Your Buddy and Me

San Diego, United States

4.5

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8 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 619-549-4749
Website:
www.yourbuddyandme.com
Address:
1030 20th St, San Diego, CA, 92102
b/t Broadway & C St
Golden Hill
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.5 miCity College
0.6 miPark and Market
0.8 mi5th Avenue
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Today

Today 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Open now
Local time (San Diego) 15:09 Monday, 2 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am – 7:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Your BUDDY & ME playgroups are a great way to exercise and socialize your dog. Sondra Lagnado, owner and professional dog wrangler, specializes in supervised group excursions to leash-​free dog parks and beaches. Excursions available Monday through Friday and most weekends. For your convenience, your BUDDY is picked-​up and dropped off at your home. Your BUDDY & ME is licensed and insured.

Meet the Business Owner

Sondra L.

Business Owner

At the age of 5, Brazilian born Sondra Lagnado relocated with her family to the U.S. Her passion for animals began when, as a child she was fond of bringing home strays animals. She was also fond of crafting her own cameras from Lego blocks and taking photos of her family, friends and assorted animals.

Sondra followed her passion and pursued a satisfying career in photography and graphic design. In 2002, her beloved Dalmatian, Texas, passed away and Sondra deeply missed the companionship of her four-​legged friend. companion. In early 2006, Sondra rescued her current companion and «Your Buddy & Me» mascot Rio DJ from Rancho Coastal Humane Society.

Rio is an active female black Lippet (lab-​whippet) who craves exercise and mental stimulation. Sondra hired a dog walker to look after Rio when she was at work, but soon discovered that her true vocation was to care for dogs like Rio, whose owners are at work during the day and want their animals to have ample exercise during their absence.

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8 reviews of Your Buddy and Me

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Place rating: 1
San Diego, CA
I just saw this article in the paper and had to write. Watch out for this women at Fiesta Island. She walks the dogs off leash, which is fine except she YELLS AT YOU when her dogs charge you. Yes, wet, dirty dogs charging at you full speed with this crazy lady telling me to relax as they jump and scratch at me. CRAZY lady. I have never gone back because of her and those dogs. So yes, Fiesta Island is off leash, but not for 10 dogs at a time. CLUELESS CRAZY LADY
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
I started dating a guy who has a really cute dog named Brando. Both he and I work a lot of hours and didn’t want to be leaving Brando at home because he gets separation anxiety. I decided to call Sondra at your Buddy and Me (since she takes care of my cat Boo when I go out of town) and have her take Brando out on excursions a few days a week. We couldn’t be more thrilled. Brando is having the time of his life going to Fiesta Island, dog beach and all the other parks she takes them to. We love that Sondra sends us pictures of Brando during the day having fun with the other dogs. As soon as Brando hears her car pulling up he starts running around so excited to get in. He comes back happy and worn out. Sondra goes the extra mile to make sure her dogs are safe and having fun. It’s obvious she loves what she does! Thanks Sondra for loving our Brando!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
My dog, Fox, goes on excursions with Sondra every week and has the time of his life! Sondra is great with dogs and really knows her stuff. This place is the best!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
I’ve been using Sondra for over 4 years and she is the best! She takes excellent care of my precious 100 lb beast. When I come home she is exhausted from the excursion which gives me plenty of time to run errands after work. She cares for her client’s dogs as if they are her own. Since my dog has been going on excursions she has gained confidence (she was an insecure pound puppy) and learned socialization skills that can only be learned from a pack. Your Buddy and Me is the best!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Sondra with Your Buddy and Me is the best! I have had her watch my cat Charlie while I was away for business for 4 days and then again when I was in Costa Rica for 9 days. She left detailed «report cards» for me letting me know how Charlie was doing each day and sent me photos of him playing and goofing around. She brought toys and treats along on her visits and made sure to learn what Charlie likes and is used to before I left on my trips.
I could tell from the first time I met Sondra that she loves animals. She is very trustworthy, attentive and responsible. I would recommend Your Buddy and Me to all my friends with pets!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
whenever we leave our dog charlie with sondra we can always count on her to take great care of him. ch-​ch-​ch-​charlie is a super high energy dog but sondra is patient and loving with him, and the excursions she takes him on allow him to get lots of exercise and return home a pooped pup. sondra has been taking care of charlie for over 3 years, while we are on vacation, on days we work too much, and even once when he was sick. we love the daily walk report cards sondra leaves and when we are out of town she sends email up dates with pictures. charlie completely adores sondra, i don’t know what we would do with out her.
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Can’t add more than 5 stars. How unfortunate. Midas LOVES her. Always a good sign when your dog jumps up and down when she arrives.
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Sondra is so great – while my husband is on deployment, she’s helped out enormously by taking care of Pixel while I’m at work. Pixel is a little neurotic – she’s genuinely sweet, but can be very timid and has a lot of «dislikes» (stairs, water, open areas, being leashed, pigeons, paper bags, riding in cars… you get the idea). Sondra came over to our apartment for the interview, got to know Pixel, gave us a thorough tour and overview of what she would do with Pixel during the day, etc. Not only is Pixel happy and calm during the hours she spends alone, but she’s becoming a more confident and outgoing dog. If it wasn’t for Sondra, I’d be so stressed about leaving Pixel alone during the day, or so broke from taking her to daycare all day, every day (even though our daycare is awesome too). She’s been fabulous, and she goes out of her way to communicate how Pixel is doing!