The business began based on good and bad personal experiences around the care received by our furry babies.
FurBabies & Friends is a pet service company in Glendale AZ who aims to make your life easier through dog training, pet sitting, dog walking, dog grooming, pet waste removal, pet photography and so much more. FurBabies & Friends is a small, all 5* rated, female owned pet care provider located in Glendale, Arizona offering pet services for the North, Central and West Valley of Phoenix, AZ. Since ou
r foundation in May 2018, the business evolved from a narrow service offerings of dog obedience training, puppy kindergarten, dog boarding, and dog walking to now a wide variety of animal pet services based on overwhelming customer requests. We expanded the scope of our animal care and proudly offer other pet care services like basic dog grooming, mobile dog nail trims or grinding, pet sitters for in home overnight or short-term drop-in visits, dog school classes, dog socialization, pet waste removal, pet taxi service, pet photography and many other specialty pet services like a Wedding Day Dog Attendant. To many, pets are considered part of the family or even lovingly referred to as furkids or furbabies. We personally understand that finding someone that is dependable, trustworthy, loving and passionate for animals is critical in feeling confident in their care and well-being. This is important not only while you’re away, but also for basic everyday animal care. Finding someone who provides the best pet care and develops an amazing relationship with both the pets and your family, is a huge relief. Our top-rated all 5* reviewed pet care company provides consistent and affordable pet care service providers ensuring the peace of mind and consistency for animals and humans alike. Our team of passionate animal lovers are licensed, bonded, and insured with background checks and references available upon request. Additionally, we always provide video or photos with updates after every visit. We strongly believe in our goal to help everyone live their IDEAL life with their best friend, furry or not and you will see this commitment in everything we do. As a way to build your trust and help you and your family feel comfortable leaving your pets in our care, we offer free meet and greets or training evaluations. This is the perfect time to ask questions of us, see how your pets interact with us, and show us around your house and your routine with your animals so we can provide the same level of care while away. We also have standardized forms to collect contact and house information, Pet Feeding & Care Instructions, Veterinary Release Forms, Policy & Procedures and A Liability Waiver. It doesn't matter whether your pet has fins, hoofs, legs, claws, paws or none at all, we can care for them all! Visit our photo gallery on our pet care services website to see some of our clients including dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets, pigs and horses! Don’t wait any longer or take another trip and worry about your animals. Get in touch with us now to schedule a meeting with the team and I and start building a beautiful long-lasting relationship. Allow your pets to build a bond with us to ease their anxiety and stress from basic everyday care or even longer-term care while you’re away. Most importantly, starting a relationship now provides an emergency backup plan for the care of your animals, which is always a fear and doesn’t have to be when you join the FurBabies & Friends Family.
03/09/2025
Phoenix Best of the Valley Nominations are open and FurBabies & Friends would greatly appreciate your nominations for pet training, grooming, pet sitters/walkers, kennels and waste removal. Here’s the link to cast your nominations until 3/25/25. Voting happens in April. https://www.phoenixmag.com/2025/02/28/best-of-the-valley-2025-readers-choice-ballot/ #/gallery?group=507442
03/05/2025
FurBabies & Friends nominated for best kennels in CommunityVotes - Glendale AZ. There is still time to send in your nominations for all amazing and best things Glendale!!
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03/05/2025
So honored to also be nominated in the CommunityVotes - Glendale AZ for best pet groomers. Nomination voting is open until 3/23/25. Get your nominations in now for all great things Glendale!
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03/05/2025
Super honored to be an early nomination for CommunityVotes - Glendale AZ for pet training! There is still time to get your nominations in for the best of Glendale, AZ. Don’t forget FurBabies & Friends is also nominated for best kennels, groomers, and pet sitters too! Your nomination vote is always greatly appreciated!!
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FurBabies & Friends Spring 2025 Dog Group Training Class Schedule is posted for both Beginner and Intermediate classes through Spring of 2025. Classes are Saturday, 1 hour, for 8 weeks for $350. Plus, after paying for a class, you can attend another full class for FREE should you and your dog need i...
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Successful dog training requires understanding the proper environments for a dog during their learning journey while also helping your dog learn what specific behaviors get rewarded before adding distractions, duration, distance and difficulty. Following this process is similiar to a child’s learning journey and environment. Training behaviors or cues at home, then expecting your dog to perform at the same level at Home Depot is like asking kindergarteners to go to college, they are just not ready for it. So if you’ve been struggling with your dogs obedience, go back to the beginning and ensure your dog is 80-90% compliant in your home before changing environments or adding distractions, distance and duration. Find this video and more on our new YouTube channel at FurBabiesandFriendsAZ. . #dogslearning #learningjourney #dogschool #dogtraining #dogtrainer #glendaleaz #positivereinforcement #positivereinforcementdogtraining #howdogslearn #generalization #proofing #dogobedience #dogobediencetraining #dogobediencetrainer
Wishing you a wonderful Valentine’s Day full of love, joy, and togetherness with the ones you love whether they have feet, paws, claws, hooves, fins and anything else!! #happyvalentinesday #valentinesday #furbabylove #spreadlove #myfurbabyismyvalentine #furbaby
So excited to get the news the Glendale community nominated FurBabies & Friends as a top pet care business for 2025! You can show your support by nominating the business in the following categories: Pet Training, Pet Sitter, Pet Groomer & Kennels. Here’s the path to nominations. https://glendale.communityvotes.com/2024/12/pet-and-pet-care Feel free to browse other categories and nominate your favorite businesses! Thank you for all of your trust and support after close to 7 years! #glendaleaz #communityvotes #communityvotes2025 #bestpetcare #bestpetcareservices #bestdogtraining #bestpetsitting #bestgrooming #nominate #nominated
Hi! I’m the owner of FurBabies & Friends a total pet care company based out of north Glendale servicing the Phoenix West Valley. The pet care business is booming and I’m looking to add more passionate animal lovers to the team to start ASAP. This is an independent contractor role that can include dog walking, in home overnight pet sitting, short term drop in visits, or even transportation for dogs, cats, reptiles, guinea pigs, and much more.Since this role requires caring for people’s most prized possessions, the right candidate for this job must have the following:1. Prior animal caretaking experience 2. Be on time, reliable & dependable 3. Be able to walk 3-5 miles a day4. Have their own reliable car transportation5. Have a flexible Schedule6. Be comfortable caring for people’sPets in the clients home7. Have an entrepreneurial spirit and be willing and help and take on other tasks as needed 8. Have a clean background 10. MOST important, and overwhelming love for animals and their well being.This role doesn’t have a set schedule but I am looking for someone to work part to part time with am, midday, pm and/or weekend availability.This is an independent contractor role meaning you will run it like a businesses by tracking expenses, mileage and you will be responsible for paying your own taxes. ( but don’t let this scare you I’m always there to help)I’m looking at add to the team to start ASAP. Highly motivated and communicative individuals appreciated.You can also learn more about the company and team on our website www.furbabiesandfriendsaz.com. #petsitting #petsitter #petsittingservices #glendaleaz #glendale #peoriaarizona #dogwalking #dogwalker #PetCare #petcareservices #nowhiring #nowhiring2025 #furbaby #furbabylove
#happynewyear FurBabies & Friends wishes everyone a very #happynewyear2025
Simba update. Just got his pathology results back and only one mass came back as grade 2 cancer but the margins were clear so hopefully this is it and he’s in the clear. Keep your fingers crossed! I’m beyond relieved!
#mastcelltumor #mastcelltumordog #xlbully #fosterfail #seniordog #goodnews #relieved #mybraveboy
Last week at the vet we aspirated a mass on Simbas chest & results came back as a mast cell tumor. This morning he has surgery to remove these tumors. Now it will be a waiting game to hear back from the pathologist to see what grade or severity these tumors are & what the appropriate treatment & prognosis will be. #mastcelltumor #bully #xlbully #bullyproblems #cancersucks🎗 #dog #glendaleaz #dogsurgery #mastcell
Its a busy week for the FurBabies & Friends #petsitting team with lots of pets in need of #dogboarding #overnightpetsitting #dropinvisits and #dogwalking while their family is away over #thanksgiving. Our bonded, insured, background checked, licensed and 5 Star #petsitters will love and care for your #pets the same way you do giving you peace of mind allowing you to enjoy your time away. FurBabies & Friends is located in north #glendaleaz and offers service in the #phoenix west valley. Visit the website at www.FurBabiesandFriendaAZ.com to learn more and book a free #meetandgreet for your next #vacation #peoria #peoriaaz #glendale #phoenixaz #petsitter #dogsitting #catsitter #dogsitter #catcare #dogcare
Dog group obedience class was quite spectacular!! The dogs & humans got to put their obedience skills to the test with a modified rally course & confidence building obstacles. Along with getting to test out a variety of agility jumps & equiptment. Training with your dog should be fun & engaging for you both to keep up your communication & skills. Mixing things up or trying something new is always beneficial. The next class starts January 2025 & this event is part of class! #doggrouptraining #dogobedience #dogagility #dogconfidencebuilding #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogtrainingtips #glendale #glendaleaz #peoriaaz #phoenix #dogschool #dogrally
October is #pitbullawarenessmonth and since Ive rescued 2, foster failed on 4, fostered & trained dozens more pitbull type dogs, I thought it would be good to share some “bully” knowledge, show their true personality & why I love them so! #pitbull #pitbulls #pitbullsofinstagram #pitbulllove #judgethedeednotthebreed #furbaby #misunderstood #dog
Super exited to announce that @furbabiesandfriendsaz was selected for the 4th year in a row as one of Nextdoors Favorite Neighborhood businesses! A huge thank you to all of our loyal pet parents and fur/non-furkids for the continued support over the last 6 years!! Don’t forget to like or recommend the business when on Nextdoor and share your amazing experience with the team and myself! We couldn’t do it without you!! Of course, we are looking forward to helping and providing you with our 5* your pet care services for as long as possible! #nextdoorneighborhoodfavorite #winner #winning #bestpetcare #glendaleaz #arrowheadranch #arrowheadranchaz #neighborhoodfaves2024 #neighborhoodfaves #neighborhoodfavorite #neighborhoodfavorites #neighborhoodfaves2023 #neighborhoodfavorite2022 #neighborhoodfavorite2021
A little about me, the trainer, walker, sitter extraordinaire .....
No bull about it, I love my dogs, well really I love all dogs and all dogs are lovable with the right RESPPPECT (my training methodology)
I spent 14 years in corporate retail until I finally decided to follow my passion for animal training and rescue; however, my deepest desire is to help others obtain the same loving and respectful relationship as I have with my own dogs. Please note, they didn’t all start out like the angels they are today!!
I rescued my first red nose American Staffordshire Terrier, Nala, when I was 24. Quite a leap since I never had a pet growing up but there was something about her that drew me to her in addition to heavy input from my roommate, I’m sure you know the feeling. She was about a year old, had been mistreated in some way, didn’t know how to walk on a leash and was afraid of her own shadow. She was also my first experience with dog training and I was hooked. I ended up taking her all the way through advanced agility, which was a feat given her lack of confidence when I first got her. She’s an old lady now but bosses all of my fosters around.
About a year later, by way of a family member, I ended up with my #2 gal, a Lhasa Apso/Mini Poodle mix named Stella. Quite a divesture from Nala but these two were inseparable and I got used to the idea of having a lap dog; however, in my house, just because you’re small doesn’t mean you don’t have to work and behave. I did all of her training myself, even taught her to dance!
Fast forward 8 years of harmonious companionship with the “Pittie & the Poo” as I so lovingly call them, I decided I wanted to start giving back to the animal community and began fostering with Canine Cupids, a charity organization that pulled dogs out of animal control. As of 2018, I have fostered and rehomed 12 dogs in Wisconsin and medically rehabilitated 11 through the Arizona Humane Society.
So now the million dollar question everyone always asks, how do you foster and give them back??? Well to me, getting these dogs out of a shelter, healthy, socialized, and into the arms of a loving family is the most rewarding feeling, and then there were the two I couldn’t let go and stayed with me. They are officially my foster failures (with the failure being they stayed with me) Baloo is my big head blue nose American Pit Bull Terrier took my breath away the first time I saw. He has been an interesting training journey as he was an angel until I signed his adoption papers. I used to call him the Tasmanian devil due to his leash aggression, but after a lot of work and training, I’m proud to say he passed round one of the Canine Good Citizen.
The second foster failure came to me after surviving parvo but also had a fractured lower vertebrae and was unable to walk on all fours. After some time and TLC, he was able to regain normal ambulation but due to an uncertain future, he was to be put down, and naturally I couldn't allow that so that is how I ended up with number 4, Simba, a fawn and blue American Staffie/Pit Bull.
As I said, I love dogs and I have seen my fair share of issues from severe emaciation to tick fever, from resource guarding to potty training. While many trainers will tell you about certifications or belonging to dog related membership, I believe none of that compares to hands on experience, which I have a lot of. I sincerely hope you find my history interesting and see the value I can bring to not only you and your family, but also to your furbabies.