About Us
About Us
About the company
Doc Wags was founded by Dr. Bill Wagner in order to be a resource to pet parents and veterinarians by providing products and resources to promote happy and healthy pet lives. Doc Wags is part of Dr. Wagner's mission as a veterinarian and pet owner to promote pet wellness and good pet parenting. By working closely with the veterinary medical community we are able to identify gaps in the tools that are available to pet parents and create solutions that bridge those gaps.
Dr. Wagner founded this company on a set of core values that are centered on the belief that everyone, people and pets alike, deserves to be treated with kindness and compassion, be valued, and live happy and healthy lives. In order to ensure that the company stays true to that mission, the company's core value action plan will be evaluated quarterly by the company leadership to ensure that the company's actions remain consistent with its core values.
About the founder
Dr. Bill Wagner is a veterinarian, inventor, and the founder and CEO of Doc Wags. He received his Bachelor of Science in physics from Boston College in 2009 and his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in 2016. He practices small animal general medicine in northern New Jersey with particular interest in preventative medicine, soft tissue surgery, anesthesia, and dentistry. His happy family includes his fiancée and their two rescue dogs.
Our Core Values
Act in good faith
Ethics over profits. We will treat our customers, employees, and business partners with honesty, respect, and trustworthiness.
Give back
We will donate a portion of all revenue to charities focused on providing direct care to animals in need
Respect the employee right to a living wage, work-life balance, and physical and mental wellbeing
We guarantee a $15/hour company-wide minimum wage and benefits including a progressive maternity/paternity leave policy. We will focus on limiting work to regular work business hours and prioritizing a healthy work-life balance. Upon the establishment of a board of directors, a voting seat will be reserved for an elected representative of the company's employees to ensure their voice is present and heard in the decision making of the company.
Work together with veterinarians
We will keep open lines of communication with veterinarians about what challenges they face that we may be able to solve. When we move beyond e-commerce, we will offer competitive wholesale pricing to veterinary clinics that will allow them to offer Doc Wags products without fear of being undercut on pricing by non-veterinary retailers.
