The Quail Ridge Kennel Family

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 56 year old wife and mother of two boys, Toby age 23 and
Matthew age 19. My husband Paul and I have been married for 35 years and have made our
home on our 120 acre farm for the past 33 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 27
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 Chrisman, Inc. 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 at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. 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 16 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 during our much needed family
vacations! She joined the kennel staff full-time in 2006. She and her husband, Lynn, live in
town with their two children; Alicia, 16 years and Jacob, 14 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."