About Mutt Buddies

Founder, Sarah Bartley, spent her early years surrounded by horses, dogs and other animals in her native Ireland before settling on the west coast in 2005. Before waving goodbye to the Emerald Isle Sarah received an Honors degree in Communication Studies from Dublin City University, which she soon put to work in Vancouver’s illustrious film industry.

However, her love of animals was impossible to ignore, and before long Sarah soon found herself drawn back into the rewarding task of professional pet care.

Sarah felt that she had more to offer than was available from other pet care providers and realized that by combining her experience and knowledge of animals with her skills and education, she could develop a new kind of pet care and training focused on effective human-canine communication, and Mutt Buddies was born.
Sarah is a certified obedience trainer through the Canada West Canine Center, the first school of Dog Trainers to be registered with the Private Post Secondary Education Commission of British Columbia. She is also certified in canine first aid and CPR. She is licensed, bonded, insured, and a member of Pet Sitters International.

Sarah also continues to educate herself on the most up-to-date research on health and nutrition, behavior, and training methods and specializes in human-canine communication.


mutt Buddies Aim

I aim to provide you with excellent customer service including prompt phone and email response within business hours.

To go above and beyond what was required of me on every job.

That you feel confident that I have all the necessary knowledge and training to provide an excellent service to you and your pet.