Joan also enjoys showing in the conformation ring (4 of her own dogs are Champions as well as a few other co-owned dogs) and they also enjoy doing a bit of sheep herding.

Joan has been teaching pet obedience, competition obedience as well as agility for over 20 yrs. both privately and in group classes.

Joan is the owner of Riverside Canine Center and Wayside Border Collies.

Her dogs are also in training for hunt tests. Three are currently competing at the Master level and the others are at various stages of training. One is just chasing paint rollers.

She admits that she is the proud owner of eight Golden Retrievers. Her husband is a very supportive believer in whatever she does with their dogs. He is even a believer when she tells him they just followed her home.

Lo shares her home with her husband George and 3 dogs. Kava, a 7 year old Australian Cattle Dog, who has earned her USDAA ADCH and AKC MACH titles (not an easy accomplishment with a Cattle Dog). In 2000, Kava and Lo were top 10 finalists at the AKC Nationals. Kava was the #1 AKC Cattle Dog in agility for the year 2000 and the # 1 Cattle Dog in agility for the Australian Cattle Dog Club of America in 2001. Kava has also appeared on Animal Planets "Pet Star".

On occasion, Lo has shown her husbands dog Reef (also an Australian Cattle Dog) while George works in Japan as a Captain of a high speed ferry. In limited showing due to George's schedule, Reef is competing in the Masters and Excellent levels.

Lo and George's recent addition to their family is a Border Collie pup named Perk.

Lo maintains a very positive approach with teaching both her human and canine students. Lo loves using the clicker to shape new and unusual behaviors, just ask to see some of Kava's tricks!!!