About Us
Mission
Our mission is to provide individualized dog training to achieve the most effective communication between a pet owner and a dog so their years together are fun, harmonious, and safe for all.
Values
FurEver Good Training LLC is built on the values of integrity, consistency, safety, enjoyment, honesty, compassion, and humane practices to create a positive learning space.
Contact Us —
FurEverGood@gmail.com
(412) 583-8443
Sarah Stephens
Sarah is the owner of FurEver Good Dog Training. She connects so well with dogs that some consider her bilingual. She has ten years experience in positive reinforcement training with dogs of all ages, breeds, and sizes. Because of her approach and effectiveness, Sarah is beloved by dogs and depended upon by their owners.
Sarah successfully trains by building bonds and respecting boundaries--with both dogs and their owners. She abhors aversive equipment and punishment-based techniques. In fact, when someone gave her family a choke chain for their family pet, passionate 5-year-old Sarah buried it in the backyard!
In addition to FurEver Good Dog Training, Sarah teaches classes at Animal Friends on Camp Horne Road and Human Animal Rescue East.
Certifications include:
Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed
PetTech - Pet CPR & First Aid
Okuden & Animal Reiki Training: Advanced Techniques
Vanessa Wheeler
Vanessa has held various positions since becoming involved in animal welfare in 2010. She spent a decade working her way from volunteer dog walker to shelter staff, foster parent, and full-time professional dog handler for a local victim’s services agency. She even presented her master’s thesis on dog bite prevention at an annual public health conference. Throughout this time, she put in work studying body language, attending seminars, and mentoring under local positive reinforcement trainers.
In addition to working with FurEver Good, Vanessa teaches group classes at Humane Animal Rescue on the North Side. She is also a founding member, board member, and Scholar Pit program manager of a local nonprofit, The Proper Pit Bull. Vanessa also has a Master of Public Health and spends her day working on patient safety research. She lives with two pit bull mixes, Keisel & Melo.
She is excited to be a part of a team that is committed to continuing education and values integrity and transparency.
Certifications Include:
Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed
Sniffspot Top Trainers in PA 2023
PetTech - Pet CPR & First Aid