Meet Cooper
Cooper was a beautiful soul who always weathered every setback with a slobbery dog-smile. Even before he reached his first birthday, he was diagnosed with a rare condition and projected to live no more than a year. I loved my dog, and more than anything, I wanted to provide a happy, comfortable, and long life for him. Our saga would take us from Virginia to Pennsylvania to Indiana to Massachusetts, with a stop in St. Kitts for veterinary school. It would bring as many hilarious mishaps as it did trips to the animal ER. It would lead me through vet school and into a romance with the man I would one day marry. And for all our precious time together, Cooper’s many vet bills would run to a total just over $85,000.
Cooper was so much more than a dog. He was a best friend. A teacher. A mentor in the ways of love. An inspiration to be a better dog owner, a better friend, and to keep going in my studies and become the veterinarian I wanted to be.
Meet Katti
From the time she was seven years old, Katti Stoller wanted to be a veterinarian. Some of her earliest memories are of helping her dad take care of the beagles he bred and raised. The dream became a reality by way of bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Tech University and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Ross University on the island of St. Kitts.
She spent the first years of her career at Sandwich Animal Hospital on Cape Cod before moving on to work in emergency veterinary medicine in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Later, while contributing her time to the Humane Society, she began building a private practice with her husband Sam.
BelaCoop Animal Hospital of North Park opened in July 2013. The name honors Sam’s dog Bela and Katti’s dog Cooper. The practice opened with only three employees but has grown to twenty employees and two other doctors. A grooming facility, BelaCoop Beauty Bar, opened in March 2019, with plans for a boarding facility called BelaCoop Bed and Biscuit to open in 2021.
Katti and Sam have two children, Siena and Rainer; two rescue dogs, Pepper and Zenny; and two rescue cats, Lia and Kittniss. When she’s not at BelaCoop, you can find Katti out walking her dogs and/or spending time with her family in Pittsburgh, PA.
Meet Cooper
Cooper was a beautiful soul who always weathered every setback with a slobbery dog-smile. Even before he reached his first birthday, he was diagnosed with a rare condition and projected to live no more than a year. I loved my dog, and more than anything, I wanted to provide a happy, comfortable, and long life for him. Our saga would take us from Virginia to Pennsylvania to Indiana to Massachusetts, with a stop in St. Kitts for veterinary school. It would bring as many hilarious mishaps as it did trips to the animal ER. It would lead me through vet school and into a romance with the man I would one day marry. And for all our precious time together, Cooper’s many vet bills would run to a total just over $85,000.
Cooper was so much more than a dog. He was a best friend. A teacher. A mentor in the ways of love. An inspiration to be a better dog owner, a better friend, and to keep going in my studies and become the veterinarian I wanted to be.
Meet Katti
From the time she was seven years old, Katti Stoller wanted to be a veterinarian. Some of her earliest memories are of helping her dad take care of the beagles he bred and raised. The dream became a reality by way of bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Tech University and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Ross University on the island of St. Kitts.
She spent the first years of her career at Sandwich Animal Hospital on Cape Cod before moving on to work in emergency veterinary medicine in her hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Later, while contributing her time to the Humane Society, she began building a private practice with her husband Sam.
BelaCoop Animal Hospital of North Park opened in July 2013. The name honors Sam’s dog Bela and Katti’s dog Cooper. The practice opened with only three employees but has grown to twenty employees and two other doctors. A grooming facility, BelaCoop Beauty Bar, opened in March 2019, with plans for a boarding facility called BelaCoop Bed and Biscuit to open in 2021.
Katti and Sam have two children, Siena and Rainer; two rescue dogs, Pepper and Zenny; and two rescue cats, Lia and Kittniss. When she’s not at BelaCoop, you can find Katti out walking her dogs and/or spending time with her family in Pittsburgh, PA.