Lisa and Brittany Westerdahl
Scappoose, Oregon
A mother and daughter team, we have been raising pygmy goats since 1997. We started out with two pygmy goats and before we knew it we have anywhere between 12 and 25 in our herd at one time. However we didn't start to downsize the herd to only registered pygmy's until 2006 and start showing in sanction shows. This photo is one of our first goats Aquila's Roxanna Rose who was given to us in 1997 as a doeling from my father in-law as a gift, along with Belle who past away in 2005. Roxy passed April 3rd 2009. She never had a live baby because of a tipped uterous, but after an accidental breeding in her later years, and losing her own baby, she accepted this little doeling that was handicapped and shunned by her own mother and nursed her as her own. Motherhood was special to her, and every kidding season she would come into milk even though she was not pregnant.....just in case. The little doeling has a happy home with Pam Naugle in Washington who she named Bonnie.
Lisa Westerdahl
Married for 22 years, daughter Brittany, and son Zachery. Photographer, artist, writer, 4H leader for Columbia County Oregon, and Master gardener. Started substituting as a teachers aide in 2008 after being a stay at home mom for 20 years, but want to do more with my art and photography. Also own three Rottweilers, Brittany's two dachsands I call "rat dogs", five cats, an assortment of chickens. Love to hike, camp, and explore new places. Feed stores and flea markets are favorite hang outs.
Brittany Westerdahl
Sales Assistant and Shipping Coordinator, working 50 hours a week and taking 12 credits at Portland Community College. Pursuing an Associates of Business Transfer degree before transferring to PSU to major in Psychology. Buying a house in Scappoose and glad to be back in a small town from living in North Portland for two years. Likes to work on her novel that she's writing and play video games with the boys in her spare time.