Our Team
Meet our passionate team at Waggin’ Tails, dedicated to caring for your pets like family in a playful and safe environment.
Meet Our Team
At Waggin’ Tails Doggie Dude Ranch and Pet Lodge, our dedicated team is at the heart of our mission to provide excellent animal care in a pet-friendly atmosphere. We are committed to ensuring that both our furry guests and their owners receive exceptional service in a playful and safe environment. Our goal is to create a warm and inviting atmosphere where pet owners can feel confident leaving their beloved companions in the hands of professionals who will treat them like family.
ALEXA
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MEGAN
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SHAR’REESE
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MERCEDES
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Chimera
Chi is one of our jacks-of-all-trades here at Waggin’ Tails. You can see her anywhere in the building, from helping at reception with check-ins, giving your pets the love and attention they require in kennels, training them in daycare, or helping wherever it’s needed. Outside of here, Chi likes to volunteer and assist at dog training facilities. She has a dog of her own, Draco, and four kitties she adores – Buddha, Marceline, Obsidian and Smokey-Bandit.
Gabby
Gabby is one of our part-time kennel workers. She has three dogs named Skai, Storm, and Pluto. Her favorite color is green, and she loves ice cream as a tasty treat. An animal lover through and through, Gabby also goes to school outside of working at Waggin’ Tails to become a Vet Tech! A bucket list item that Gabby has is being able to backpack Europe one day.
Autumn
Autumn is one of our daycare team members who will also dabble in the kennels side of things occasionally. She has a pet snake named Louis and three dogs – Lola, Leo, and Ace! Her favorite dog breeds are Great Danes, Vizslas, Weimaraners, and Dalmatians. A fun fact about Autumn – despite working in the doggy daycare business for several years, she has never broken a bone in her entire life!
Ryan
Ryan is one of our many amazing kennel attendants! His family owns a dog named Major and a cat named Say. His favorite colors are blue and red, and when he isn’t here, he’s either at school or playing soccer. Ryan hopes to go to school for physical therapy, and would one day love to get to go to the World Cup.
Hunter
Hunter is familiar to many who enter our building – he’s done a bit of it all. From kennels to daycare to now being our main man for maintenance, he’s certainly a team player among the crew here. Hunter loves his bulldogs despite only owning a cat. His favorite colors are yellow, green, and red, and he recommends watching Bob’s Burgers if you ever need a good show to binge.
Leslie
Leslie is a member of our daycare team! She has a Great Dane, a Pit mix, a Brittney mix, and a calico kitty. Her favorite dogs are those that are large and in charge – think Great Danes, Shepherds, and even those that are small with big personalities, like dachshunds. One of Leslie’s bucket list items is to swim with dolphins or visit a wildlife safari!
BeBe
BeBe is a member of our reception team who brings a little bit of everything to our table! With job experience as a groomer and veterinary assistant, she helps out in just about every area of the facility. BeBe loves going on nature walks, bowling, and rollerskating. She has no pets currently, but her favorite dog breed would be a bull terrier.
Carmen
Carmen has been part of our Kennels team since December of 2023. She has three cats of her own. A movie she recommends watching is Forrest Gump, and she hopes to one day travel Europe!
Maddie
Maddie is a member of our Daycare team. She has a dachsund mix named Dodger, a heeler/pitbull mix named Misha, and a chocolate lab mix named Theo. Her favorite dog breed would be a beagle or any bully breeds. In her free time she enjoys cooking, playing board games, and watching movies.
Mitchell
Mitchell is a member of our Daycare and Kennels teams. He owns a dog named Boston who is a Basenji. Mitchell’s favorite treat is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, and he enjoys drawing, playing video games, and watching football. Fun fact—he’s actually related to two MLB pitchers!
Brianna
Brianna is a member of our Daycare and Kennels teams. She has a lab/setter mix named Dani, an aussie/golden retriever mix named Ellie, and a rat terrier named Rat. She also owns chickens! Bri recommends watching The 100, and one day hopes to go to Hawaii.
Brooke
Brooke is one of our groomers as well as a member of our Kennels team. She has a rat terrier named Kimberly, a bernard named Angela, and a kitty named Monkey. Brooke loves anything with peanut butter and enjoys going to concerts in her free time. She wants to one day travel to Yellowstone on a motorcycle!
Mercedes
Mercedes is a member of our receptionist team. She has a pitbull named Diesel, a samoyed named Skye, a hedgehog named Wednesday, 17 rabbits and many cows. She loves carnival peanuts and ice cream as a favorite treat. In her free time she enjoys drawing or working on her truck.
Mina
Mina is a member of our receptionist team. She has a dog named Miss Weenie and a cat named Smelliot. Her favorite color is pink, but she appreciates all colors. Her favorite treat is sour gummy candies or dark chocolate candies. She enjoys reading, cross-stitching, painting – anything artsy and relaxing!
River
River is a member of our receptionist team. They have two kitties named Dolly and Jolene. Their favorite color is purple and they love watching movies in their free time. A movie River recommends would be Fargo, and their favorite dog breed would be a corgi.
Allie
Allie is a member of our receptionist, daycare, and kennels teams. She has two dogs named Houdini and Sirius Black. Her favorite colors are green and purple and she loves pizza. In her free time she enjoys watching scary movies. Fun fact – she has a degree in wildlife ecology and conservation!
Kelsey
Kelsey is our practice manager here at Waggin Tails! She has three dogs – a chow named Yeli, a chow-Shiba mix named BamBam, and a husky named Griffey. She loves the color yellow and her favorite foods are pasta, seafood, or Chinese food. In her free time she enjoys fostering dogs, volunteering with local rescues, reading, hiking, and going to concerts. Fun fact – she once spent almost a month in Africa working with cheetahs and crocodiles.