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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 financial and spiritual support to the community for decades outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 financial and spiritual support to the community for decades outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 provided both financial and spiritual support to the community for decades outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 provided both financial and spiritual support to the community for decades outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

Brother Marc, center, one of the founders of the Orthodox Christian community of New Skete, and its current prior, Brother Christopher, right, holding book, finish morning prayers in the Church of Holy Wisdom, the larger of two churches of the monastery renowned for dog breeding and training programs outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

Brother Marc, center, one of the founders of the Orthodox Christian community of New Skete, and its current prior, Brother Christopher, right, holding book, finish morning prayers in the Church of Holy Wisdom, the larger of two churches of the monastery renowned for dog breeding and training programs outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 dog training program outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 dog training program outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

The Church of Holy Transfiguration, built by monks in 1970, stands on the campus of New Skete, a Christian Orthodox monastery renowned for dog breeding and training programs outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

The Church of Holy Transfiguration, built by monks in 1970, stands on the campus of New Skete, a Christian Orthodox monastery renowned for dog breeding and training programs outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds a five-week-old German shepherd puppy from the latest litter in the dog breeding program that for decades has provided both financial and spiritual support to the New Skete monastery outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

Brother Luke, an Orthodox Christian monk, holds a five-week-old German shepherd puppy from the latest litter in the dog breeding program that for decades has provided both financial and spiritual support to the New Skete monastery outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 breeding and a dog training program outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)

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 breeding and a dog training program outside Cambridge, N.Y., on Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanna Dell’Orto)