Phoenix, AZ #1 Total Pet Care Provider
5 Star Highly Rated FurBabies & Friends

Name: FurBabies & Friends
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First, FurBabies & Friends is a small, all 5* rated, female owned total pet care provider. Second, we offer complete animal care services to the North, Central and West Valley of Phoenix, AZ. Third, ease your mind by working with bonded, insured, background checked, and licensed pet sitters, dog trainers, dog groomers, and dog walkers. Finally, we take a caring approach with a positive reinforcement only belief toward all services, including dog and puppy training.

FurBabies & Friends humbly began, in May 2018, with a small selection of pet care services. Based on positive customer reviews, we expanded and added the following animal care services: dog obedience training, puppy training, dog boarding, dog walking, dog baths, mobile dog nail trims, and pet sitters for in home overnight or short-term drop-in visits. As of today, we've introduced even more pet care services. Namely these are: leash reactive dog training, dog group training classes, dog socialization, pet waste removal, pet taxi service, pet photography and other specialty services . Call now to become part of our family that continually evolves to meet and exceed our clients and pets needs.

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Our goal : Help you "live YOUR ideal life with your best friend, furry or not."

What Pet Care Need Can We Help With?

Dog & Puppy Training

Positive Training For Dogs & Puppies

Puppy and dog training with us is a balanced force free approach with an emphasis on positive reinforcement. For this reason, a loving and trusting relationship is created with your furbaby. Moreover, it also allows you to take back control of your pooch and life. Through a variety of in-home or group dog school classes, you will learn how to communicate and motivate your dog. On the other hand, if you have a puppy, avoid common mistakes and enroll in puppy 101 to build a strong foundation.

Dog Exercise

Walks for All Energy Level Dogs

"A TIRED Dog is the BEST Dog" is the motto we live by. Therefore, a dog that is too tired is less likely to engage in destructive behavior. Regardless of your dogs energy level, we offer a variety of dog walking lengths for even the highest energy pooch. Still, if walks still aren't enough, we can bike run your dog. Or perhaps we can even train him to run next to your bike. Additionally, we can even help you take your walk back from your leash reactive pooch with leash training programs for you and your fur baby.

Dog Baths & Nails

De-Shedding & Baths for Dogs

No one likes a smelly, dirty dog! For one thing, dog baths at your home can be a big pain in the neck. Alternatively, save your body and bathtub by bringing your pooch to us for a quiet, cage-free dog cleaning experience. Most notably, all canine grooming takes place in the peaceful setting of a climate controlled garage. Furthermore, your furbaby gets our undivided attention. Our full dog bath experience is sure to keep even the most anxious furry baby relaxed.

Pet Sitting

In Your Home or Ours Pet Sitting

Unfortunately, we can't take our pets with us on every trip. Thus, if you find yourself in need of pet sitters, we have a variety of pet sitting options. These options include: in home overnight, short term drop in visits, and even dog boarding. At FurBabies & Friends, we love all pets, and our sitters care for every dog, big or small. In the end, know that our loving pet sitters will provide the same level of care as you do.

Other Services

Additional Pet & Human Services

In order to be a one stop complete pet care service provider, we added and sought out other amazing options for humans and pets alike. To clarify, we added services such as: dog poop removal, pet taxi service, house sitting, pet photography and so much more. Don't hesitate to learn in more detail about our other amazing services.

A Quick History & Evolution of FurBabies & Friends

Our business was created based on our own personal experiences. In reality, these experiences were more bad than good around our furkids care. Nonetheless, we understand finding someone who is dependable, trustworthy, knowledgeable, and caring about animals is of the utmost importance. These character traits are crucial in feeling confident when releasing your furry babies into someone's care. In spite of finding what you think is the right person, are they able to provide for all of your animal care needs? More often than not, the answer is always no; hence, the creation of FurBabies & Friends. So, what are you waiting for? Reach out now and become part of our growing family. If you're still unsure, take a deeper look into who we are, how we got here, and learn more about the founder and trainer in addition to the whole team.

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Our Positive Reinforcement Philosophy Applies to Every Pet Service Offered

FurBabies & Friends applies a reward based positive reinforcement method to all of our pet care services, especially dog and puppy training. We believe in this methodology because many reputable studies show the benefits of this approach versus a heavier handed, more physical technique from 20 years ago. Old training theories were about showing "dominance," creating submission, or coercing compliance with the use of fear. Understandably, no long lasting positive behavior change is made by instilling fear. While these techniques may have application to life or death situations, like snake avoidance training or bomb detection, they do not and should not have application into the world of human animal relationships whether they are working or purely companion based. Just like any quality human relationship, a human to canine relationship should be built on trust, loyalty and respect all while fostering a cooperative and mutually beneficial environment. In order to help both her pet sitters and her clients remember the pillars of a solid relationship, owner and head trainer Kristie Halverson created an info graphic inspired by the great Aretha Franklin herself. Kristie modeled her view on dog training and fostering a positive long lasting relationship with her own dogs off of Mrs. Aretha's famous sound RESPECT.

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Photo Galleries of Our Diverse & Happy Pet Clients

To demonstrate our professionalism and furbaby passion, we offer free meet and greets and dog training evaluations. These meetings are a great way to build your trust and help you and your family feel comfortable leaving your pets in our care. Clearly, these meetings are our interview so ask questions, see how your pets interact with us, and show us around your house. Subsequently, understanding your animal care routine ensures we provide the same level of care while you're away. What's more, we use the following standardized forms: Contact & Household Information, Pet Feeding & Care Instructions, Veterinary Release Form, Policy & Procedures and A Liability Waiver. Unlike other animal care providers, we don't care if your pet has fins, hoofs, legs, claws, paws or none at all because we love them all! For a visual representation of our diverse clients, click on the links below to view our photo galleries including: dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, pigs and horses!

A Quick History & Evolution of FurBabies & Friends

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Photo Galleries of Our Diverse & Happy Pet Clients

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