Beyers grew up in South Africa and has always had a love for all animals. He never wanted to be anything but a vet and was lucky enough to qualify in 1995 at the University of Pretoria. After graduating he came to the UK for a year to gain experience and see a bit of the world…… This plan changed when he met Clare in South Wales.

They got married in 1997 and moved to her hometown Chandlers Ford. The rest is history as they say – he became a partner in the year 2000. In 2016 Clare and Beyers became full owners and shareholders of the practice.

His role in the Practice is both clinical and managerial which is only possible due to the excellent support staff we have at the Practice. He likes surgery as well as chatting to owners about their pets.

It gives him great satisfaction to make animals better and to interact with them. Apart from the usual veterinary work he tries to motivate and train staff to the best of their abilities and gets a real sense of satisfaction when people reach their goals in work and life.

Clare and Beyers have two children in their teens and also share the house with two Dachsies and a three-legged Rhodesian Ridgeback. When not at work he likes spending time with his bees that he is obsessed with, and also keeps Koi and chickens. He loves rugby and does a bit of grass-roots coaching and refereeing at a local club. He has also recently bought an electric guitar – much to the delight of his family.

Clare has been one of the longest serving members of the practice. From a young age, she has always wanted to be a vet and started at the practice as a ‘Saturday girl’ whilst still at school. After taking her A levels at Barton Peveril College, she gained a place at Bristol University and graduated in 1994.

Her first job was in a busy small animal practice in Newport in South Wales where she worked for 3 years. It was here that she met Beyers, after they married they moved back to Chandlers Ford and joined Davies and Aylott.

After having her two children, Clare followed her interest in Psychology and Behaviour and studied part time for 3 years at Southampton University and gained a post graduate diploma in Companion Animal behaviour counselling and sees behaviour cases as part of her work load.

Clare works at the Boyatt Wood Surgery and particularly enjoys getting to know all the clients and patients.

Outside work, she is busy as a taxi service to her 2 teenage children and looking after the menagerie of animals at home!

Leslie was born and grew up in Ireland and was lucky to be accepted to Dublin Veterinary School. He qualified in 1983 and went into farm animal practice in his home town.

He came to England in 1986 and began work in Southampton before moving to Davies and Aylott in Chandlers Ford in 1991. He became a partner in the practice in 2000 and later a director when the practice was incorporated, a position he has now relinquished.

He currently works there as a veterinary surgeon. He is interested in general practice and enjoys the challenges presented by the variety of cases seen each day.

He is married to Annekie and has two children Andrew and Sophie and they live in Hiltingbury. He enjoys many sports but as his knees have deteriorated he has become a keen cyclist and does some long distance trips for charity.

Annekie qualified in South Africa in 1998 and joined the team in 2006. She lives in Chandlers Ford with husband, Leslie, two children, and three guinea pigs.

She’s involved with the local community and loves walking, cycling and bird watching.

Gwen joined the practice in October 2017 after graduating from Cambridge University. Gwen particularly enjoys Veterinary Dentistry, Anaesthesia and Analgesia. In her spare time, Gwen enjoys visiting France where her mother lives and tutoring Chemistry to A-Level students. Gwen has an awesome spaniel called Balto who she loves taking on muddy walks.

Lisa has been with the practice since 1988. She took on the role of Head Nurse in 2014. She has flourished in the role, particularly enjoying the organisational challenge.

She also helps with both our Puppy Parties and Weight Watchers clinics, the latter as a Hills approved VNA.

She is a VN assessor, a role she enjoys and is keen to develop. She is married to Warren and they have two boys, Luke and Ollie. In her free time, what little she has, she spends it reading, gardening, caring for her labrador Dougie and her four hens Ava, Nicola, Brenda and Sylvia.

Elaine started working for the practice in 2001, she worked her way through the ranks training and then becoming Head Nurse.

Elaine then became a mum and started working part time taking up the role of Assistant Head Nurse. As well as assisting Lisa in the nursing side of things Elaine does alot of insurance admin which she enjoys.

She has a whippet at home called Enzo which she treats like a second child!

Vicky has been with us since October 1998 although she did make a break for freedom in March 2000 by travelling in Australia. We tracked her down and recaptured her in February 2001.

She married her long-term partner Gary in 2010 and they have a daughter Kirsty and a little boy called Freddie. She is a life long supporter of Southampton FC.

She has a dog called Lizzie.

Anna has been a long-standing member of our staff. She joined full-time in July 2003, having worked weekends and holidays and attended college previously. She has always enjoyed caring for animals.

Her interests are TV and soaps (Corrie and Eastenders rather than something from Lush) and an array of pets that include dogs (Shelties)/rabbits/chinchillas/degus/guinea pigs/aquatic frogs and a puffer fish.

She is keen to improve her veterinary nursing knowledge and skills. She is one of the practice first-aiders and so is qualified to treat more than animal cuts and bruises.

Dom initially worked as a part time assistant whilst she was still at school. After a few years away she came back full time in September 2008. Her and her husband Matt have 2 children.

They share their home with their black labrador Maximus. Dom enjoys all aspects of nursing, particularly surgery.

Tara qualified in 2012 and joined our practice in 2016. She has a keen interest in small animal anaesthesia and is one of our pet passport nurses so she has lots of knowledge about travelling abroad with your pet. Tara has a cat called Mike that she rescued at 3 weeks old and outside of work she loves to travel and explore new places.

Jo joined the team in 2013 after finishing her Level 3 Diploma to become a qualified Veterinary Nurse. She enjoys travelling the world and in 2014 jetted off to Sydney, Australia for 3 years with her husband Rob, spaniel Lola and cats Chloe & Lily. After 3 years down under they have all made the return trip and Jo has settled straight back into her role here at Chandlers Ford. In her spare time she enjoys horse riding, running, exploring the countryside with Lola and spending time with friends and family.

Lana joined the team in November 2014 after previously working in the equine industry for the previous 10 years. She enjoys working with small animals and qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2018.

Her interests at work include laboratory work and caring for inpatients. Lana owns a Jack Russel Terrier called MJ and enjoys taking him for long walks. In her spare time, she likes running, exercising at the gym and socialising with her friends. Lana plans on expanding her knowledge in both small animal and equine medicine.

Charlotte joined the practice in July 2015. Before joining Chandlers Ford Vets she worked as a receptionist at another veterinary practice and this confirmed her desire to persue a career as a veterinary nurse. She enjoys working with small animals and has developed a strong interest in peri – operative nursing care and animal behaviour.

She is currently training and aims to qualify in 2019. Charlotte has a fiancé called Tom, they have a cat called Harvey who enjoys play fighting. In her free time she enjoys keeping fit at the gym, travelling to different beaches around the coast and loves socialising with friends, most of whom she works with.

Ryan joined the practice in July 2015 after finishing his Diploma in Animal Management. He is now at college training to be a qualified veterinary nurse. His special interests at work include wildlife rehabilitation and care of exotic animals, which he hopes to expand his knowledge on once qualified. Ryan owns a Jack Russell Terrier called Pippa, he also owns a bearded dragon, royal python, crested gecko and various species of fish (including puffer fish!) In his spare time Ryan enjoys running, socialising with friends, and watching Harry Potter or anything Marvel related!

Charlotte joined us at the beginning of 2019, undertaking her placement as part of studying for her FdSc Veterinary Nursing degree.

She has a dog called Layla, a cat called Daize and a horse called Toby. In her spare time Charlotte enjoys going out for dog walks in the New Forest with Layla as well as socialising with friends.

Jess joined the team in April 2019 and had previously worked at another veterinary practice for two years. Jess gained quite a bit of experience at her previous job and is now training at college to become a qualified VN.

At home Jess has a border collie called Bugzy and a syrian hamster called Arnie. In her spare time she enjoys reading non fiction books and socialising with her friends.