For Enquiries and Bookings please call 0439094379 or email admin@cherishedpetcare.com.au

In this FREE community workshop you will gain an understanding of your dog's and other dog's body language and how dogs interact, so that you are better equipped and prepared to manage your dog in public settings and at home.

The workshop will cover:

- Interpreting dog body language effectively and understanding what your dog is saying

- How to respond to dog cues

- How to react to situations when in public with your dog

- Successfully conducting dog 'meet and greets' at the beach

- Professional services for further support

All the Important Details:

Dates: Saturday 14th April 2-4pm or Wednesday 18th April 7-9pm

(Please note that both workshops cover the same material so you only need to attend one workshop)

Venue: Shell Road Pavilion, 50 Shell Road, Ocean Grove 

Bring: Note pad and pen

Enquiries: Natalie Davey 0456 154 851 or email natalie@cherishedpetsfoundation.com.au

For Online Bookings please  click here

To watch the Highlights of the Share our Shores Campaign Launch click here

It's back by popular demand!!

Cherished Pets and Ocean Grove Connected Communities are bringing you our third dog-friendly outdoor cinema event at Ocean Grove Park.

We'll be screening "Secret Life of Pets" at sundown, and providing pre-movie entertainment, food stalls, kids activities and other activities for all the family.

Dogs are welcome on leads!

This FREE community event is proudly supported by Ocean Grove Connected Communities, Bellarine Memories, RT Edgar, Wallington’s WRG, Kyo Yoga, Maggie's Bar and more to come!
(If your business is interested in a sponsorship package please contact us now :)

We also invite a GOLD COIN DONATION AT ENTRY to support our Foundation.

Cherished Pets provides a social veterinary service to elderly folk and people living with disabilities in our community through our charity, Cherished Pets Foundation. 

PLEASE REGISTER VIA THE TRYBOOKING LINK to help us with planning. Please also consider making a donation at this link of $5 per adult attending.

Facebook event:

Any questions please post here or contact the organisers directly at admin@cherishedpetcare.com.au or 0439094379.

THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE!

How our pets facilitate conversations around death and dying

An official Dying To Know Day event

Join us for this insightful and reflective exploration of death and dying, and the ways that our pets connect and prepare us for this life event.

Dr Alicia Kennedy is human animal bond veterinarian and founder of Cherished Pets, a social veterinary enterprise that offers palliative pet care and home euthanasia services as well as a signature home pet care service for elderly and disabled people living independently in our community. Through her work, Dr Alicia has identified ways that pets facilitate our very own conversations around mortality and death.

Barbara Allen is an experienced pet bereavement counselor who has supported thousands of families through pet loss. She established the pet loss support service at Lort Smith Animal Hospital and shares a deep and intrinsic understanding of the role pets play in our experiences, attitudes and acceptance of death. As a trained Spiritual Counsellor, Barbara brings a gentle and effective voice to this important conversation.

In this workshop we will engage in a conversation and share stories and strategies that help us manage pet loss, support pets and their people through end of life stages, and develop our understanding of this topic.

This session is recommended for people who love pets, who work with people who love pets, health professionals, service providers, counselors, advance care planning personnel, and those who have recently lost a pet, a know someone who has been affected by pet loss.