Animal grief occurs when we lose a pet. Canine Loss and Grief is often underestimated and misunderstood by our friends, family and our social network which can often escalate feelings of sadness, loneliness and pain.

The attachment we felt towards our pets, the unconditional love and companionship that is no longer there can be intense and traumatic.

Canine Loss and Grief workshop aims to explain the normal stages of canine loss and grief. We will provide strategies to celebrate the loss and move forward remembering the pet with joy and love.

Whether you wish to understand the grief process to support a friend, or child or you have lost your own pet this workshop will assist attendees to provide a new perspective to loss and grief. While this is not a counselling session, education and a better understanding can empower us to better manage our grief.

Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in Blacktown, Carlingford, Chatswood, Epping, Mt Druitt, Richmond, and Ryde. Enrol now!

What you will learn

Course outline

By the end of this workshop you will have learnt about:

• The Stages of canine loss and grief
• Anticipatory grief
• Overwhelming grief
• Normalisation
• Change in our lives
• Help available
• Celebrating our loss
• Rituals
• Self-care
• Future Goals

Course outcome

At the end of the workshop attendees will better understand canine loss and grief stages, and will be able to pinpoint their own feelings and where they are in their grief journey. Attendees will better understand what is normal and how to celebrate the pet that has passed through strategies provided.

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