Kennel Staff
Della Frazier
Operations Manager
Della started at Hickory Springs in 2007 as a kennel handler and, soon after, assumed the role of Daycare Manager for the next eight years. Della is, currently, the Operations Manager at Hickory Springs. She loves dogs and cats and thinks of all of the boarding guests as her own. Della, and her husband Ray, have 5 children, 3 stepchildren and 9 grandchildren. Della enjoys spending time with her family, camping and the great outdoors.
Training
Gordon Yeo
Certified Professional Dog Trainer
Gordon has been Hickory Springs’ trainer for the last ten years. During that time, he has helped clients and their dogs with a wide variety of areas, including puppy-raising, off-leash obedience, aggression issues, behavior modification, scent detection, and more. No behavioral issue is too big or small. He is also active in helping to rehabilitate and re-home dogs on behalf of multiple rescues. He comes highly recommended by numerous vets and rescue organizations.
Grooming
Amy Guldin
Certified Groomer
Amy has been grooming dogs since 1990 when she graduated from the New York State School of Dog Grooming. Over the past 20 years, Amy’s passion has been to improve dogs’ well-being with her vast experience in grooming. It is unlikely that you will have a request she hasn’t heard of (and probably accommodated) before. From trims, shaves, nails, ears and even coloring, Amy can do it all. She currently has two dogs, a chihuahua named Troubles and a Rottweiler mix named Mayo. Her passions and hobbies rest with her career – making dogs’ look and feel beautiful!
