Specialty Pet & Home Services in Glendale, AZ
Life with pets does not always fit neatly into traditional pet sitting, dog walking, training, or grooming services. FurBabies & Friends provides trusted specialty support for pets, families, and homes throughout Glendale and the Phoenix West Valley.
Additionally, whether your pet needs transportation to an appointment, you want them included in your wedding day, or your home needs scheduled check-in visits while you are away, our team can help coordinate the details.
Request a Specialty ServiceAdditionally, whether your pet needs transportation to an appointment, you want them included in your wedding day, or your home needs scheduled check-in visits while you are away, our team can help coordinate the details.
Select a service below to review details, pricing, and availability.
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Explore Our Specialty Pet & Home Services
From local pet transportation and wedding-day pet support to vacation home check visits, each service is designed to solve a specific need. Review service details, pricing, scheduling requirements, and important boundaries below.
Local Pet Transportation and Pet Taxi Service
Getting your pet to an appointment can be difficult when you are working, traveling, unable to drive, or coordinating several pet care needs at once. FurBabies & Friends provides scheduled, local pet transportation to approved veterinary, grooming, training, boarding, daycare, and other pet care destinations around Glendale and the Phoenix West Valley.
FurBabies & Friends transports pets exclusively and does not allow pet owners or other human passengers to ride in the vehicle. Pet owners and other human passengers cannot ride in the vehicle.
FurBabies & Friends transports pets exclusively and does not allow pet owners or other human passengers to ride in the vehicle. Pet owners and other human passengers cannot ride in the vehicle.
Common Pet Transportation Needs
* Veterinary appointments
* Grooming appointments
* Dog training sessions
* Boarding or daycare drop-off and pickup
* Transportation connected with pet sitting services
* Other approved local pet care appointments
* Grooming appointments
* Dog training sessions
* Boarding or daycare drop-off and pickup
* Transportation connected with pet sitting services
* Other approved local pet care appointments
What Pet Transportation Includes:
* Scheduled pickup from the client’s home or agreed location
* Local transportation to the approved destination
* Safe handoff to the veterinary, grooming, training, boarding, or daycare provider
* Text and photo updates when the pet is picked up and delivered
* Return transportation when scheduled in advance
* Coordination with an existing pet sitting plan, when applicable
* Local transportation to the approved destination
* Safe handoff to the veterinary, grooming, training, boarding, or daycare provider
* Text and photo updates when the pet is picked up and delivered
* Return transportation when scheduled in advance
* Coordination with an existing pet sitting plan, when applicable
Pet-Only Transportation Policy
FurBabies & Friends provides transportation for pets only. Pet owners, family members, and other human passengers cannot ride in the vehicle. Clients must arrange their own transportation and provide clear destination, access, and handoff instructions.
Safe Travel Requirements
* Please schedule pet transportation in advance so we can review the route, timing, and handling needs.
* Clients must provide an appropriate carrier or approved vehicle restraint so the team can secure each pet safely.
* Cats and small animals must travel in a secure carrier.
* Clients must disclose relevant medical, behavioral, handling, or escape-risk concerns.
* Every clients must provide destination contact information and handoff instructions before service.
* Availability depends on route, timing, team capacity, and the individual pet’s needs.
* FurBabies & Friends may decline transportation when safe handling cannot be reasonably provided.
* Clients must provide an appropriate carrier or approved vehicle restraint so the team can secure each pet safely.
* Cats and small animals must travel in a secure carrier.
* Clients must disclose relevant medical, behavioral, handling, or escape-risk concerns.
* Every clients must provide destination contact information and handoff instructions before service.
* Availability depends on route, timing, team capacity, and the individual pet’s needs.
* FurBabies & Friends may decline transportation when safe handling cannot be reasonably provided.
Services Not Included:
* Human passenger transportation
* Emergency veterinary transportation
* Ambulance or medical transport
* Airport or airline transportation
* Interstate pet relocation
* Pet shipping or courier services
* Unscheduled or on-demand transportation
* Transportation requiring unsafe handling
* Emergency veterinary transportation
* Ambulance or medical transport
* Airport or airline transportation
* Interstate pet relocation
* Pet shipping or courier services
* Unscheduled or on-demand transportation
* Transportation requiring unsafe handling
Pet Transportation Pricing
30-minute pet transportation service: $30
60-minute pet transportation service: $50
Final service duration is based on the complete scheduled transportation time, including pickup, travel, handoff, and any approved return trip or waiting time.
Traveling or unavailable during your pet’s appointment? Pet transportation can often be coordinated with scheduled pet sitting visits, helping you manage care, pickup, and drop-off through one trusted provider.
Review Pet Sitting Services60-minute pet transportation service: $50
Final service duration is based on the complete scheduled transportation time, including pickup, travel, handoff, and any approved return trip or waiting time.
Traveling or unavailable during your pet’s appointment? Pet transportation can often be coordinated with scheduled pet sitting visits, helping you manage care, pickup, and drop-off through one trusted provider.
Tell us your pet’s species, size, pickup location, destination, appointment time, transportation needs, and any medical or behavioral considerations. We will review the request and confirm whether the route, timing, and pet are an appropriate fit.
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Wedding Pet Attendant Service
Including your pet in your wedding should add joy, not create another responsibility for your family or wedding party. FurBabies & Friends provides professional wedding-day pet care, transportation, and coordination so your pet can participate in the ceremony, portraits, or other planned moments while receiving attentive, low-stress care.
Wedding Pet Attendant service starts at $600 and includes four consecutive hours of coverage, beginning at the scheduled pickup and ending at the final handoff or drop-off.
Wedding Pet Attendant service starts at $600 and includes four consecutive hours of coverage, beginning at the scheduled pickup and ending at the final handoff or drop-off.
What Your Wedding Pet Attendant Handles
* Scheduled pickup and transportation to the wedding venue
* Calm supervision before, during, and after your pet’s planned participation
* Potty, hydration, rest, and decompression breaks
* Assistance during first-look photos, portraits, or the ceremony
* Coordination with the couple, planner, photographer, and venue staff
* Safe handling during guest interactions
* Transportation to the agreed drop-off location
* Photo and text updates during the service
* Calm supervision before, during, and after your pet’s planned participation
* Potty, hydration, rest, and decompression breaks
* Assistance during first-look photos, portraits, or the ceremony
* Coordination with the couple, planner, photographer, and venue staff
* Safe handling during guest interactions
* Transportation to the agreed drop-off location
* Photo and text updates during the service
Wedding Pet Attendant Package
Starting at $600
The base package includes:
* One pre-wedding planning consultation and meet-and-greet
* Four consecutive hours of active coverage
* Transportation within the agreed service area
* Wedding-day planning and coordination
* Up to two compatible, well-mannered pets that can be safely handled together
* Ceremony and photography assistance
* Hydration, potty breaks, and comfort support
* Final handoff or return transportation
Standard local transportation is included. Extended travel, multiple distant locations, parking, and venue fees are quoted separately.
The base package includes:
* One pre-wedding planning consultation and meet-and-greet
* Four consecutive hours of active coverage
* Transportation within the agreed service area
* Wedding-day planning and coordination
* Up to two compatible, well-mannered pets that can be safely handled together
* Ceremony and photography assistance
* Hydration, potty breaks, and comfort support
* Final handoff or return transportation
Standard local transportation is included. Extended travel, multiple distant locations, parking, and venue fees are quoted separately.
Arizona Heat and Pet Comfort
Because Arizona temperatures can rise quickly, your pet’s comfort and safety will determine how long they participate outdoors. Your pet’s comfort and safety determine how long they participate in outdoor wedding activities. Shade, water, temperature, venue conditions, and opportunities for quiet breaks will be incorporated into the care plan. FurBabies & Friends may shorten or modify outdoor participation when heat or environmental conditions are unsafe.
When an Additional Attendant May Be Required
The starting package covers up to two compatible pets when one attendant can safely manage them together. FurBabies & Friends may require an additional attendant based on the pets’ size, strength, behavior, handling needs, venue layout, or wedding timeline.
Additional attendant: Starting at $125 per hour
Additional attendant: Starting at $125 per hour
Additional Time, Travel, and Rehearsals
Additional coverage is available at $125 per hour
* Travel beyond the standard included area is quoted separately
* Parking, venue-access, or other required event fees may be added to the proposal
* A rehearsal may be included when it fits within the same agreed coverage window
* Separate-day rehearsal attendance requires an additional quote
* Pre-wedding dog training is available at normal training rates
* Travel beyond the standard included area is quoted separately
* Parking, venue-access, or other required event fees may be added to the proposal
* A rehearsal may be included when it fits within the same agreed coverage window
* Separate-day rehearsal attendance requires an additional quote
* Pre-wedding dog training is available at normal training rates
Prepare Your Pet for the Wedding
Dogs who need help with greetings, leash skills, settling around crowds, posing, or remaining calm near distractions may benefit from training before the wedding. Before the wedding, dogs may benefit from help with greetings, leash skills, settling, or posing around distractions. Pre-wedding training is scheduled and priced separately under FurBabies & Friends’ standard dog training services.
Ask About Wedding Pet Attendance
Tell us your wedding date, venue, timeline, number of pets, transportation locations, planned pet participation, and any medical or behavioral needs. We will review the logistics and create a personalized proposal.
Ask About Wedding Pet Attendance
Vacation Home Check Visits
Traveling without pets does not mean leaving your home completely unattended. FurBabies & Friends offers scheduled home check service visits for clients who want basic household tasks completed and visible concerns reported while they are away.
These are brief, scheduled visits rather than overnight house sitting. A background-checked, bonded, and insured team member follows your written instructions, completes the agreed tasks, and sends an update after the visit.
These are brief, scheduled visits rather than overnight house sitting. A background-checked, bonded, and insured team member follows your written instructions, completes the agreed tasks, and sends an update after the visit.
What Home Check Visits Can Include
* Bringing in mail, newspapers, and packages
* Watering indoor or outdoor plants
* Checking that exterior doors and accessible windows appear secure
* Running faucets and flushing toilets
* Moving garbage or recycling bins
* Completing a basic exterior walkthrough
* Checking agreed household systems or areas for visible concerns
* Reporting unexpected deliveries, damage, leaks, or other noticeable problems
* Completing other approved household tasks within the scheduled visit
* Watering indoor or outdoor plants
* Checking that exterior doors and accessible windows appear secure
* Running faucets and flushing toilets
* Moving garbage or recycling bins
* Completing a basic exterior walkthrough
* Checking agreed household systems or areas for visible concerns
* Reporting unexpected deliveries, damage, leaks, or other noticeable problems
* Completing other approved household tasks within the scheduled visit
What This Service Does Not Include:
Vacation Home Check Visits are not overnight house sitting, pet sitting, professional property inspections, security patrols, emergency monitoring, or property-management services.* Watering indoor or outdoor plants
* Team members do not remain in the home between visits.
* Visits do not guarantee prevention of theft, damage, leaks, equipment failure, or other property problems.
* FurBabies & Friends reports visible concerns but does not certify the condition of the home.
* Repairs, contractor supervision, or emergency response must be arranged separately.
* Homes with pets requiring care should use Pet Sitting Services instead.
* Team members do not remain in the home between visits.
* Visits do not guarantee prevention of theft, damage, leaks, equipment failure, or other property problems.
* FurBabies & Friends reports visible concerns but does not certify the condition of the home.
* Repairs, contractor supervision, or emergency response must be arranged separately.
* Homes with pets requiring care should use Pet Sitting Services instead.
Updates After Each Visit
After the scheduled home check, the client can receive a brief update confirming:
1. The visit was completed
2. Agreed tasks were handled
3. Packages or mail were collected
4. Any visible concern was noticed
5. Photos, when useful and appropriate
If a visible concern is found, FurBabies & Friends will contact the client or designated emergency contact using the information provided. Any follow-up action, repair authorization, or emergency service remains the responsibility of the homeowner or authorized contact.
1. The visit was completed
2. Agreed tasks were handled
3. Packages or mail were collected
4. Any visible concern was noticed
5. Photos, when useful and appropriate
If a visible concern is found, FurBabies & Friends will contact the client or designated emergency contact using the information provided. Any follow-up action, repair authorization, or emergency service remains the responsibility of the homeowner or authorized contact.
Home Check Visit Pricing
30-Minute Vacation Home Check Visit: $30
The visit price covers the scheduled time needed to complete the agreed household tasks and provide an update.
Requests requiring additional time, multiple visits per day, extensive plant care, unusual access coordination, or tasks beyond a standard home check may require a custom quote.
The visit price covers the scheduled time needed to complete the agreed household tasks and provide an update.
Requests requiring additional time, multiple visits per day, extensive plant care, unusual access coordination, or tasks beyond a standard home check may require a custom quote.
Scheduling and Access Requirements
1. Schedule vacation home check visits ahead of time.
2. Clients must provide reliable home-access instructions.
3. Alarm, gate, lockbox, or community-entry information must be tested before departure.
4. The client must provide an emergency contact.
5. Requested tasks must reasonably fit within the scheduled visit.
6. Availability depends on location, dates, team capacity, and access requirements.
7. FurBabies & Friends may decline tasks that fall outside the scope of a basic home check or cannot be completed safely.
8. Active construction or repair work
9. Expected contractors or deliveries
10. Pool, landscaping, or maintenance schedules
11. Alarm-system procedures
12. Known plumbing, electrical, or property concerns
2. Clients must provide reliable home-access instructions.
3. Alarm, gate, lockbox, or community-entry information must be tested before departure.
4. The client must provide an emergency contact.
5. Requested tasks must reasonably fit within the scheduled visit.
6. Availability depends on location, dates, team capacity, and access requirements.
7. FurBabies & Friends may decline tasks that fall outside the scope of a basic home check or cannot be completed safely.
8. Active construction or repair work
9. Expected contractors or deliveries
10. Pool, landscaping, or maintenance schedules
11. Alarm-system procedures
12. Known plumbing, electrical, or property concerns
Do You Have Pets Staying at Home?
Vacation Home Check Visits are designed for homes without pets needing care. If pets will remain in the home while you are away, review our Pet Sitting Services for feeding, medication, potty care, companionship, and personalized updates.
Review Pet Sitting ServicesRequest Vacation Home Check Visits
Tell us your travel dates, home location, preferred visit schedule, access instructions, requested household tasks, and emergency-contact information. We will review the request and confirm whether the timing and service needs are an appropriate fit.
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Explore More Specialty Pet Services
FurBabies & Friends also offers additional services designed to make pet care easier and preserve the moments that matter. Explore our dedicated Pet Waste Removal and Pet Photography services below.
Pet Waste Removal
Keep your yard cleaner, safer, and more enjoyable with recurring, add-on, or one-time pet waste removal services. FurBabies & Friends provides scheduled yard cleanups for homes around Glendale, including options for multi-dog households and clients already using pet sitting or dog walking services.
View Pet Waste Removal ServicesPet Photography
Celebrate your pet’s personality and your family’s bond through relaxed, trainer-supported photography sessions. Options may include family portraits, seasonal mini sessions, milestone photography, and compassionate memorial or Rainbow Bridge sessions.
Ask About Pet PhotographyWhy Choose FurBabies & Friends?
Managing pet care is easier when you do not have to coordinate several unrelated companies. FurBabies & Friends is a one-stop pet care provider offering support for routine care, training, transportation, grooming, specialty services, and changing household needs.
Because many services are available through one trusted company, clients can add support as their needs change without starting over with a new provider each time.
Whether you need one specialty service or ongoing help across several areas of pet care, FurBabies & Friends can help create a more coordinated and convenient care plan.
Because many services are available through one trusted company, clients can add support as their needs change without starting over with a new provider each time.
Whether you need one specialty service or ongoing help across several areas of pet care, FurBabies & Friends can help create a more coordinated and convenient care plan.
One Trusted Company for More of Your Pet Care Needs
FurBabies & Friends can help coordinate pet sitting, dog walking, positive reinforcement dog training, grooming, pet transportation, waste removal, pet photography, and other specialty services.
This full-service approach can provide:
* More consistent communication and service expectations
* Easier coordination when several services are needed
* A team familiar with your pet’s routines, behavior, and handling needs
* Simpler scheduling when plans change
* Better continuity between routine care and specialty support
This full-service approach can provide:
* More consistent communication and service expectations
* Easier coordination when several services are needed
* A team familiar with your pet’s routines, behavior, and handling needs
* Simpler scheduling when plans change
* Better continuity between routine care and specialty support
Experienced, Low-Stress Pet Handling
Our team understands that pets respond differently to travel, unfamiliar settings, events, visitors, and changes in routine. Services are approached with patience, clear handling plans, and attention to each pet’s comfort and safety.
Clients are asked to share relevant medical, behavioral, mobility, and escape-risk concerns before service so the team can determine whether the request is an appropriate fit.
Clients are asked to share relevant medical, behavioral, mobility, and escape-risk concerns before service so the team can determine whether the request is an appropriate fit.
Professional Service and Clear Communication
FurBabies & Friends is locally owned in Glendale and supported by a background-checked, bonded, and insured team.
Depending on the service, clients may receive:
* Scheduling and preparation guidance
* Clear service expectations
* Pickup, arrival, or visit updates
* Photos or text updates when appropriate
* Follow-up communication when a concern is noticed
Depending on the service, clients may receive:
* Scheduling and preparation guidance
* Clear service expectations
* Pickup, arrival, or visit updates
* Photos or text updates when appropriate
* Follow-up communication when a concern is noticed
Specialty Pet & Human Services F.A.Q.'s
What specialty pet and home services does FurBabies & Friends offer?
FurBabies & Friends offers local pet transportation and pet taxi services, wedding pet attendant support, and vacation home check visits. We also offer dedicated pet waste removal and pet photography services.
Availability depends on the service location, requested dates, team capacity, travel requirements, and whether the request can be completed safely within the service scope.
Availability depends on the service location, requested dates, team capacity, travel requirements, and whether the request can be completed safely within the service scope.
How does your local pet transportation service work?
FurBabies & Friends provides scheduled pickup and transportation to approved local destinations, including veterinary offices, groomers, dog training sessions, boarding facilities, daycare providers, and other pet care appointments.
Clients provide the pickup location, destination, appointment details, access instructions, and any relevant medical or behavioral information. Pets must travel in a secure carrier or with an approved vehicle restraint. Pickup, travel, handoff, waiting time, and return transportation must be arranged in advance.
Clients provide the pickup location, destination, appointment details, access instructions, and any relevant medical or behavioral information. Pets must travel in a secure carrier or with an approved vehicle restraint. Pickup, travel, handoff, waiting time, and return transportation must be arranged in advance.
Can I ride with my pet during a pet taxi service?
No. FurBabies & Friends provides transportation exclusively for pets. Pet owners, family members, and other human passengers cannot ride in the vehicle.
Clients must arrange their own transportation and provide clear instructions for the pet’s pickup, destination handoff, and return.
Clients must arrange their own transportation and provide clear instructions for the pet’s pickup, destination handoff, and return.
How much does pet transportation cost?
Pet transportation is currently priced according to the scheduled service time:
30-minute pet transportation service: $30
60-minute pet transportation service: $50
The scheduled time may include pickup, safely securing the pet, travel, handoff, waiting time, and return transportation, depending on the agreed service plan. Requests involving longer routes, extended appointment times, or unusual coordination may require additional time or a custom quote.
30-minute pet transportation service: $30
60-minute pet transportation service: $50
The scheduled time may include pickup, safely securing the pet, travel, handoff, waiting time, and return transportation, depending on the agreed service plan. Requests involving longer routes, extended appointment times, or unusual coordination may require additional time or a custom quote.
Do you provide emergency, airport, or long-distance pet transportation?
No. FurBabies & Friends provides scheduled local pet transportation and does not offer:
Emergency veterinary transportation
Animal ambulance services
Airport or airline transportation
Interstate pet relocation
Pet shipping or courier services
Unscheduled, on-demand transportation
Pet owners experiencing a veterinary emergency should contact an appropriate emergency veterinary provider directly.
Emergency veterinary transportation
Animal ambulance services
Airport or airline transportation
Interstate pet relocation
Pet shipping or courier services
Unscheduled, on-demand transportation
Pet owners experiencing a veterinary emergency should contact an appropriate emergency veterinary provider directly.
What is a wedding pet attendant?
A wedding pet attendant manages your pet’s care and participation during agreed wedding-day activities so the responsibility does not fall on a guest or member of the wedding party.
Services may include transportation, supervision, potty and hydration breaks, assistance during photographs or the ceremony, coordination with the wedding planner or photographer, and transportation to the final handoff or drop-off location.
Services may include transportation, supervision, potty and hydration breaks, assistance during photographs or the ceremony, coordination with the wedding planner or photographer, and transportation to the final handoff or drop-off location.
How much does a wedding pet attendant cost?
Wedding Pet Attendant service starts at $600 and includes up to four consecutive hours of coverage, beginning at the scheduled pet pickup and ending at the final handoff or drop-off.
The starting package covers up to two compatible, well-mannered pets that can be safely managed together by one attendant. Additional time, extended travel, separate-day rehearsal assistance, parking or venue fees, or an additional attendant may increase the final price.
Pre-wedding dog training is available separately at FurBabies & Friends’ standard training rates.
The starting package covers up to two compatible, well-mannered pets that can be safely managed together by one attendant. Additional time, extended travel, separate-day rehearsal assistance, parking or venue fees, or an additional attendant may increase the final price.
Pre-wedding dog training is available separately at FurBabies & Friends’ standard training rates.
Is a vacation home check the same as house sitting?
No. Vacation Home Check Visits are scheduled visits to complete agreed household tasks and report visible concerns. A team member does not remain in the home or stay overnight.
Home check visits may include collecting mail and packages, watering plants, checking accessible doors and windows, running faucets, flushing toilets, moving garbage bins, and completing a basic exterior walkthrough.
This service is not pet sitting, professional property inspection, security monitoring, emergency response, or property management.
Home check visits may include collecting mail and packages, watering plants, checking accessible doors and windows, running faucets, flushing toilets, moving garbage bins, and completing a basic exterior walkthrough.
This service is not pet sitting, professional property inspection, security monitoring, emergency response, or property management.
How often should an empty home be checked while I am away?
The appropriate schedule depends on the length of the trip, requested household tasks, expected deliveries, plant-care needs, property concerns, and client preference.
Some clients may need one or two visits during a shorter trip, while longer absences may require recurring visits. FurBabies & Friends will review the requested schedule and determine whether the tasks can reasonably be completed within each 30-minute visit.
Some clients may need one or two visits during a shorter trip, while longer absences may require recurring visits. FurBabies & Friends will review the requested schedule and determine whether the tasks can reasonably be completed within each 30-minute visit.
What happens if you notice a problem during a home check?
If a visible concern is noticed, FurBabies & Friends will contact the homeowner or designated emergency contact using the information provided.
The team may send photographs or additional details when appropriate. The homeowner or authorized contact remains responsible for approving repairs, contacting emergency services, arranging contractors, or determining the next action.
The team may send photographs or additional details when appropriate. The homeowner or authorized contact remains responsible for approving repairs, contacting emergency services, arranging contractors, or determining the next action.
Need Help With a Specialty Pet or Home Service?
Tell us which service you need, your preferred dates, location, number and type of pets, and any transportation, handling, event, or home-access details. FurBabies & Friends will review your request, confirm availability, and let you know whether the service is an appropriate fit.
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