Pet Partners Therapy Team Evaluation Day

Pendleton, Oregon

Blue Mountain Canine is hosting a Pet Partners Therapy Team Evaluation Day for handlers and their animals who are preparing to become registered therapy teams—or renewing their registration.

Evaluations are conducted by a licensed Pet Partners Therapy Team Evaluator and are required as part of the Pet Partners team registration process. Teams will demonstrate skills that support safe, predictable, and comfortable visits in environments such as hospitals, schools, libraries, and community programs.

This evaluation opportunity is open to new and renewing teams.

Pet Partners welcomes a wide variety of therapy animals, including:

• dogs
• cats
• horses
• rabbits
• guinea pigs
• rats
• birds
• miniature pigs
• llamas and alpacas
(and other species with prior approval through Pet Partners)

Evaluation appointments are limited to four teams total, scheduled hourly between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

Registration must be completed through the Pet Partners Volunteer Center.

Evaluation fees are set and collected by Pet Partners directly.

Event Details

Date: April 25
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location:
2801 St. Anthony Way
Pendleton, OR 97801
(next to the cafeteria)

Registration required through Pet Partners Volunteer Center

Tea & Tails offers a unique blend of herbalism and dog training, designed to support calmness for both dogs and the people who love them.

Created in collaboration with Blue Mountain Canine, this cozy gathering invites you to explore how environment, routine, and your own nervous system can influence your dog’s well-being.

Together, we’ll create a custom herbal tea blend to take home — crafted with ingredients that support relaxation and balance for both humans and dogs.

While this event is designed for the humans (please leave dogs at home), the focus is on deepening your understanding of your dog and discovering simple ways to foster calm, connection, and ease in everyday life.

Come enjoy a warm cup of tea, thoughtful conversation, and a space to slow down, reflect, and connect.

Price: $30. Register by clicking here: TEA & TAILS EVENT

🌳 Be a Tree: Dog Safety for Kids

At the Children’s Museum of Eastern Oregon

Join us for a fun and engaging dog safety program designed especially for kids and families.

This one-hour Be a Tree workshop helps children learn how to understand dogs’ body language and make safe choices around both familiar and unfamiliar dogs. Through interactive activities, movement games, and simple visual lessons, kids learn practical skills they can use right away in everyday life.

The Be a Tree program is part of an internationally recognized dog bite prevention education initiative developed by Doggone Safe, and is taught locally by a Certified Dog Bite Prevention Educator from Blue Mountain Canine. These lessons help children build confidence around dogs while supporting safer relationships between kids and pets.

During the workshop, children will:

• learn how dogs communicate through body language
• practice what to do if a dog feels uncomfortable or too excited
• play interactive “Be a Tree” safety games
• become “dog detectives” who notice what dogs are telling us

At the end of the session, children will have the opportunity to meet Dottie, a friendly therapy dog, and practice their new safety skills in a guided and supportive way.

This program is ideal for elementary-age children and families who want to help kids feel more confident and safe around dogs.

📍 Event Details

Location
Children's Museum of Eastern Oregon
400 S Main St
Pendleton, OR 97801

Date & Time
April 17
3:30–4:30 PM

Cost
$8 museum admission (includes access to the museum before and after the program)

Helping children understand dogs doesn’t just prevent bites — it helps build lifelong respect, confidence, and safer relationships between kids and the animals they love.