Dog Friendly Clinic resources

These resources are designed to help veterinary professionals create a dog-friendly clinic environment, by helping to make veterinary care as comfortable as possible for dogs, their owners, and clinic staff.

Dog Friendly Clinics

An introduction to canine behaviour

Discover dog behaviour, common misconceptions around dominance and guilt and an overview of how dogs learn. The more we understand about canine behaviour, the better placed we are to appreciate the effect of our interactions with dogs, how we respond to their behaviour and how we communicate with them.

Health, pain and behaviour

Discover how pain and health conditions can be a contributing factor to a dog's behaviour, and learn about behavioural first aid.

Behaviour and the veterinary environment

Discover the impact of the veterinary environment on dog behaviour, stress responses and situation stacking.

Creating a dog friendly clinic

From staff training to dog handling and preparing the clinic environment, there are many factors to consider when trying to create a dog-friendly vet clinic. 

Helping dog owners prepare for vet visits

From habituation and socialisation to counter-conditioning and muzzle training, discover how you can ensure dog owners are preparing their dog for vet visits.

Practical resources

Discover our practical guides, resources and frameworks.

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Disclaimer notice: The advice given on this website [in these materials] is intended for your general information only and should not be relied upon as specific advice for any veterinary practice or clinic. Each veterinary practice or clinic will be unique in its physical environment and each dog attending the veterinary practice or clinic will have specific needs and requirements, which the veterinary practice or clinic is solely responsible for. Unless prohibited by law, Dogs Trust and the British Veterinary Behaviour Association do not accept liability to any person veterinary practice or clinic relating to the use of this information.