Dog Friendly Accredited Vets

Beacon View is proud to have been accredited by the Dog Friendly Clinic Scheme, an initiative run by Dogs Trust and the British Veterinary Behaviour Association (BVBA), to ensure the most comfortable veterinary care experience possible for dogs and their owners. We felt the scheme sat perfectly along side our Fear Free approach to veterinary care.

Dog friendly vet for Deal and Sandwich

Many dogs find vet visits stressful, which can result in them being unwilling to enter clinics, being difficult to examine, and worried during treatment. The Dog Friendly Clinic scheme helps practice staff develop dog behaviour knowledge and skills so they can recognise and address early signs of anxiety and improve the welfare of dogs whilst in the clinic.

Through the scheme created by Dogs Trust and the BVBA, canine experts provide the tools for our team to learn more about dog behaviour, including how pain and health conditions can be contributing factors to behaviour, and how to reduce the impact of visiting the vet for dogs.

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The dogs love the sofas at Beacon View Vets

Our Dog Friendly Facilities include:

Reception and consulting rooms
  • Spacious off street parking for a stress-free transfer to the reception area
  • A warm welcome at reception in our cat only area, including pheromone diffusers and non-slip floors
  • Our team have undergone additional Fear Free® training to help reduce the stress of veterinary visits for you and your pets
  • Longer than average appointments (20 minutes) as standard
  • Climate control in kennels, consulting rooms and reception
  • If you listen carefully you will hear classical music playing in the background which is show to reduce stress in dogs
Treatment and diagnostics
  • The latest digital x-ray and ultrasound machines
  • Specialist endoscopic equipment
  • In house laboratory and blood analysis machines
  • State of the art surgical suite including anaesthetic monitoring equipment and patient temperature control
  • Dental suite including dental x-ray
Inpatient at Beacon View Vets, near Sandwich and Deal

Not all vets are created equal. Be part of a practice where your pet is treated as a member of the family, and you are considered a partner in your pet’s care.

How we care Book online

Sian Blacker
30 Apr 2020

I took my dog to see Claire this week and decided to register with Beacon View after being let down by my usual vet practice. I have always wanted a vet who genuinely cares for my beloved fur baby and I have finally found that in Claire! The service was brilliant from start to finish and my dog was very happy too! I would highly recommend this practice!

Alison Allen
30 May 2024

We couldn't be more grateful for the care and attention paid to our beautiful rescue dog who is incredibly nervous around people she doesn't know. Nothing was too much trouble and everything that was done was carried out sensitively and calmly to cause the least stress possible to her (and me!). Thank you all so much.

Jennifer Mcdonald
28 Oct 2022

My lovely lexi was given great care when she went in for a fairly big operation to remove a mammory mass. The vet or one of the team keep you informed throughout the day to keep your mind at rest. Such a caring and compassionate team. I would highly recommend Beacon View Vets.

Gill Pring
12 Jun 2024

Took Holly to beacon view vets today for her booster injections. The vet was extremely thorough with the health check and reassured me on some issues I was concerned with. I was there far longer than my allocated time but I never at any time felt I was under pressure to leave. Holly even allowed her to examine her claws, an issue I have been struggling with since she was handled roughly at her previous vets. I am so happy that we got to the top of the waiting list after several months.

Deb Holloway
02 May 2022

Amazing vet! Claire and team are so great! Stanley my 11yrs old lab is extremely nervous around new people and situations and they were so good with him. I am so very happy to have found this team of great vets and animal lovers.

Michelle Ulyatt
01 Apr 2024

The team at Beacon View are amazing. They are very knowledgeable, gentle and caring. They treat each of our dogs with great attention and sensitivity, providing an excellent standard of care. As an added bonus, they have great knowledge of sighthound breeds and the surgery is a very dog-friendly environment. The whole team at Beacon View has been brilliant from the day we first registered with them.

Louise Skinner
06 Jun 2020

Unfortunately I have had 2 emergencies within 2 week with 2 of my pets. Claire was immediately on hand for both and did a fantastic job, I'm honesty not sure the first would have survived without her intervention!! Also carried out a spay on my young dog, very neat, efficient and healing incredibly well. I can't recommend or thank Claire and her team enough.

Isabella Martin
06 May 2021

Fantastic service from this practice, by far the best vets in the area.

Bec Kennett-Holland
16 Apr 2020

Thank you so much to Beacon view vets it is lovely to have found such a professional and caring vets. We are pleased to be having Coco looked after by yourselves highly recommended thank you again

Alex Ricketts
25 Mar 2020

Wonderful service from Vet Claire and Josh today - video consultation (thanks to the current restrictions) and eye drops ready to collect straight away, all straightforward and reassuring. Thank you!