Lad, Lyle – SWEEP

Description

Sweep is a 5-year old Border Collie.  When he first moved into open in 2021, he tied for first place in the first place.  Sweep has proven to be a great listener and he loves to please.  Sweep is very “needy” and insists on being petted, quickly rolling to his back for a good rub.  He is also obsessed with the cat

Lyle lives in Mecosta, Michigan with her husband, Matt, 10 border collies, and a cat named Walter (who believes he is a dog.) Lyle got started with border collies when she bought her “dream farm,” and needed hep with animal management.  Although she got Jock for farm work, when she was told about a nearby trial, she went and was hooked, and the journey began.  Lyle started training and trialing, taking her two kids with her all over the U.S., and going twice to Yorkshire England with her daughter to work on a sheep farm. Lyle feels lucky that she was able to stay home and train dogs for a full-time job that allowed her to also stay involved in her kid’s sporting competitions, and they helped with the sheep and kennel. Lyle has successfully trailed all of the US, winning the Bluegrass Classic with her great dog Cap three times in a row and the National Nursery Finals with “Lucky” (aka “Kita” when Carol bought her from Lyle.) Lyle has also judged numerous trials, including the National Finals (twice) and Soldier Hollow (twice, most recently in 2022).Lyle is now “retired,” training only one or two outside dogs and her own pups. In the evenings, she likes to do wood carving and read.