Michelle Guzman is a San Francisco native. At age 16, her first job was walking her neighbors 2 dogs. She would continue to do so on and off through out the years for her family and friends.  Michelle also has a background working back stage in theater and television. Although very fun, there were long periods of not having enough work, so Michelle would bring her own dog, Lady to the dog park every day. During that time her passion for loving dogs grew even more. She finally decided to start Barks in Parks, after getting a couple of clients in August of 2007. 

In early 2009, Michelle also started fostering dogs with, Rocket Dog Rescue. She has found 4 dogs new forever homes. 2 of them in her own home!

She currently lives in San Francisco with her 3 spoiled dogs Lady, Coco & Ziggy. Thanks to her wonderful clients her business continues to grow.