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In Appreciation - Thank You Gift
Tammy Martin, President - Springfield, MO.
I am married to Ian and I am a mother of two
children, a son, Kyle, 19 and a daughter, Stephanie,
16. I had my first granddaughter in November,
2006. I currently work for a Structural / Civil
Engineering firm. I am the Office Administrator.
I was involved in with the Boy Scouts of America for
over 10 years. Once my son earned his Eagle, I
decided to get involved with training dogs. This
was something I had always wanted to do, but put it
on the back burner until my children got older.
I got our first registered dog in September of 2001,
Graceful Ginger CGC CD TD, she is a yellow Labrador
Retriever. I started training her from Day 1. She
currently has earned her Canine Good Citizen, AKC
Companion Dog (Obedience Title) and Tracking Dog
Titles.
I got my first AKK in May of 2002. I now have eight
wonderful AKK. I have AKK that were breed by Eileen
Gregory, Virginia Skiby, Sherry Storey, Kenny
Compton and I. I have had several litters since my
first litter in June of 2004.
My first Conformation Show was the First AKKAOA
Specialty. I now have both Grand Champion and
Champion Titles and my AKK. I have learned a lot
since I started showing. I am currently working on
Obedience, Agility and Pet Therapy with my AKK. I
also track my AKK's.
I consider myself very lucky, since we have a very
active dog training club. The club offers
obedience, agility and tracking classes. I attend
class two to three nights a week. I have served as
Chairman for our UKC Agility Trials and volunteered
at the UKC Obedience Trail and AKC Agility Trial
doing varies jobs.
I have also served as both Chairman and
Secretary for multiple AKKAOA Conformation Shows.
I love spending time with my dogs and my family,
especially my new granddaughter. It is relaxing to
me. What spare time I have, I enjoy scrapbooking,
and drawing.
I have enjoyed serving as AKKAOA President. This
is a challenge for me and I am honored to serve. We
have some really exciting things happening, and
AKKAOA has a strong foundation to continue to build
on. I am glad to be apart of that.
Tammy Martin
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