Wayne's Custom
Leather & Leaning
Tree Cattle Dogs and
Quarter Horses
Leaning Tree Dottie
E-mail:
or call
515-854-2060
608-334-4203
Wayne's Custom Leather and Leaning Tree Quarter Horses and Cattle Dogs
How to Find Us:
We are located 1 hour North of Des Moines, Iowa and 90 Minutes South of Albert Lea, MN just a few miles of I-35 and Hwy. 20
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We also have room to accommodate a few campers incl. electric & water, additional camp spaces available at exit 144 (Boondocks).
Hotel Contact Information
Super 8 Motel, 515 Factory Outlet Dr, Story City, IA (I-35 exit 124)
515-733-5281 -Pet Friendly Motel-
Best Western Norseman Inn* (I-35 exit 144 - Williams) 515-854-2281
Super 8 Motel* 839 S. Oak St., Iowa Falls 641-648-4618
*these hotels have limited pet rooms, please contact them to discuss their restrictions.
Marc Christopher
Marc will be returning in 2008!!
Marc Christopher Seminar and Private Lessons
April 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th, 2008
Thursday & Friday April 17th & 18th we will be scheduling private lessons, lessons are approx. 1/2 hour each, students must have worked with Marc previously to schedule private lessons.
The Seminar (clinic) will be Saturday and Sunday, there are limited working slots available.
Seminar Fee: $85.00* per working slot
Private Lesson Fee: $60.00
Auditor Fee: $30.00* per day
Please make all checks payable to:
Leaning Tree Cattle Dogs
10123 150th Street
Alden, IA 50006
*Lunch will be provided both Saturday and Sunday for Seminar participants and Auditors. Auditors, please RSVP by April 15th for Lunch.
Flyer and entry information can be found by clicking the link below:
Marc Christopher Seminar Flyer
Map and accommodation information can be found by scrolling down
Each day we have the ability to accommodate 14 dogs, upon receipt of your reservation and paid entry I will place an your initials in the next available slot. Run order will be determined at a later date. Fees are refundable in the case that the seminar/lessons are cancelled or if slot is refilled or transferable upon us receiving advanced written notice. We will also start a waiting list if necessary.
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For more information about Marc Christopher:
http://christophertraining.com
Pictures from our October 2007 Seminar
What they are saying about Marc Christopher: (information from Christophertraining.com)
From Jan DeMello - top obedience competitor and teacher...
Quite Simply... the best is how I would
describe Marc Christopher. Yes, I have attended other clinics from those
considered to be the best in the herding community. From my perspective, Marc
Christopher stands alone in his journey to share his knowledge. Knowledge that
comes from deep within his fiber so that both human and dog will have a much
better understanding of each other... not just within the confines of working
stock but spilling over into other performance events or everyday living with
our K 9 companions.
His gentle manner and one which is so simplistic in relating information to both
the handler and the dog. Ego has no place in this clinician's demeanor. Not one
of the 15 limit working attendees raised their voice nor took up a chase as
stock was worked in a quiet fashion...so unlike traditional methods. With the
use of a line, fashioned in somewhat of a simple harness-like style, in
combination with subtle body language (pressure on/pressure off ) opened up a
whole new dialogue between handler and dog......
His theory of making the wrong thing difficult and the right thing easy seems
too simplistic to believe but when demonstrated time and again by every handler
and dog team in attendance, it IS just that easy. His teaching style of breaking
it down into smaller segments mirrors my long time training philosophy.
Never before has the art of shedding been made so simplistic and easy to
understand as well as applied to even novice dogs and handlers
From Claudia J. Frank, breeder/trialer of JusDandy Shelties and Border Collies...
Is there something better than the traditional methods of training stock dogs? Tired of watching enthusiastic young dogs racing sheep toward you out of control? Had enough of yelling, running at your dog and throwing things at him? Well, then you most likely will greatly enjoy and appreciate the training methods of Marc Christopher. Quiet gentle maneuvers that make doing the wrong thing difficult and the right thing easy, highlight Marc's very intuitive way of schooling dogs. The dogs learn to handle livestock and then commands are put to the correct actions. All of the progressive steps are just as important for any breed of dog with some just moving through them faster than others. I believe understanding and utilizing Marc's methodology step by step provides the ultimate in training information.
From Janet R. Lewis, breeder of MacLeod Border Collies and author of the book. "Smart Trainers Brilliant Dogs"...
I LOVED the Marc Christopher clinics I attended and would travel just about forever to go to others.
Marc, in my opinion , has far more insight into the nature of the relationship that exists between trainer and dog and that between dog and stock than any other trainer of dogs that I have ever met in any venue whatsoever. In a matter of hours he taught me more about how my dog related to me ( and how that related to the dog's work) than I had gained in seven years of training the dog.
Marc is a kind , quiet trainer, but one that is very demanding. Anyone that attends his seminar comes away tremendously enriched in understanding the working partnership between dog and trainer.
