Forwarded for Ann Milligan (not a List member), please help if you can, she writes some great stuff! I'm looking forward to this one! Please respond directly to Ann at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Pat ---------------------- Hi, I'm looking for digital BMD pictures. What I am interested in are pictures representing the variety of physical traits commonly seen in the breed. If you have a digital picture that exemplifies of any of the following traits please kindly send me the photo for use in a document I'm designing to both explain and celebrate our breed's diversity. Here are the pics I would like. If you have a digital picture of a BMD who has any of these features please send it to Ann Milligan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. A BMD male or female exemplifying overall excellence in breed type (mature 3 years of age+) 2. A BMD with a straight shoulder 3. A BMD with extreme rear angulation 4. A BMD with a beautiful face including correct ear size and placement, a strong muzzle, well shaped and set eye, a broad backskull and correct markings 5. A BMD with a narrow backskull 6. A BMD with a round eye 7. A BMD with a light eye 8. A BMD with a low ear set/large ears 9. A BMD with a long back 10. A BMD with a short back 11. A BMD with long legs 12. A BMD with short legs 13. A BMD with a gay tail 14. A BMD with a deep capacious chest 15. A BMD with a narrow body 16. A BMD with fine bone 17. A BMD with heavy bone 18. A BMD with a straight long coat 19. A BMD with a curly coat (adult or pup) 20. A BMD with loose eyes (ectropion) 21. A BMD with loose flews 22. A BMD with a long back and short legs 23. A BMD with a short back and long legs 24. A BMD with a Collie type head 25. A BMD with a St. Bernard type head 26. A BMD with a Rottweiler type head 27. A BMD with a short neck 28. A BMD with a long neck 29. A BMD a short tail 30. A BMD with a long tail 32. An BMD as an adolescent 33. A BMD as an 8 week old puppy 34. A BMD senior 9+ years of age 35. A BMD with a wide front 36. A BMD with a narrow front 38. A BMD with a narrow rear as viewed from the rear 39. A BMD with a correct rear as viewed from the rear 40. A BMD with close hocks as viewed from the rear 41. A BMD out at the elbows 42. A BMD with a dip behind the withers 43. A BMD with a rear quarters higher than the withers 44. A BMD with withers higher than hips 45. A BMD with a fiddle front 46. A BMD with weak pasterns 47. A BMD with knuckled over front legs 48. A BMD with cow hocks 49. A BMD with well set under elbows (prominent forechest and posternum) 50. A BMD with tuck up of the underline There is no perfect BMD, but every Bernese Mountain Dog I have ever met has had traits to admire and a few that could be better if we lived in an ideal world. I would like everybody either already in our breed or people coming into the breed as breeders or pet owners to have a better understanding of BMD traits. Thanks so much for sending any pictures which will help me to compose a comprehensive document for educational purposes. Ann Milligan ________________________________________________________________________________ Check any e-mail over the Web for free at MailBreeze (http://www.mailbreeze.com)
