I lost my dog in Nov.2025 who was over 14 yoa. I was looking for a new fur baby and unfortunately the cutest female Cairn Terrier looking pup was at Duffy's Friends. Filled out application, got a short email, do not allow electric fences. I agreed to accommodate and use another training mode. Then they replied no rentals,. I did not rent but I ever had to a 10 lb dog was perfect under the 20 lb dog limit. Explained the dog was perfect. The dog would be a great emotional support animal. She replied that ESA was a scam. That it took 20k to get a dog for that. This Lori Mufford or her appointed person is rude, unprofessional and obviously ignorant to the NYS Laws. The State attorney General and Agriculture Markets will be contacted No one loves or cares for their pets like I do. I have vets, neighbors, friends, groomers and other references that could not be denied. Duffys friends complain about puppy mills, they are worse then mills because you assume a rescue is out for the good of the animal and public, not themselves. STAY AWAY! Report to authorities. I should be able to post without giving stars! read more

This person should not be allowed to accept donations to have animals in her care. Absolute unhinged behavior when trying to get the simplest bit of information from her and/or apply to adopt. I would never trust how is she treating those poor animals. Check out Google reviews for my details & examples. Something is VERY off here. read more

Lori was going to help me with my dogs while I healed from surgery I had several this year. A week later one is dead and she won't give back the other one. I wish I read the reviews before handing over my babies. Even Lucifer was once an angel. read more

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THIS GROUP SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. I submitted an application to adopt a dog and was contacted by Lori that she couldn't believe how perfect my application was for the dog in need and she would get back to me. Lori got back to me to arrange to meet the dog. I did setup a time, but she couldn't make it so she had the foster mother, Kathy, meet me. The meeting went great and Kathy recommended the adoption proceed. Lori got back to tell me the adoption was approved (ADOPTION Approval #1). Lori asked me to arrange for someone to check out my yard. I did this and Lori replied the yard was too much work for me to take care of, so she was RESCINDING the adoption. She was very disrespectful in how she talked to me and pretty crazy in what she said, but I continued to treat her respectfully and told her the yard is not a problem for me. She said she would get back; she needed to think about it. Lori then called to tell me the adoption was back on (ADOPTION Approval #2). I asked when I could arrange to pickup doggy and Lori told me to work with Kathy. So I did that and set everything up but in the meantime Lori again RESCINDED the adoption for another made-up reason. A day later she called to say the adoption was back on (ADOPTION Approval #3). I quickly again arranged a pickup date with Kathy, and texted Lori to tell her. I texted Lori asking her to bring any medical or vet papers and anything she normally provides the buyer. Lori texted back that she was cancelling the adoption (this is less then 15 hours before pickup!) because she did not like the insinuation that she does not stand by her adoptions (she got that from my text asking for medical and vet papers), and told me she RESCINDS the adoption! Per Lori, "You are a good pet owner but...she was not comfortable adopting Dog'sName right now and let's leave it at that." That should provide you some idea of what you're in for if you TRY to adopt here. Myself - I am an overly qualified pet owner who has trained dogs to be AKC Certified Therapist dogs and family dogs. I love dogs and my fenced yard and home are like a "5-star hotel" with love. I remained extremely gracious trying to work through the adoption process with Lori. I answered questions at length. I tolerated her belittlement, accusations, and verbal assaults. I suffered emotionally through her truly insane decision changes based on nothing but her meanness. She remained unfair from start to end. It was an emotionally draining experience attempting to adopt a pet from this place. It is unfortunate when there are so many pets in need of a good home, that the greater interest Lori has is placing road blocks and her paranoia and control in the way to prevent adoptions instead of making them. Wouldn't it be nice if SOMEONE could hold this place accountable for their abhorrent, mean, unprofessional behavior? read more

I contacted this rescue as one of my pure breed puppies was turned over to them by an individual that only had the puppy for 21 days. I offered to come to NY to retrieve the puppy as was agreed on with the owner and myself, and I found a breed specific rescue options but these all fell on deaf ears. After days of research, I finally found out that the puppy was at Duffy friends rescue and I was able to locate the owners email and phone number. I contacted Lori, I explained the situation, I offered to pay the adoption fee and Lori stated that she would have to think about it and get back to me later in the week. I emailed, texted and called this organization and was ghosted, and never received a call back. I wanted to make sure that this puppy was placed into a home that understands the breed and would be his forever home, and I was willing to keep him in my home forever, but sadly I probably will never know where he is or how he is. I am disappointed by the treatment I received and what I believe is a lack of professionalism that this organization shows to the individuals reaching out to them. read more

If I could give a negative star rating as horrible, I would. My (very adult) daughter just had a horrible experience when she simply reached out to inquire about adoption of a dog. She recently lost her beloved pup to an aggressive cancer and now is looking for another pup to love. Her home already has a cat and she noted that any dog coming in needs to be cat friendly. She wasn't fussy about breed or size, except she preferred not to adopt a really large dog. She has her own home and a fenced area. As their conversation continued, Lori Mufford proceeded to begin to insult and harass my daughter and called her names which totally caught my daughter off guard. I don't know what this "rescue" group's game is, but clearly something is off. They make a big deal about being a not for profit 501c3 organization but have not filed with the NYS Charities bureau since 2018. From reading other reviews, it is clear this person is not truly interested in a dog's welfare, probably just the money she is taking in. To say a dog must be fenced is not necessarily a good thing. One dog we had rescued had to be leashed per the rescue organization we got her from because she was a fence jumper- she easily went over 6 foot fencing. I know some dogs are diggers and will dig under a fence, so to require a dog only be fenced is VERY ignorant on all dog behavior. Anyway, after the experience my daughter just had, I would NEVER, EVER recommend this group to anyone to donate to. And from all the other bad experiences noted here, I would say find another agency to find a "fur-ever" friend. Attached is a small snippet of the horrible exchange she had with my daughter. There was nothing that provoked this type of response. There was further harassment after this, but this gives you the idea. My daughter said she was going to report the harassment to law enforcement. I don't know if she did do that, but she did report her to the AG's office as well as Facebook where she advertises. read more

Duffy's Friends - Responses from Lori of Duffy's Friends in gray - Pet Adoption Near Me

Looking to adopt a dog? We have recently began our search for another dog after the devastating loss of our sweet Shyla. Our search led us to an adoption site called "Duffy's Friend's. We saw an adorable pomapoo dog up for adoption named Oliver whose picture was shared by a friend on Facebook. His soulful eyes immediately spoke to my heart. I immediately inquired with the about him and filled out an application. I was contacted quickly by the rescuers founder, who's name I will withhold. She asked me a slew of questions, some appropriate, some not. She then asked for me to call our vet for release of records which I did. During our subsequent phone conversation she began going off on numerous tangents which made little sense. She double talks and can twist what you say in the blink of an eye. One of her tangents came after asking where the dog would go for training. When I told her she paused and said " you know they have pitbulls there right?" I could sense that she was automatically judging me by my choice of trainers, which by the way, is reputable in the area. I asked her what her experience was with that particular trainer and she said only what she's heard. I suggested that perhaps she go in there to see for herself that its a safe, loving environment for the dogs. She went on to say that shelters like Verona St. adopt out Pitbulls and they're in all of our neighborhoods now. She said in her opinion they should all be euthanized when brought in. I was both shocked and appalled by her hateful comments as she is a self-proclaimed dog lover. I think the real downfall of my adopting Oliver came when I told her that I disagreed and said it's not the pitbulls fault. It's the people who train and own them. She seemed angry as she snapped back saying "oh yes it! I blame the pitbulls!" Today I inquired about the status of my application and was advised that Oliver is visiting his possible forever home. I asked why our application wasn't considered as she was given great reviews from our vet. She did not respond. Though I'm disappointed, I'm not sure I would want to adopt from her anyway. Instead, I decided to look up reviews for her rescue and found similar stories or worse. She is not ashamed of her reputation of judging potential adopters by age, location, and will not adopt to renters or people who have children under 12 or those with no previous dog ownership experience. As a matter of fact, she posted something like that on her website. I guess her rescue, her rules. Her comments, attitude and judgements can make a person feel less than worthy of adopting any dog from her "rescue". Unfortunately for the dogs, that can deter people from adopting. People that are more than worthy of giving a dog a loving, safe home. She didn't even like that I have 2 young grandchildren! There are plenty of good, reputable rescues in our area such as Rescued Treasures where we adopted Shyla from. But even though my brief experience with Duffy's Friend's was disappointing and frustrating , it wasn't half as bad as some of the other families who were reportedly verbally abused and belittled by her. I can only imagine what her home visits are like! YIKES! I'm 100% for adoption. I'm fortunate to have had a previous adoption experience that went smoothly. If you're considering adopting a dog now, or in the future, do your research, read the reviews and process for each rescue you're considering. Listen to your gut if it tells you something doesn't sound right. If you want a smooth, pleasurable and memorable experience , in my humble opinion, you may want to avoid Duffy's Friend's. What a great disservice for the poor dogs in her rescue. read more

First off, let me start by saying that both my husband and myself are what I would consider reputable attorneys in the Rochester area. I do not bring this up bc I feel we are better or more suited than anyone else to own a pet, instead bc I feel we have dealt with many different types of people and businesses over the years and I would like to think we are fair and reasonable in our evaluations and recommendations. We have four children, three in their twenties and a 13 year old daughter. We had a wonderful Boston who we lost at 15 and 1/2 and we now have two "grandpups" that we adore dearly. We are animal lovers and we were ready to adopt. I reached out to Duffy's when my older daughter found a sweet little Daschund mix thru Duffy's. I applied and was interviewed initially by phone. I knew that there were others interested in this sweet girl. I sent photos of my fence and my doggy door and doggy play yard. I indicated I would be willing to make modifications to the fencing and even replace it if necessary. Over the course of a few days, Lori from Duffy's sent me 6 photos and videos of the puppy as she was being transported in from out of state. She then asked that my family come to meet Roxie, which we did. She asked that my older daughter (who does not live in my home as she owns her own home), bring her two dogs along for the visit. Myself, my husband and my younger daughter, along with my older daughter, her boyfriend and her two dogs drove out to Brockport to meet Roxie. One of my older daughter's dogs is a puppy.. about 7 months old with lots of energy but very sweet and very loved. We went in Lori's backyard and chatted and played with the dogs for about 1/2 an hour. My daughter's puppy ran around the yard using up all of his puppy energy. Roxie was so sweet and loving and Lori even commented that Roxie, although small was dominant over my daughter' dogs. she played and had fun. Towards the end of the 1/2 hour, we were holding Roxie and she started to shiver. Lori said she was cold as she had just come here form North Carolina and was not used to the 30 degree weather and suggested she bring Roxie in. She asked us to talk about if we wanted to adopt Roxie as we were leaving. I told her we did and texted her pics of my kids holding Roxie. I shopped for fencing online that very night. The next morning Lori called to say Roxie was going to be adopted by another family. She said she felt that Roxie was afraid of my older daughter's dog and that is why she was shivering. I questioned why she had been, in my opinion, dishonest and misleading and she denied it. I questioned why if she felt Roxie was afraid she did not say that at all and instead said Roxie was cold. She did not answer. I am providing the specifics here so that other potential adoptees can know what to expect with this Rescue. Lori completely misled my family and allowed both myself and my child to hold and fall in love with a little pup who would have been so loved and cared for. I do not believe I was "entitled" to get this little pup by any means but I believe I was misled. Additionally, if this Rescue was truly looking for the best home for this pup (and presumably) others, they should have requested references and contacted my vet to see what type of owners we had been to our Ruby. None of this was done. If she did truly believe Roxie was afraid of my daughter's puppy she should have said so, but this was untruthful. Additionally, my daughter and her dogs do not live in my home and quite honestly this should not have been a factor in evaluating my family. In my opinion, Duffy's is a terrible an negligent Animal Rescue. This was my first experience Rescuing myself (although my older daughter has been thru the process with another Rescue), and I now know I should have checked for reviews first. A good rescue will complete background checks, get references, contact your vet and will not mislead a family into believing that they will be taking their puppy home. Do your homework and use a reputable agency. read more

I've adopted from Duffys Friends rescue and I've also fostered for them they really care about their fur babies and do everything to place them in the right home where they will be loved and cared for. Lori is a great person to work with and she will do everything she can to get you the perfect match for you and your fur baby.i can't say enough good things about Duffys Friends read more

Another bad review, avoid this place unless you want to be treated like scum. Very unprofessional. I would be a first time adult dog owner (had cats as an adult) and received the following message when I sent them a message offering veterinarian references both personally and professionally as I have previously worked at a Vet's office. We understand what our dog needs and you have no dog experience. We are lucky we don't have to adopt to people like you. Poor Verona street and Lollypop farm that can't say no, but we can and we say No thank you! Have a great day! You are not on the DO NOT ADOPT LIST.. These people don't know me, have never met me and are judging because I'm an adult who waited until I could give a dog the care it deserves. I wish them the best of luck but they are unwilling to even have a meeting or discussion to meet someone who is willing to bend over backwards to meet their criteria. read more

I was very disappointed in the treatment I received in the application process for this establishment. I am a home owner, great vet references, experienced dog owner and have had rescues which required time and patience. I have a fenced in yard with doggie door access, clean home and very loving and kind. I was told the 40 min drive, which I offered gas money for, was too far away for home visit. I was met with responses to my inquiry with hostility and a snobbish response of "check your local pound". I have NEVER been to feel so blantanly "unnacceptable" and clearly the people running this establishment will not take the time or effort to find their dogs good loving homes. Very sad. read more

I reached out to visit a dog name Looey. I sent email asking when I can visit. I receive reply saying they will be at a specific location 12-2 but didn't provide date. I replied and then received email telling me to go to Petfinder to complete application. I completed application and with 10 minutes, received a response saying even though Looey is good with cats, my cat will stop using the litter box. Really, 1st you don't know my cat and how can you make an assumption on my cat that you don't know. I replied back and then got a response saying since I haven't had a dog, I won't be a good fit for Looey. I replied back stating I grew up with dogs. I just waited to get a dog in my life once my kids got older. I just didn't think for me with work, my husbands work and two young kids that it was fair for a dog to be left unattended for hours a day and not get attention because I was busy with kids in the evening. Now they won't respond. It is pretty sad seeing these dogs need rescuing and they just jump to conclusions. They don't know what they are doing. To me, why put them up for adoption if all they are going to say is NO. My husband and I are very good with animals. I take my parents dog in on occasion when they are on vacation. My cat gets along find with her just find and still uses the littler box. I recommend not contacting these people. They are a joke. read more