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Dr. Harold Leonard Cooper (born: 13 June 1942), better known as Dr. Harry Cooper or simply Dr. Harry, is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n veterinarian
Veterinarian

A veterinarian or a veterinary surgeon , often shortened to vet, is a physician for animals and a practitioner of veterinary medicine....
, television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 personality and author.

Harry Cooper has worked in veterinary practice in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
, and in the tradition of vets such as James Herriot
James Herriot

James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, Order of the British Empire, also known as Alf Wight , a Great Britain veterinarian and writer....
 has written anecdotal
Anecdote

An anecdote is a short Narrative narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a List of French phrases#B....
 books based on his life in practice.

Cooper grew up surrounded by animals. His parents bred dogs, birds and poultry.






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Dr. Harold Leonard Cooper (born: 13 June 1942), better known as Dr. Harry Cooper or simply Dr. Harry, is an Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
n veterinarian
Veterinarian

A veterinarian or a veterinary surgeon , often shortened to vet, is a physician for animals and a practitioner of veterinary medicine....
, television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 personality and author.

Harry Cooper has worked in veterinary practice in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
, and in the tradition of vets such as James Herriot
James Herriot

James Herriot is the pen name of James Alfred Wight, Order of the British Empire, also known as Alf Wight , a Great Britain veterinarian and writer....
 has written anecdotal
Anecdote

An anecdote is a short Narrative narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a List of French phrases#B....
 books based on his life in practice.

Cooper grew up surrounded by animals. His parents bred dogs, birds and poultry. Cooper has had a lifelong interest in horses, Greyhound
Greyhound

The Greyhound is a dog breed of hunting dog that has been primarily bred for coursing game and Greyhound racing, but with a recent resurgence of popularity increasingly as a pedigree show dog and family pet....
s and bird
Bird

Birds are wing, Bipedalismal, endothermic , vertebrate animals that lay egg . There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most numerous tetrapod vertebrates....
s. His wife, Janine Cooper, is an avid breeder
Dog breeding

Dog breeding is the practice of mating selected specimens with the intent to maintain or produce specific qualities and characteristics.Dogs reproduce without human interference, so their offsprings' characteristics are determined by natural selection....
 of Miniature Fox Terrier
Miniature Fox Terrier

The Miniature Fox Terrier is a small, fine, lightweight working terrier developed as a hunting dog and vermin router. It is known colloquially in its native Australia as the ?Mini Foxie?....
s. He and his wife still have many breeding animals on their Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
n property, and reportedly his favourite pets are his cat
Cat

The cat , also known as the Domestication cat or house cat to distinguish it from other Felinae and Felidae, is a small predationy carnivore species of crepuscular mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin, snakes, scorpions, and other unwanted household pests....
 and his Border Collie
Border Collie

The Border Collie is a Dog breed of herding dog that originated along the borders of England, Wales and Scotland. They are widely regarded as the most intelligent dog breed....
.

Cooper began his media career in a veterinary segment on a morning television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 talk show
Talk show

A talk show or chat show is a television or radio program where one person or group of people come together to discuss various topics put forth by a talk show talk show host....
 in Sydney. Later he became known as the resident veterinarian on the long-running series
Television program

A television program , television programme , or television show is something that people watch on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically recurring television series....
 Burke's Backyard
Burke's Backyard

Burke's Backyard is an Australian gardening and lifestyle program, broadcast on both radio and television. On television, it was a regular weekly series on the Nine Network from 1987 to 2004 and from 2007, the show has been revived with themed specials....
. In 1993 he hosted his first series, Talk to the Animals
Talk to the Animals (TV series)

Talk to the Animals is an Australian television series produced by WTFN Entertainment which airs Saturdays at 4:30pm on the Nine Network across Australia....
, and then in 1997, the veterinary series Harry's Practice
Harry's Practice

Harry's Practice was an Australian lifestyle television program that broadcast on the Seven Network between 1997 and 2003. The show was hosted by vet Dr Harry Cooper, who provided advice for pet care....
, which was cancelled in 2003 despite consistently high ratings. Cooper currently presents a veterinary segment on the lifestyle program Better Homes and Gardens
Better Homes and Gardens

Better Homes and Gardens is a popular Australian lifestyle television program broadcast on the Seven Network. The show covers a wide variety of lifestyle related activities including gardening, cooking, craft, pet care and Do it yourself....
. He is also an animal welfare
Animal welfare

Animal welfare refers to the viewpoint that it is morally acceptable for humans to use nonhuman animals for food, in Animal testing, as clothing, and in entertainment, so long as unnecessary suffering is avoided....
 advocate and public speaker, and is reputedly a keen gardener
Gardening

Gardening is the practice of growing ornamental or useful plants. Ornamental plants are normally grown for their flowers, foliage, or overall appearance....
.

Cooper has since been known as Australia's favourite vet and is famous all around Australia.

It was revealed that Cooper had been diagnosed with Prostate cancer in late 2007. After more than 6 months of treatment, he is now cured and continuing his work on tv.

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