Members Corner: Lisa Edwards
Every other month we will feature a WASCON member, and tell their story about how they came about herding, or any other interesting facts about them and their dog(s).
This month will feature Lisa Edwards. It has been a long time coming, but read her story, and I think that you will agree that her story was worth the wait.
Lisa's Bio
From the
time Lisa Edwards was a very young girl animals were a part of her life.
She was raised, and working with animals from a very young age, and by
the time that she was 12 years old she received her first horse. She
eventually started riding and showing her horse competitively in an
arena, and became very good at it.
Lisa has an
extensive background in livestock, from raising lambs for FFA and 4H
clubs, to working in a veterinarian clinic on all sizes of animals. The
veterinarian that she worked for mostly worked on large animals, such as
horses, and cows. This being another place where she gained her
experience in working with animals. Today she is still working with
livestock. The only difference is that now she has an exceptional group
of dogs that are working the livestock for her.
In 1997,
Lisa had just moved back to Gardnerville after living in
This is
where the story gets a little tricky, because Lisa had no interest at
this time to learn how to herd. De’Lila and Sandy were herding at the
Haase Ranch where
Rena as a young pup-The one who started it all for Lisa
After just
one lesson Lisa was hooked, and this is where Lisa’ career, and passion
started. Lisa started spending just about every moment she had at the
ranch with Rena. She became very involved at the ranch, and did
everything every kind of job there was to be done. She did this so she
could learn everything there was to herding, also pay for her lessons.
Lisa had Sandy out there all the time teaching her, she says that she
even had Sandy out in the pouring rain making sure that she was doing
things right.
Rena has had
a huge impact on Lisa’s life in a good way. Lisa says that this is where
it all began, and she continues to learn from that “little red dog.”
Lisa says that Sandy Moore was the main reason for her getting into
herding, and being her teacher, and mentor, getting her to where she is
today. Lisa also gives credit to George Costa for the finishing touches
of shaping and putting the rest of the pieces together.
Lisa with Rena a Rip
Today Lisa has her own stock dog training business. She trains many students and uses Rena to help her train. She has added a few more dogs to her pack; they are Snip, Chicken, Rip, and Bess. Lisa’s biggest thrill today is watching those students that she trained do well in the arena.
Last, but not least-Snip and Chicken
