Lyle SteinmanLyle Steinman
Castile Creek Kennels
www.castilecreekkennels.com
December 2009

Lyle Steinman began competing at the tender age of 8 years old.  He traveled all over the United States showing cattle.  While showing cattle Lyle won over 300 championships on the county, state and national levels. In 1982 at the Missouri State Fair he was award the  Grand Champion Showman award  beating out 432 showman. Lyle started running UKC Night Hunts with his coon dogs as a teenager and has since then went on to become one of the best retriever trainers in the country.  Lyle competed with labs as an amateur for many years before turning pro.  Since turning pro in 2003, Lyle has many accomplishments under his belt.  Lyle has over 1200 AKC Master Passes and over 80 AKC Master (MH) titled dogs in the hunt test game; he has qualified a record 63 dogs at the  AKC Master National event.  He has 9 dogs in the Master National Hall of Fame (HOF) and 13 Master National Hunters (MNH) to his credit. www.masternational.com

 Lyle first ran the SRS (Super Retriever Series) in the fall of 2006.  Lyle has 10 first place wins (including the 2007 & 2009 Crown Championships).  Lyle won the SRS Crown Championship in 2007 with River (2007 SRSC SRS HRCH Big Two Hearted River II MNH HOF QAA) and in 2009 with Jack (2009 SRSC 3 X SRS Fargo’s Gulf Coast Jack-Son MH QAA).  Lyle also won the 2008 Sport Dog Team of the year award with Jack (Owned by John Caire & ZoomDog Supplements: Neil Lynch). 

 Lyle is the only SRS handler to ever win 1^st , 2^nd  & 3 rd place in the same event  (Grand Island, NE, September 2009) (SRS Record) and the only handler to ever have 9 dogs qualified for the top 12 at one time (Grand Island,NE). Lyle has put more dogs in the Top 5(36 in the Finals/ 56 in Semis) than any other handler in Super Retriever Series history. Lyle qualified 4 dogs for the 2008 Crown Championship and qualified 7 dogs for the 2009 Crown Championship (SRS Record). At the 2009 Super Retriever Series Crown Championship Lyle became the only handler to put three dogs in the finals. Lyle finished the 2009 SRS Crown Championship with first (Jack), second (Rebi), third (Coot), fifth (River) and sixth with (Pasha). www.superretrieverseries.com.  Lyle currently has 7 dogs qualified for the 2010 Crown Championship (Jack, Rebi, Coot, River, Daly, Cha, Mackie).

 Currently, Lyle is sponsored by several companies such as SportDog, Country Vet Pet Foods, Boggs Foot Wear, Bumper Boy, Anderson Auto Group, Ainley Kennels & Fabrication, Rehydrate Sport Drinks for Dogs, Bayer Advantage Multi, Sitka Mountain Gear and Zoom Dog Supplements.

 When Lyle is not training, he cherishes his time with his wife and children.  Lyle and his wife, Debby, live in Gower Missouri.  They have three daughters, Samantha 23, Katherine 17, and Amanda 11.  Samantha is interested in photography & art will graduate from Kansas State in December. Katie loves softball and wants to be a vet in the future. Katie is a senior at East Buchanan High School. Katie will attend Drury University next Fall, Amanda  is a carbon copy of Lyle.  Amanda loves to train and watch her dad on the VS channel.  Amanda is in the fifth grade at E.B. Elementary School.  Amanda qualified for the 2010 Crown Championship (Mack’s Junior Fylers) with the help of Shannon Nardi and her dog Gia.

 Lyle loves to train and enjoys cooking for friends and family. The Steinman home is always open. Lyle finds inspiration in a quote from River’s breeder, Daniel Shnitka. You are remembered for what you achieve, honored for your success, rewarded for your work and have the company of others for your character.