Wagmore Canine Enrichment

Extra star because my dog was fine, but one star for the owner being kind of a mental case. Maybe I caught her on a bad day, but she seems unstable and had a really alarming emotional outburst when I said I wished there was a Camp Bow Wow in Lawrence — pretty much a full-​bore freakout about how insulted she was and how horrible I was for saying that. It went on and on for some time, and there was really no calming her down — not that it’s my job to do that for another grownup and a complete stranger who has decided to take an off-​hand comment so personally that it drives them to an emotional state of derangement. Knowing that she’s unable to self-​regulate, I wouldn’t bring my dog in there again. I just wouldn’t trust her not to go completely crazy after watching her go 30−40% crazy over something that a rational person would have shrugged off. Some people are small business owners because they literally can’t function well socially and their employment prospects become very poor as a consequence. Other people are small business owners because they thrive on the independence and autonomy. Someone who will freak out over an off-​hand comment (the equivalent of saying «I wish there was a Borders in this town» to a librarian, since Wagmore doesn’t even offer the same kind of services that Camp Bow Wow does) like that is the former, not the latter. Brrrrrr scary.

Wagmore is run by a retired high school teacher, Jeannene, and another woman. They offer dog walking services, and walked my dog for a semester. They also offer boarding, doggie daycare, and training. I board my dog there. It costs $ 25/​day, and they are good about feeding/​meds. The boarding itself is in Lucky Dog Outfitters behind Party America. For what it’s worth, both when walked and boarded, my small dog has been happy with the Wagmore folks!