Sit Stay Sleep: Home Away from Home Dog Boarding & Daycare

09/16/2025

08/16/2025

Obviously we always try to keep the dogs away from dead things, but not its more important than ever.

Diseased sea lions suddenly showing up from Monterey to Bay Area

The Marine Mammal Center’s Sausalito hospital has taken in more than 100 sick sea lions — and no one knows how long the outbreak will last.

06/15/2025

From Point Isabel group -
By Mary Barnsdale

SERIOUS "NO DIGGING" RULE AT CESAR CHAVEZ PARK: Fyi, the ongoing investigation into radiation and methane at the landfill that eventually became Cesar Chavez Park in Berkeley has led to a complete prohibition on anything that might disturb the soil there. That includes planting, weeding, and dogs digging.

This could take a while to resolve. Don't let dogs dig...the city wouldn't have any choice but to close the off-leash area.

All of this was triggered by 1) issues with the methane collection at Cesar Chavez Park, which was a former city garbage dump, and 2) the revelation last year that alum mud, a byproduct of making aluminum, might have been dumped there about 50 years ago. Alum mud is radioactive.

Point Isabel doesn't have any issues with methane nor alum mud, as far as anyone knows. The issue at PI has been lead and zinc. There was a major cleanup in the mid-1980s. The small, fenced-off areas on North Point Isabel have tested positive for lead in recent years, though, and that will need to be addressed. (Probably next year, when EBRPD will probably recap North PI. That project has been delayed for several years.) Point Isabel is considered safe for recreation but never let dogs dig. It can't be good for them -- and anything that's buried should stay buried.

For what it's worth, my layperson understanding about Cesar Chavez Park is that recent testing for radiation found nothing of concern at ground level; the park is considered safe for people and pets. I *think* they're still working to get the methane collection system working properly, but that's also not a threat to park users. The current concern seems to be because groundwater samples taken far below the surface did come back positive for radium. That's not really a threat to recreational users, but ANY messing about with the clay cap at the surface violates environmental safety guidelines and could theoretically put city workers in danger of being exposed. Berkeley is working on how to fix this.

06/15/2025

Loofah did her part out at the No Kings protest in Albany.

05/26/2025

It’s the first holiday weekend in more than 14 years that I haven’t had a house full of boarding dogs. It’s not by choice, but it is my reality these days.

Big change doesn’t often come by choice, it comes by circumstance and necessity and that’s definitely where I’m at right now. Making my way through as Sit Stay Sleep: Home Away From Home Boarding stops existing in its previous format and I shift to more traditional dog walking model.

Lots of doggo adventures will still be happening just not the same way they were in the past it’s definitely a time of transition.

If you live in Albany, CA or near by and want your dog to join our daily excursions sing out, I’ve got a couple of openings on my roster. I’ll will pick-up and drop-off your pup.

I just had AO for the day today along with Loofah, so we ventured out to Rodeo Beach for a special Memorial Day treat. Feeds my soul.

05/24/2025

Recent pups! Lots of Poppy the beagle lately.

05/16/2025

So pups from the past weeks.

03/26/2025

Great local dog rescue needs support to keep doing good work!

We are Julie and Cris, co-founders of Jelly's Place. Jelly's Place was founded to… Cris Stahl needs your support for Support Jelly's Place: New Home, New Hope

03/13/2025

Some of the many, many, many recent pups.

02/19/2025

Tule and Ava face wrestling.

01/31/2025

The new moto here at Sit Stay Sleep “Cute dogs against fascism!” We will do our best to have only good vibes on this page, even if we don’t post that regularly. Hang in there and pet your pup.