Dr Bartley graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1999 with a Zoology Honors Degree. She then went on to Saskatoon to complete her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. She joined Dakota Veterinary Hospital in June 2003 and enjoyed it so much she attained ownership in November 2008. Corey lives with her husband Ed, their son Samuel and Frankie, a French bulldog, Bosley, an American Bulldog mix they adopted through Manitoba Underdogs Rescue in August 2021 and Dozer, a boxer mix also adopted through Manitoba Underdogs Rescue in January 2023.