FurBabies & Friends - Glendale, Arizona

Joyce LePage

FurBabies & Friends has been awesome to work with. The owner, Kristie, is easy to work with and communicates very well.

For dog sitting, in our home, we've used Michelle several times now and she is great. Our 3 dogs love her and she clearly loves them too. We have 2 Great Danes and Beagle/Boston Terrier mix who are getting up there in age. Our male Great Dane has a number of health issues and Michelle handles it all so well. There's a laundry list of medications for the dogs and she does a great job keeping up with it all.

She doesn't mind when I'm that helicopter dog mom and I check too often on my sick boy. Regardless of his illness, Michelle sends many pictures and text updates on how things are going with all the dogs. As a very protective momma, I trust Michelle completely with my furbabies and home.

We love having Michelle take care of our babies... so much so that when we were planning the August trip we just completed, she wasn't available on our original dates, so we moved our trip to make sure she was available.

I appreciate the freedom Kristie and Michelle offer us to get away several times a year. I completely trust them. Give them a shot!

Julie Rupp

My dog Biscuit has been going to Kristie since she was a puppy. First she trained her 1:1 and then Kristie took her for a board and train for 2 weeks. She did such an amazing job setting boundaries with her and teaching her commands. Since then we always board Biscuit at Kristie’s when we go out of town. We joke that it’s her dog Disneyland because she truly loves her so much. Kristie treats her as one of her own and is amazing at sending daily updates. We are lucky to have found her and would recommend her to anyone in a heart beat. She uses a gentle positive approach and somehow still manages to set firm boundaries that work like magic.

Katy E.

Kristie and her team are the best! She’s very communicative and you can tell she loves the fur babies.
She came out to meet us and the pups before we left on our trip. I really appreciated getting to know her and all the services she offers. Every time she or one of her team stops by, we get lots of pictures and an update. I use Kristie any time we are out of town.

Sarah Akeley

FurBabies & Friends are incredible! We booked them to take care of Sarge (He is a Germanshepard/Husky mix who is 10.5 years old ) Our trip was 9 days long so we wanted Sarge to be home and enjoy his own space. Kristie came to our house and met our family and Sarge. She was so personable and answered all my questions. (Sarge loved her too) Kristie then put together a schedule of who would visit each day and what time. Fast forward to the dog sitters—the team was amazing! We had a group text that we communicated with each other throughout the week. Each visit included a walk, playtime, and feeding. I was also provided with daily updates….pictures, videos, and texts about how each visit went. I am so grateful for meeting Kristie and her company. I was able to truly relax and enjoy my trip because I knew Sarge was in great hands. I highly recommend FurBabies & Friends for your upcoming pet needs

Maguire Dyson

I have been using FurBabies & Friends for boarding and training for several years now, and I wouldn’t trust my precious dog Rosie with anyone else! Kristie genuinely loves and cares for my dog like she is her own. She is highly knowledgeable and attentive, and I never feel anxious for a second when leaving Rosie under her care because I know she will be safe and attended to 24/7. I call her home “doggy Disneyland” because Rosie always has a blast and never wants to leave. She has been so dependable and gives me immense peace of mind knowing my dog is in responsible and attentive hands.

Kristie also has helped Rosie come out of her shell from being a scared little rescue pup to a more confident girl who will play well with other dogs. Kristie utilizes positive reinforcement techniques to instill positive behaviors, which was a breath of fresh air when other trainers I tried before insisted that Rosie would need a shock collar to learn to behave. Her methods are kind but firm and have helped to transform my dog.

If you are in need of a trainer or boarder for your fur baby I cannot recommend Kristie and the rest of the FurBabies team enough!!!

Vanessa Mahoney

Kristie was amazing. We adopted two pups within a month of each other, both of which had spent the majority of their young lives in a shelter or on their own and lacked socialization. We signed up for some in home sessions and group basic training. The change in my dogs from our first session to the last is almost like night and day. We started off having to stand far away from the group and by graduation our pups were walking with the group and following commands with other dogs around. Kristie was a constant cheerleader and support, reminding us that the road wasn’t a straight line and to keep consistent and celebrate the small victories. Kristie is full of invaluable resources and always has recommendations and suggestions to support your furbabies. Our pups still need some work but our home is a lot happier and less stressful thanks to Kristie.

Sheri Strumpfer

I have used FurBabies and Friends several times now and they are amazing! I feel extremely comfortable leaving our elderly cat in the care of Kristie and her team and you can tell they really love animals. Initially I was a little unsure having several different sitters for the 30 minute in-home visits each day because it was different from what I was used to but it has worked out great. We never worry about someone not showing up and Madden loves them all! I especially appreciate the communication between the whole group before and after each visit with lots of pictures. I have to give a shout out to Shellaine and Maddie who helped Madden celebrate his 16th birthday last year by helping him open his gift and then singing “Happy Birthday” to him. The video they sent was priceless!

Alexandria Pech

Fur Babies And Friends has been absolutely amazing. They have perfectly cared for our baby numerous times. We always go with the overnight sitting option. We’ve had four different sitters over the last two years and they have all been so amazing. We even had a sitter watch our baby while we were away for two weeks in another country. Our dog loves all of the sitters. The sitters always post three updates a day with photos, photos, and videos. They follow all Instructions that we have for our dog and our home. Anytime we have a Furbabies And Friends sitter we don’t have to worry about Our pup at all. I highly recommend working with Kristie and her team of incredible sitters.