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Patty Ramsburg, Treasurer - Dunkirk, MD
Hi! I’m Patty Ramsburg and I’m happy to introduce
myself to you and tell you all about the life we are
living in Dunkirk, Maryland. I continue to work in
the accounting department at Community Realty
Company as I have done for 10 years. Accounts
Payable/Receivable, General Ledger, Cash Management
and loads more fill my work days. I’m a single
mom…my daughter, Kimberley, is now 19 years old.
She’s been a huge part of the AKK life we have and I
know she misses the dogs now that she’s away at
school. She is in her first year at Frostburg State
University, living 3 hours away, where she is
pursuing a degree in Education. Many of you know
Kim from various shows or from being part of our AKK
family. We joined the AKK Community 7 years ago and
it was the best decision we ever made!
We always had huskies when I was growing up…my
brother got a husky pup, Bleu, in 1994 when Kim was
just 4 years-old and she fell in love with him. We
did not have the space for such a large dog so Kim
enjoyed her time with Bleu. I first found out about
the AKK breed in August of 2001 while surfing the
web and instantly knew that this was the breed for
us. I got on several waiting lists and was delighted
to receive an email from Gail Compton in February of
2002 saying a puppy was available to us. She was so
cute and we named her Zoe. Kim and I drove to
Pennsylvania 2 weeks later to pick her up. Gail
said, “You know these guys are like potato chips,
you can’t have just one.” She sure was right! We
have 10 AKK now and each one is unique and special
to us. They live in our house and our lives revolve
around them.
I never dreamed we’d be showing dogs or breeding
them. I went to a show in September of 2002 and
Carol Din said, “Here, take Jazz and show her.” I
did and she won! I was terrified but hooked! We
are a small hobby breeder who had our first
litter in 2004 and got even more excited about our
future with the AKK. Our puppies are family raised
and well socialized. We are committed to a future of
breeding quality puppies. Our #1 priority is our
dogs and what is best for them. We breed for
health, temperament and conformation. Our puppies
have gone to wonderful families and homes and we’re
grateful for each and every one of them.
We have AKK from Gail and Kenny Compton, Ruth
Elliott and Karen Street. They have been fantastic
role models and mentors for us. Gail Compton will
forever be in our hearts as she entrusted us with
our very first puppy from her very first litter. I
think about her all the time and wonder, what would
Gail think about this?
In my spare time J I love to travel, all the dogs go
along unless there’s flying involved. They LOVE the
beach! We love Disney World and the only drawback
to going often is that the dogs can’t go. I also
enjoy reading, cooking, baking and planning
parties. I usually have between 1 and 5 projects
going on around the house at any given time...
painting, demolishing, replacing or redecorating
something! I’m a neat freak and very organized and
that helps me stay focused on my day to day tasks.
I joined AKKAOA in 2002. I have served as Treasurer
for the last 2+ years and as a director prior to
that. I learn something new nearly every day and
thoroughly enjoy every minute of it. I am on the
Show and Event committee, among others, and am
excited to work alongside Carolyn Zinsser as the
east coast hosts of the AKKAOA Specialty weekend in
2009, which will include multi-breed shows and
obedience trials! WOOHOO! We have some really
exciting things happening and even more planned.
AKKAOA has a strong foundation to continue to build
on. I am thrilled to be a part of that.
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