot
with
timely notification.

In consideration that I will be participating in the Lyle Lad Stock Dog
Clinic and private lessons sponsored by Maple Hill Farms, div. Geauga
Drilling and Supply Co., Inc. and held at Maple Hill Farms in Novelty,
Ohio
on June 16 & 17, 2012, I do hereby agree that in the event of personal
injury or death and/or damage to my property or animals in my control, I
will not hold Jack Knox & family, the hosts & their family, their members,
or workers responsible.  I will pay for livestock injured or killed during
my participation at the clinic. 

  Signature: ____________________________________  Date: __________ 

I will be having lunch:  yes     no   (circle one)
How many having lunch? ___________________ total
Vegetarian:  yes    no   (circle one)  
How many are vegetarian? __________________ total
Non-vegetarian:  yes   no   (circle one)   
How many are non-vegetarian? ______________ total