No photo yetBruce Pit Off-Leash Dog Area
Ottawa's best-known off-leash area, a former sand and gravel pit inside the Greenbelt: open grassy basins ringed by forest paths with a roughly 3km loop, benches and shared water bowls. Rain makes it muddy.

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Cafés · Hintonburg
An independent Ottawa roaster that started in Hintonburg and now runs several locations: direct-trade beans, a casual room and a summer sidewalk terrace where dog-walkers from the Wellington West strip regularly stop.
Serious coffee at coffee prices, on a terrace where dogs are expected rather than tolerated, on one of the city's best strolling streets.
Local dog-friendly patio guides list Happy Goat as dog-friendly; the chain publishes no written pet policy, so confirm indoors versus terrace on the day. Espresso drinks sit around CA$4 and a visit is comfortably under CA$15. Hours were not published in the material reviewed, so the hours field is left blank.
The pet policy above is summarised from the venue’s own published information and cross-checked against public listings. Last checked: against the source on . Policies change without notice anyway, so confirm the current one with the venue before you travel, and keep your dog leashed anywhere that is not a signed off-leash area. Read the full disclaimer.
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No photo yetOttawa's best-known off-leash area, a former sand and gravel pit inside the Greenbelt: open grassy basins ringed by forest paths with a roughly 3km loop, benches and shared water bowls. Rain makes it muddy.
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No photo yetA large full-service hotel on the Rideau Canal downtown, connected to the convention centre, with a written pet policy: dogs up to 80 pounds welcome, maximum two per room, a liability waiver at check-in and a daily pet fee.