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Remedies and Reveries
Dr Harry Cooper, Australia's most popular vet and star of the television's top-rating Harry's Practice, has led a life packed full of adventures with animals and the people who love them.
In Remedies & Memories he narrates amazing tales about scaly, feathered and furry friends everywhere - from greyhounds in Tasmania to penguins in San Francisco. These stories take you into the heart of Dr Harry's veterinary practices, his experiences farming in Tasmania, his travels all over the world and his adventures in front of the camera.
Often humorous and sometimes sad, but always heartwarming, Remedies & Memories is brimful of Dr Harry's unique personality and his fascinating knowledge of all kinds of creatures and their behaviour
In Remedies & Memories he narrates amazing tales about scaly, feathered and furry friends everywhere - from greyhounds in Tasmania to penguins in San Francisco. These stories take you into the heart of Dr Harry's veterinary practices, his experiences farming in Tasmania, his travels all over the world and his adventures in front of the camera.
Often humorous and sometimes sad, but always heartwarming, Remedies & Memories is brimful of Dr Harry's unique personality and his fascinating knowledge of all kinds of creatures and their behaviour
279 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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Harry Cooper
5 books2 followersHarry Leonard Cooper, OAM (born 20 February 1943), is an Australian veterinarian and television personality who is best known for his media appearances.
Cooper graduated with second class honours from Sydney University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science in December 1965 aged 21. He practised for several years across Sydney and the UK before his burgeoning media career became a full-time commitment. Cooper began his media career in a veterinary segment on a morning television talk show in Sydney. Later he became known as the resident veterinary surgeon on the long-running series Burke's Backyard. In 1993 he hosted his first series, Talk to the Animals, and then in 1997, the veterinary series Harry's Practice, which was cancelled in 2003 despite consistently high ratings. Cooper currently presents a veterinary segment on the lifestyle program Better Homes and Gardens. He is also an animal welfare advocate and public speaker.
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Cooper graduated with second class honours from Sydney University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science in December 1965 aged 21. He practised for several years across Sydney and the UK before his burgeoning media career became a full-time commitment. Cooper began his media career in a veterinary segment on a morning television talk show in Sydney. Later he became known as the resident veterinary surgeon on the long-running series Burke's Backyard. In 1993 he hosted his first series, Talk to the Animals, and then in 1997, the veterinary series Harry's Practice, which was cancelled in 2003 despite consistently high ratings. Cooper currently presents a veterinary segment on the lifestyle program Better Homes and Gardens. He is also an animal welfare advocate and public speaker.
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February 19, 2017
One of the poems and the end of the book made me cry. Overall this book illustrated what Dr Harry Cooper values and why he loves animals. I loved the funny animal stories he talked about and how this book told me that of course animals pass away just like we do but we should also still keep them in our hearts and all animals have a unique way of teaching you patience and also giving you all the love they can muster and all people need that.
October 28, 2019
Very disappointing. I know farming during a drought is horrific and it was early days when this happened, however, a vet shooting 400 sheep in the back of the neck as they trusted him and he did not want to look into their eyes was too much. Dr Cooper also apparently did (and I think still does) breed a particular type of dog. When I see so many deserving dogs in shelters and have experienced personally the neverending love and gratitude they give on rescue, breeding seems insane. There is a redeeming poem at the close of the book but it is hard work getting there!
December 8, 2023
This book is called Remedies and Memories - not Remedies and Reveries.
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