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12 The Baltimore Sun | Sunday, June 22, 2025
BALTIMORE’S BEST PERSONAL SERVICES
Owner Jimmy Kim interacts with clients’ canines in an outdoor play yard at Wagging Lounge Dog Resort in Columbia. BRIAN KRISTA/STAFF
BEST PET DAY CARE AND PET GROOMER
WAGGING LOUNGE DOG RESORT
9315 Snowden River Pkwy, Columbia. 443-546-3391. wagginglounge.com
By Kiersten Hacker
W
hen dogs need a spa
day or luxury retreat,
Wagging Lounge Dog
Resort is there. For
nearly 10 years, the business has offered
grooming, daycare, boarding and other
services for dog parents looking to give
their “furry kids” the best experience.
Since he was young, General
Manager Jimmy Kim has loved dogs,
feeling most incomplete during times
he didn’t have a dog. Running the
business doesn’t feel like work for him
as he’s been “blessed” to work in his
passion, he said.
Inspired by their shelter dog, Kim
and his wife opened the dog resort in
Columbia after previously dog-sitting from their home. With a focus
on service, the facility also features
spacious glass kennels, outdoor space,
self-service bath stations, and enrichment or cuddle time.
“It’s not customer service, it’s more
of a culture for us,” Kim said. “We just
think that serving the community, serv-
ing the customers, is really the biggest
thing that we can do, and I think we do
a great job of it.”
One of the most popular products is
the luxury villas, which often sell out,
Kim said. The luxury villas fit up to
three dogs from the same family and
offer fully-furnished rooms with beds,
blankets and pillows.
The dog resort provides a high level
of care for dogs and their owners,
whom they call “parents,” as well as
the community, donating to local high
schools and animal shelters. There
have been thoughts of expanding, Kim
said, but it would be tough to maintain
the same level of service.
“We wouldn’t be anything without
our staff, who are training and training
over and over. And the parents are so
wonderful and loving. I mean, it’s great
when you have parents who love, they
don’t look at their dogs as dogs, I mean,
it’s their kids.”
khacker@baltsun.com
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