When a beloved pet nears the end of life, families often struggle with decisions, emotions, and the deep grief that follows. While veterinarians provide essential medical care, there’s a gap in support for the human experience of pet loss. That’s where a Pet Death Doula—also known as an End-of-Life Pet Doula—steps in to bring presence, compassion, and gentle guidance.
This training prepares you to hold space for both animals and their families, offering rituals, legacy projects, and grief-aware support alongside veterinary care. It’s a meaningful role that honours the bond between humans and their companions and recognizes pet loss as real, valid grief.
Special Offer: Enrol now for $149 USD (regularly $549) and receive immediate access to all modules, the printable Guidebook, and Bonus Resource Tools.
Supporting families and their companion animals through one of life’s most tender transitions.
Registration is open: Enrol Today
Special Offer: $149 USD (regularly $549)
This program welcomes end-of-life doulas, animal lovers, veterinary-adjacent staff, animal hospice volunteers, caregivers, and anyone called to support families through pet end-of-life in a non-medical capacity. You’ll learn compassionate, practical skills that complement veterinary care and centre the family’s values and needs.
You do not need to be a practising doula to enrol. Whether you’re already working in end-of-life care or simply feel drawn to walk beside people and their companion animals, this training offers structure, language, and tools to help you feel more prepared and grounded.
Pets are family. When a companion animal nears the end of life, families need gentle guidance, compassionate presence, and practical supports that sit alongside—never replace—veterinary care. A Pet Death Doula helps families understand what they’re experiencing, name what matters most, and create meaningful ways to say goodbye.
This training equips you to recognize common patterns of decline, hold values-aligned conversations, co-create rituals and legacy projects, and validate the often minimized experience of pet-loss grief. You’ll learn how to support children, seniors, and diverse family constellations with sensitivity and care.
Always defer medical questions to licensed veterinarians. This is a non-medical training. Your role is to support emotions, meaning, communication, and planning while collaborating respectfully with veterinary teams.
The Pet Death Doula Training Program is a self-paced, online learning experience. You’ll move through eight structured modules, a printable Guidebook, and Bonus Resource Tools designed to help you apply what you learn in real support situations.
Your printable Pet Death Doula Guidebook and resource tools to support real families and their companion animals.
Students from caregiving, hospice, nursing, spiritual care, veterinary support, and helping professions choose
IEOLCA for its deeply personal, heart-centered approach. Beyond practical skills, many describe the training as a
transformational experience—one that changes how they view life, death, and their own capacity for compassion.
From the first reflections in the Foundations phase to the integrative practice modules, our learners
consistently share that this journey is as much about personal growth as it is about professional preparation.
Their stories remind us that the heart of this work begins within—and that they feel more prepared to support
families with steadiness, clarity, and care.
Choosing a training program is an act of trust—especially when it touches something as tender as pet loss. We want you to feel supported, not pressured. That’s why the Pet Death Doula Training Program is backed by a 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
If you enroll, explore the lessons and find that this program isn’t a fit for you, simply reach out to us within 60 days of purchase. We’ll refund your tuition, no questions asked.
A quick overview of how this online training works, who it’s for, and what to expect.
Yes. You’ll have ongoing access to all eight modules, the printable Guidebook, and Bonus Resource Tools. Enrolment is open now with immediate access, so you can begin whenever you’re ready and move at a pace that fits your life and caregiving responsibilities.
This training is designed for end-of-life doulas, animal lovers, veterinary-adjacent professionals, caregivers, volunteers, and anyone called to support families through pet end-of-life in a non-medical capacity. You don’t need prior doula certification to enrol.
This is a training program with a certificate of completion from IEOLCA. It is not a clinical license or veterinary credential. Your role as a Pet Death Doula is to provide non-medical, family-centred support alongside licensed veterinary care.
We’re offering a special price of $149 USD for a limited time (regularly $549). When you enrol at this rate, you lock in access to all modules, the Guidebook, and the Bonus Resource Tools.
Payment is processed securely through Stripe. You can use any major credit or debit card, as well as Apple Pay or Google Pay where available. You’ll receive course access immediately after enrolment.
We offer a 60-day satisfaction guarantee. If you work through the material and find the program is not a good fit, contact us within 60 days of purchase and we’ll refund your tuition.
If you’re still reading, there’s a good chance this work has been whispering to you for a while. Maybe you’ve walked through a loss with your own animal, or sat with someone you love as they said goodbye to theirs. You know how much it matters to feel seen, supported, and not alone.
Becoming a Pet Death Doula is not about having all the answers. It’s about showing up with presence, humility, and care—so families and their companion animals can move through end-of-life in a way that reflects their values, stories, and love. If your compassion is calling, this training is here to help you answer that call with skill and support.
You don’t have to figure out how to do this on your own. We’d be honoured to walk alongside you.
The IEOLCA Pet Death Doula Program is informed by leading veterinary guidelines, including the AAHA/IAAHPC End-of-Life Care Guidelines (2016) and more recent updates in senior care, feline hospice, and palliative care (AAHA 2023; AAFP/IAAHPC 2023; IAAHPC 2024).
IEOLCA-trained Pet Death Doulas complement veterinary medicine while filling a critical gap in family-centred, non-medical end-of-life care.
