New Skete is the collective term for three Orthodox Christian monastic communities in Cambridge, New York : The Monks of New Skete, a men's monastery founded in 1966 by Laurence Mancuso, their first abbot, the Nuns of New Skete, a women's monastery founded in 1969, and the Companions of New Skete, a community of married monastics founded in 1982. The Monks have written several dog-training manuals, including The Art of Raising a Puppy and How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend: The Classic Training Manual for Dog Owners. On 16 April 2007, the television show Divine Canine premiered on the cable television channel Animal Planet.
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