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Family owned & operated since 2000

It started with a little house and a lot of hope.

Dr. Fuller opened Hope in 2000 in a renovated house. Today more than 80 people work here.

Dr. David T. Fuller III, who founded Hope in 2000, with his dog
Since April 3, 2000

From one house to a whole campus.

Celebrating 26 years.

  1. 2000

    A house and a garage

    Hope opened on April 3, 2000, in an 1,800-square-foot Roosevelt-era house renovated as a medical facility. The garage behind it became our first boarding facility.

  2. Four people

    A true family business

    The original team was Dr. Fuller, his wife as the receptionist, one full-time technician and one part-time technician.

  3. Today

    One campus

    A medical facility, a boarding facility, a pool for rehabilitation and play, and doggy daycare, with more than 80 full- and part-time team members.

Then · 20004people in a renovated house
  • 1,800square-foot house
  • 1 garageour first boarding room
Now · 202680+people on one campus
  • 10,000sq ft medical facility
  • 9,000sq ft boarding facility
  • 10′ × 35′pool for rehab and play
  • Daycarewith a turf play area
2000

Dr. Fuller opens Hope in a renovated house in Bessemer.

Today

More than 80 people care for pets on one campus.

Our founder

Meet Dr. David T. Fuller III.

Dr. Fuller grew up in Hueytown. After vet school at Auburn, he trained in reproduction at the University of Georgia and earned a PhD at Texas A&M. Back in Alabama, he did relief work for three years and spent three years at Clay Chalkville Animal Hospital before opening Hope.

He enjoys all of veterinary medicine, especially orthopedic surgery and reproductive work. He and his wife, Mimi, live on a farm in central Alabama with their family, cattle, three horses, six dogs and two cats.

DVM, AuburnPhD, Texas A&MDiplomate, College of Theriogenology
“Dr. Fuller and his staff have been awesome! Dr. Fuller called us at 7:30 pm to give us an update!”
Shannon H.Facebook

Meet all of our doctors

Faith & values

Where our name comes from.

We believe that all people need hope.

For I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.Jeremiah 29:11 · the verse behind our name
Our mission

To honor God and offer hope to each client as we provide the highest quality of veterinary medicine and surgery, and comprehensive pet care, at competitive prices.

  • Respect
  • Excellence
  • Faith
  • Compassion
  • Diligence
Our campus

Everything in one place.

Medical care, boarding, daycare and grooming, all on Morgan Road.

A couple sitting at home with their two sheepdogs
10,000 sq ft

Medical facility

Checkups, surgery, dentistry, in-house labs and more.

Hope's covered daycare pool beside the turf yard
10′ × 35′ pool

Daycare & rehab

A turf play area and a pool for rehabilitation and recreation.

A cat peeking out of a wooden cat condo in Hope's boarding building
9,000 sq ft

Boarding

84 runs, 107 cages, 18 private suites and 28 cat condos.

New to Hope?We'll point you to the right visit, form or call.
Hope Shelby & careers

The Hope family keeps growing.

A sister clinic in Alabaster, and a team of more than 80 here in Bessemer.

A boy holding two kittens in a park

Closer to Alabaster?

Our sister clinic, Hope Shelby, is in Alabaster.

Dr. Allison Dees with her dog

Want to work at Hope?

Dr. Lushington started in our kennel, and Dr. Dees first shadowed here at 14. Call us to ask about openings.

Come be part of the family.

Join the waitlist from home and we'll text you to confirm.

New here? Fill out the New Client Registration and Patient History forms before you come.

Find your next step

Tell us what’s going on with your pet. We’ll point you to the right visit, form or call.

This points you to the right next step. It isn’t medical advice. For medical questions, call us. In an emergency, call us right away.