Lisa Peterson has embraced the sport of purebred dogs for 20 years as an owner, breeder and handler of champion Norwegian Elkhounds in conformation and obedience. From her home in Newtown, Connecticut she raises puppies, shows and trains dogs and pursues life as a professional dog writer and columnist. Her highlights include:

Awarded 17 American Kennel Club championships to her Elvemel dogs
Breeder of Specialty Best In Show and Westminster Kennel Club winners
Delegate to the AKC for the Norwegian Elkhound Association of America, Inc.
Professional member of the Dog Writer’s Association of America
Syndicated Columnist of Lisa’s Living with Dogs
Published in AKC Family Dog, AKC Gazette, Dog News, Norwegian Elkhound News and Norsk Elghund Quarterly
Secretary and Public Education Coordinator for the Newtown Kennel Club
Nominated for Best Newspaper Feature 2004 DWAA Writing Competition
Author of Westminster Kennel Club television announcer narrative and website content for the Norwegian Elkhound.
Member of the Greenwich Kennel Club; Obedience Dog Training Club of Waterbury; and Garden State Norwegian Elkhound Club.

As a horse owner, trainer and enthusiast for more than 30 years, Peterson’s work appeared in Horses Monthly, Equine Journal and American Equine among others. She earned her foxhunting colors from the Fairfield County Hounds at 17-years-old and later taught riding as an adjunct professor at Teikyo Post University.

A former crime reporter, Peterson covered some of Connecticut’s most sensational murder trials and personalities including the so-called “wood-chipper murder” case for the defendant’s hometown newspaper The Newtown Bee. She interviewed forensic expert Dr. Henry Lee, a member of the O.J. Simpson defense "dream team” on several occasions and wrote a series on urban gang violence for Norwalk, Connecticut’s daily newspaper The Hour.

Early in her journalism career, Peterson worked at The New Haven Register - Connecticut’s second largest daily newspaper - in its State Capitol Bureau in Hartford. She was honored with the Society of Professional Journalists’ "Outstanding Graduate in Journalism” award upon completion of her BA degree from the University of Bridgeport.