The winning formula: Jared Lewis Lee claims national cowdog championship title three years in a row

Christian Peterson reporter.riverbendnews@gmail.com Jared Lewis Lee is a fifth-generation Florida cowboy who was born and raised in Live Oak. He has spent his entire life on the farm and has a deep love for it. However, his true passion has always revolved around dogs, particularly cowdogs. Even as a toddler, Lee was surrounded by pups and would sleep alongside the litter. "I guess I just had the fever, and it was in my blood," Lee said about his love for dogs. His parents also have stories of him growing up with dogs and how he was always drawn to them. In 2011, Lee moved to Mississippi to start a new life. He got a job managing a yearling operation where he was responsible for taking c