Our Team
We’re cool. We promise. Come visit us.
“My work operating a pet store is a lifestyle, not a job.”
Caroline Gunther, Owner
Born and raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains and with a background in the equestrian industry, Caroline has been a lifelong pet lover and owner as well as an animal welfare advocate. She’s also a respected community leader in Hendersonville. She serves as Secretary on the Community Foundation of Henderson County Board of Directors and chairs the Downtown Advisory Board and the Animal Advisory Board for the city. She’s also been very involved with The Blue Ridge Humane Society, serving as a nine-year board member as well as President of the Board of Directors.
Caroline and her partner, John, live in Hendersonville with their fur babies: canine Poquita Jones and felines Mortimer and Joni Mitchell. When Caroline’s not running the shop, dashing between board meetings, or caring for her menagerie of pets, she’s often out supporting local establishments with friends, most of whom work in animal advocacy services or the nonprofit sector. “Put your money where your house is,” is a saying she lives by. Gardening, cooking, local food, and tending to her out-of-control hoard of house plants keep her calm, cool, and happy.
Poquita Jones
Poquita, aka Baby Poda, Hot Rod, and Poquita No Pants, hails from the Henderson County Animal Services Center. A Chihuahua mix—and true to form—she’s utterly disgruntled by harnesses and modeling clothes. Poquita enjoys hunting possums and the occasional indiscretion behind the living room sofa, and her daddy is the “Cheeto of her eye.” But don’t be fooled, this fancy little stinker is indeed a “working” dog; she thoroughly loves her job as a food tester for Wag!
Grace Hoffert
Grace is our resident video game nerd, and loves to play them in her free time. She has a dog named Pico, and two cats, Caspian and Cabot. Grace has been working in pet care for most of her working career. She keeps us on our toes!
Eli Thomas
Eli is one of our full time team members. Eli is a dog lover and reptile, arachnid, and amphibian enthusiast. He is super knowledgeable about all things dinosaur! Ask him about his pet cockroachesHe’s very good at the heavy lifting and he has the best heart. We love Eli.
Dusti Tacher
Dusti comes to us from Idaho. She worked at a similar store prior to moving east to our beautiful North Carolina. She likes to garden, hike, and just generally loves to be outside. She has a beautiful kitty named Circe. She’ll be one of the first to greet the pups in the store!
Elise
Elise is a High School student here in Henderson County. When she is at home she spends her time with her little siblings and her dogs. You’ll likely see her with some fro-yo. She’s definitely the goofiest of goobers!
