Wags to Wiskers

Founded by Dena Gilmore in 2002, Wags to Wiskers is a community-based pet supplies store with a focus on natural, holistic pet foods, primarily for but not limited to dogs and cats.  "I don't want to be a PETCO," she says.  "I've always wanted to be like a corner store where customers become my friends and they can get help solving their pet care problems." 

Dena, with a Masters degree in business and 8 years of successful work at Ford Motor Company under her belt, woke up one morning with a need for work that offered more meaning.  She remembers musing “what do you love, what do I love?”  She knew the answer was pets.  “I don’t want to wake up in thirty years and wonder what I did to give back. I know I can make a difference; I can do it with pets."