Sit n Stay

22/07/2025

Practising the important skill of being left with a friendly stranger

Picture: a male service dog handler taking the leash of his golden retriever back from a dog trainer

18/07/2025

Self check outs can present new sounds, smells and settling positions for training

Picture: black service dog settling on the floor Infront of a blue self checkout

15/07/2025

SitNStay is based in Ontario though we are proud to provide an outline of service dog laws for each province on our website ⭐️

Photo: grey background with white righting. On the side there’s outlines of guide dog and a service dog. Text detailing Ontario laws that service dogs must have a doctor’s note and be identifiable. Therapy dogs and emotional support animals have no public access rights.

10/07/2025

Public transport meetups across the years, next meetup on July 16 2025! 🚌

Picture 1-3: all three pictures are of different groups of service dog users standing in front on a bus for a photo

08/07/2025

Fun fact! When Service Dogs are settling they may look like they are sleeping but they are still very alert 🔔

Picture: service dog in a red vest settling under a bench

03/07/2025

Beat the heat this summer with enrichment ideas!

Picture: text: summer enrichment ideas 1. Chews/frozen distractions 2. Play an indoor scavenger hunt with kibble 3. Quick training session 4. Hide and seek with people or toys

01/07/2025

All smiles during training

Picture: service dog handler practising being loaded up into an ambulance with her service dog poodle beside her

27/06/2025

General consensus is to follow the 7 second rule. Place the back of your hand in asphalt for 7 second to determine if the ground is too warm

Image: text “hot asphalt awareness: air temperature to asphalt temperature: 25°C =51°C, 30°C=57°C, 31°C=61°C. At 51°C it takes seconds to have skin destruction.

21/06/2025

Training pictures!

OC Transpo/ LRT
Puppy Evaluation
Therapy Dog training
Service Dog Training

21/06/2025

OC Transpo is hosting 3 events in August to introduce passengers to the new Para Transpo vehicles.

These are public events.
The bus will be static and access to LRT is readily available.

These are the event dates/ locations:

Tuesday, August 19 at Bowesville Station – 10 am – 2 pm and 6pm – 9 pm

Wednesday, August 20 at Hurdman Station - 10 am – 2 pm and 6pm – 9 pm

Thursday, August 21 at Tunney’s Pasture Station (TBD) - 10 am – 2 pm and 6pm – 9 pm

11/06/2025

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/this-is-how-service-dogs-learn-to-navigate-oc-transpo-buses-and-trains/

OC Transpo is hosting a workshop with a service dog training organization to familiarize the dogs and their human handlers with the transit system.