About FurEver Friends Family

FurEver Friends Family is a multi-service pet business at 5 Ryan Drive, Hopewell Junction, and it is honest on its own front page about how many things that covers: "Friend Finder Service, Pet sitting, Pet Adoptions, Grooming, Doggie Daycare, Barkery, Rescue, Dog Training and holistic pet supplies." Dog Training is one of them and the site describes how it is delivered, but a reader should know from the outset that training is a line of this business rather than the whole of it.

The training that is published

The delivery options are set out plainly: "we offer group or private lessons at your local facility, home lessons, zoom lessons, boarding options." That flexibility – a class, a private session, a visit at home, or a video call – is wider than most single-trainer practices in this metro offer, and the site says "Animal Behaviorists are ready to help," so ask who they are. Training also appears in the adoption pipeline rather than only as a product: every adopted dog is listed as coming with "Socializing and good behavior skills started," and the adoption process ends with the staff giving new owners "tips and tricks for training."

The rest of the business

The center of gravity is rescue and matching. "At FurEver Friends Family Rescue, we connect loving families with pets in need of FurEver homes," with support through the adoption process and afterwards. There is a Friend Finder service for owners looking for a specific breed, a grooming operation including mobile grooming with a published upgrade list, pet sitting offered in the client's home, at the owner's home or at the shop, doggie daycare that "promotes good etiquette, multiple outdoor walks and enriches your dog's day with stimulating, safe play," plus a bakery and pet supplies. Consultations are free.

Who it suits

If the need is a straightforward manners problem and convenience matters – one place that can also groom, board and sit – this is a reasonable first call, and free consultations make it a cheap one. If the need is aggression, reactivity or a structured behavior program, the metro has practices that do only that; here, ask about the training curriculum, the class structure, the trainer and the price.

Worth knowing

The reference to "Animal Behaviorists" is a claim on the business's own site.