TSDA is thrilled to announce our judges for the 2024 Finals!  
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George Stambulic, British Columbia 

George has been trialing for about 26 years.  In 2005, he was a finalist at the USBCHA Finals.  He was the 2015 Western Canadian Champion, 2019 CBCA Nursery Champion and 2022 Reserve CBCA Champion.  George was also on the 2023 Canadian World Team competing in Ireland.

​Lyle Lad, Michigan 

Lyle Lad is a very well-known name in the working sheepdog and trial world.  Coming from Micosta, Michigan, she says she is now retired.  She’s been training and handling working Border Collies for about 40 years now and her list of accomplishments is impressive.  For about 35 of those years, she has been a professional trainer/handler, clinician, and instructor, and has also been judged at numerous trials, including the 2009 and 2015 USBCHA National Sheepdog Finals and the Bluegrass Classic SDT.  Lyle has competed largely in the Midwest but has trialed successfully in venues throughout the country.  She’s been a competitor at the Soldier Hollow Classic SDT, which is by invitation only; the Meeker Classic SDT; multiple USBCHA National Sheepdog Finals; the Bluegrass Classic SDT; and many other top trials, where she frequently not only placed or won in preliminary classes but advanced to the Double-Lift Finals.  In 2012, Lyle and her home-bred Nursery entry, Lucky, were the USBCHA National Sheepdog Nursery Champions.  She and her dog, Cap, accomplished something that has not been done in the Bluegrass Classic SDT except by one other handler/dog team – they won the Double Lift Final three years in a row (1998-2000).  Lyle is also the only Woman handler to have won the Double-Lift Final at the Bluegrass.  In 2011, Lyle was a member of TEAM USA and competed in the World Trial in Penrith, England with her outstanding dog, Shep.  They finished 13th out of 240 dogs and Lyle was the only woman handler competing in the Finals of that World Trial.  Watch for Lyle in the 2024 USBCHA National Sheepdog Finals with her dogs, Sweep and Carmen.  Good luck, Lyle, and we look forward to welcoming you to Texas in November!