About
Wag’n Tails

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Our mission at Wag’n Tails is to help mobile pet care professionals be successful. Since the founding of Wag’n Tails, we have built our reputation on innovation, common sense, and customer service, and we continue to lead the industry because these core values still define our company.

1971

Our family formed Wag’n Tails and opened the first grooming salon in St. Paul, MN. Within five years, Wag’n Tails was operating six pet grooming salons.

1976

To better serve its clients and their pets, Wag’n Tails decided to go mobile and converted two pet grooming vans. By 1980, Wag’n Tails had six pet grooming vehicles serving the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

1980

Wag’n Tails relocated to Howell, MI. Over the next ten years, its mobile pet grooming business grew to twenty-two mobile pet grooming vehicles and two pet grooming salons serving central and southeastern Michigan.

1994

Wag’n Tails sells their first mobile grooming van conversion.

1996

Wag’n Tails recognized the value proposition and growing demand for mobile pet grooming services and made the decision to transition its business model and become a manufacturer of specialty pet grooming vehicles. The Company’s founder, Dina Perry, designed a pet grooming vehicle and developed a mobile business plan to help customers ensure success.

1999

Dennis, Dina’s son, purchases the business.

2001

Dennis and his father, Chuck, opened an 8,000 square foot production facility and hired the best professionals to manufacture and sell Wag’n Tails pet grooming vehicles.

2005

Because of exceptional growth in the mobile pet care industry, Wag’n Tails opened a new 24,000 square foot production facility in Granger, IN to manufacture both pet grooming and veterinary vehicles.

2017

Wag’n Tails reached a milestone with over 3,000 pet grooming and veterinary vehicles produced and sold since inception.

2019

In need of additional manufacturing capacity, Wag’n tails built an adjacent production facility totaling 12,000 square feet to help keep up with demand from both pet grooming and veterinary customers.

2025

After decades of pioneering leadership, Dennis Gnetz retired as CEO and transitioned to a board role to help preserve the company’s legacy of innovation, common sense, and customer service. Josh White, who previously served as Chief Growth Officer, assumed the role of CEO, guiding Wag’n Tails as it continues to empower mobile pet care professionals and drive industry success.

Our Company

Careers at Wag’n Tails

Wag’n Tails has built its reputation in the marketplace over decades by hiring talented, hard-working, and honest people. We have created a workplace culture committed to mutual respect, teamwork, innovation, transparency, and accountability.

Wag’n Tails offers highly competitive compensation and benefits while offering employees the opportunity to achieve their professional goals and be part of a visionary company that is improving the lives of pets, pet parents, and pet care professionals around the world!

To contact our team about employment opportunities email careers@wagntails.com or check out our Indeed profile for current job listings:

Upcoming
Tradeshows

JACKSONVILLE, FL Fun in the Sun Grooming Show

October 16-19

(717) 691-3388

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