Meet the Staff and their Dogs

Brook Lang

Brook Lang was born and raised in Fort Smith, AR. She has always had a love and passion for dogs. She grew up and went to school in Greenwood. She went to college at UA Fort Smith and graduated with an Information Technology degree. She worked at ABF for almost 4 years before deciding to open a doggie daycare and going into business for herself. She lives with her two babies, Andy and Mack, (white Miniature Schnauzers). She loves spending time with her family, friends, going to the lake, shopping, being outside, and entertaining. She feels like she'll have the best job in the world because her babies (dogs) get to go to work with her everyday and she gets to be with one of her biggest passions: dogs.

Mary Young

Mary Young was born in Newport, AR and developed a love for animals at a very young age. She got her first pets when she was 3 years old having 2 cats and a rabbit. After high school she moved to Fayetteville and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Administrative Management from the Walton College of Business. In 2005 upon graduation, she then moved to Fort Smith to work for ABF Freight System, Inc. She has always loved all animals and recently decided to leave ABF Freight System, Inc. to start Ultimutt Dog Care which has been a life long dream. She is happily married and has 3 four legged children (aka dogs). Mary also is the coach for the UA Fort Smith Pom Squad and also teaches dance at Grayce Dewitt Dance Studio. She cherishes her friends and family and loves spending time with them locally or traveling to visit. In the summer she will be found on the water with her friends, family and dogs-skiing, tubing, driving SeaDoos, or relaxing on the dock! She feels very blessed to be able to do what she loves!

Kristal Grounds

Kristal Grounds was born in Sallisaw, OK and grew up all over the country. She is happily married with two human children and four furry kids: two pugs, a Yorkie, and a Westie/Schnauzer mix. Kristal had always had pets growing up, but her love of animals truly blossomed when she and her husband got their first dog together. She earned her “Veterinarian’s Assistant” certification from PETRA Allied in 2009. She has worked a few different places, but has found her calling caring for animals. She absolutely loves working with all the Ultimutts, big and small, and spends her time watching her human boys play baseball, football, and basketball.

Christine Curran

Christine Curran was born and raised in Fort Smith. She lives with her parents, along with two siblings. She is currently a full time student at UA Fort Smith and will be graduating in December 2010 with a bachelor degree in Organizational Leadership. One of her interests is tennis and has played for most of her life. She played for the UAFS team for 4 years including a red shirt year while the school was waiting for their division II status. She enjoyed her time playing at UAFS and hopes to continue on with the sport. One of the most important things in her life are her two babies, Zoey (2yr) and Ellie (7mo). Zoey is part aussie and part lab and has tons of energy that keeps her on her toes. Ellie is a lab mix and just tries to keep up with her big sister. They started daycare at Ultimutt in mid February and have loved every minute. This is how she got a job here at Ultimutt as a Mutt Manager! She loves spending time with the girls and the dogs and will be sad to leave in December when she graduates.