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Sherry, Matt, Toby and
Paul with sweet lioness cub
Simba. Animals are always
a part of our lives. Even
on our Vacations!

Meet The QRK Family

The Quail Ridge Kennel Family

Quail Ridge Kennels began operations in September of 1995. In the beginning
our goal was and still today is to provide sound, healthy, happy, quality puppies
to our customers. Our love and respect of animals is inherent in everything we
do.

Hello, my name is Sherry. I am a 54 year old wife and mother of two boys, Toby
age 21 and Matthew age 16. My husband Paul and I have been married for 33
years and have made our home on our 120 acre farm for the past 31 years.

Since childhood I have been awe struck with animals. As a child growing up in a
residential neighborhood I would kidnap our neighbors pets and hide them out in
our basement, loving and playing with them until owners came knocking at our
door.   My junior and senior years of High School and 2 years following, I worked
as a Vet Tech. During this time I devoted all of my free time to riding and
showing American Quarter Horses. Shortly after marrying I completed a full year
of Computer Science Courses. In order to support my animal habit I entered the
world of Accounting. I worked as a Bookkeeper for 20 years and only last year
gave up my practice. In addition to my bookkeeping practice I patented a
product and started a company that marketed the product nationwide. I sold my
company in 2000. Immediately thereafter we completed our new kennel facility
and I now have the best job in the world. My life has come full circle. I have a
wonderful family and home. My kennel facilities where I get to love and play with
puppies is a few steps above our old basement.

My husband Paul has been employed as a natural gas compressor mechanic for
the past 26 years. His title here at the kennel is Head of Maintenance or simply
Mr. Fix It. His passion for animals is found in his love of raising Polled Hereford
cattle. Some guys like golf, fishing or watching a good football game on TV. My
guy prefers feeding in the cold winter months, bailing hay in the hot summer
heat, but most of all watching the baby calves as they run across the fields
bucking and playing with their tails flying high in the air like little flags. It truly is a
sight to see.

Toby, our oldest son is my right hand at the kennel. His expertise is in the field of
washing down the runs. He also makes a pretty good hand at puppy playing. He
is a graduate of Arkansas Tech University - Ozark Campus and is currently
employed at Baldor Corporation here in our hometown. Like most young men his
age, Toby is a real car and truck buff. Toby is responsible for our animal shelter
donation offer and the rescue of our Sarge.

Matthew, our little genius is a junior in high school in the mornings and a
freshman at college in the afternoons. He is the electronics/technical advisor to
our kennel. Anything electronic, he has it covered. At age 12 he was building
new computers using salvaged old computer parts.   Matthew's kennel
responsibilities include feeding, cleaning and he too is a major player of puppies.
  Matt is my helping hand when medicating our adults. All the credit for our
website goes to him.

Our newest addition to the Quail Ridge Kennel family is my longtime friend,
Audrey. Audrey and I began working together 14 years ago at an accounting
firm and then she joined the staff at the company that I began. She has worked
for me off and on for several years and has been the one who has looked over
the kennel operation when we take much needed vacations! She has now joined
the kennel staff full-time and is looking forward to spending much more time
around here.   She and her husband, Lynn, live in town with their two children;
Alicia, 13 years and Jacob, 11 years. Like our family, Audrey loves animals and
loves working with the kennel. The only problem is, she wants to keep the
puppies all for herself!

From our family to yours; "May your next new puppy bring your family many
smiles and much happiness."