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> BERNER-L Digest 4201 > > Topics covered in this issue include: > > 1) Re: raw meat bones question > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2) 'Tis better to have loved and lost . . . > by "Marion Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 3) bathing > by Rhona Vantine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 4) Re: bathing > by Judith Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 5) Re: bathing--ahhh...fresh, fluffy, clean puppies! > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 6) Re: bathing--ahhh...fresh, fluffy, clean puppies! > by "Dr. William B. Neff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 7) Re: bathing--more tips > by "Pat Long" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 8) re: Daisy tips > by "Sheila Dolan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 9) RE: Cabana crates & Travel -- caution > by "Nancy Melone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 10) traveling safely w/ dogs > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 11) lump question > by "K.Jacobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 12) Re: Seventh Birthday > by Carole Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 13) Re: bathing--ahhh...fresh, fluffy, clean puppies! > by "jane heggen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 14) Rimadyl > by "Martha Hoverson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 15) Re: bathing--more tips > by "Laurie Montoya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 16) RE: raw meat bones question > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 17) RE: Daisy's Tips: Bait and Switch > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 18) RE: swollen elbow > by Rose Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 19) Re: lump question > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 20) Re: Rimadyl > by "Liz Steinweg & Crew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 21) Re: virus attachment from BernerFolk > by "Jordan S. Dill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 22) Puppy Books > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 23) Unannounced Removal from the List??? > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 24) Re: raw meat bones question > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 25) Re: Unannounced Removal from the List??? > by Sylvia Katvala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 26) Re: Unannounced Removal from the List??? > by Sylvia Katvala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 27) RE: Unannounced Removal from the List??? > by "Pat Long & Paul Dangel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 28) scented shampoos, etc. > by "Susan Berlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 29) Berner-L Rules and One other important note! > by "Pat Long & Paul Dangel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 30) New years, and new command > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 31) Help on a partially torn cruciate ligament! > by Cindy Buhner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 32) berners life expectancy: breeding versus spayed > by Terry & Cathy Bering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: raw meat bones question > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 06:19:04 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 12/30/2002 6:13:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > i was wondering which raw meat bones from the supermarket i could buy and > > safely leave my 8 month old puppy alone with? > > About the only bones I'll leave my dogs alone with are good sized marrow > bones (cow femur), at least 6" long. Mine are fine with the marrow but some > dogs don't tolerate it well so you can scoop some out. > > I love the knuckle bones but have found my guys purposely knaw off the chunks > held on by ligaments. Those are real chokers so I don't give knuckles unless > I come across one that's cut on one side of the joint so doesn't have any > 'component' parts. > > -Sherri Venditti > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: 'Tis better to have loved and lost . . . > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:25:28 +0200 > From: "Marion Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Bernese List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all > > A time to remember with love all those who have gone to the Rainbow Bridge > during this year, and to celebrate those who are still with us. > > May 2003 be a truly wonderful year for you all, your families and your Big > Fluffies. > > Marion Brown > Teversal Bernese Mountain Dogs > South Africa > Dogs Never Lie About Love (Jeffrey Masson) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: bathing > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 05:48:30 -0800 (PST) > From: Rhona Vantine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I can’t believe how beautiful my Berner boy looks > today! He smells so sweet and is SOOOO cudley! > Definitely looks show material to me! It was a spur > of the moment decision, but I gave him his first bath > yesterday. Someone had recently said on the list that > they bath their dogs about every 3 weeks (I think it > was Vilma). I felt dreadful, Louis is 2 years old in > February!!!! I’m not a novice to bathing dogs. My > two aged Lhasa Apsos have been bathed almost weekly > for 16 years. Big difference though between giving > one of them a wash and washing a Berner! > We’d been for our usual walk through the woods, he’d > been up to his elbows in mud and on the way home my > car smelt like swamp. It’s been raining for days but > this is just the sort of weather he loves. Anyway, > to entice him into the bath I ‘stuck’ some pieces of > good ol’ American cheese slices around the edges. > Once hisfront feet were in I hoisted in the back end! > I > turned on the hose. So far so good, but then he was > still eating! I did the undercarriage first, worried > that I might not get a chance to do much else but he > stood there and let me give him a very thorough wash. > I was just thinking it wasn’t so bad when he decided > to make a sudden exit! I attempted to block him and > was drenched from the thighs down. I managed to put > his two front legs back in the bath and rinse him > thoroughly. No sooner was the water turned off than > he started to shake himself! I’ll be better prepared > next time! My goodness these dogs hold a lot of > water! The bathroom was now a complete mess. The > plug hole was blocked with a mountain of hair which no > sooner did I remove than another lot blocked it again. > I then let Louis out of the bathroom thinking I’d > toweled off the worst. WRONG!!! The hallway very > quickly resembled the bathroom! By now Louis is > loving all this rubbing with the towel and quite > enjoying himself. I wondered how he’d react to the > hairdryer, but within minutes he was belly up and not > moving an inch! I’d thought that most of the loose > hair was still plastered around the wet bathroom but > more continued to float away in little black ‘clouds’ > as I ran the hairdryer over him and rubbed my hand > through his coat. By now I was feeling pretty > pleased with myself, the dog looked gorgeous! I’d > thoroughly enjoyed myself. The question was, do I > take him for a walk in the woods ever again!!!! At > that moment I thought briefly of litter training him > and keeping him in for a few days so I could enjoy > this wonderful smelling and oh so fluffy Berner boy! > I would never be so cruel of course! A filthy boy is > a happy boy! > So how did I do Vilma? Is this what you go through > every 3 weeks?????? :) > Rhona and Louis > in The Netherlands > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: bathing > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 08:57:03 -0800 > From: Judith Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Lol, I really enjoyed myself with this story, it reminds me of me living in * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MESSAGE EXCEEDED PERMITTED LENGTH * * * * message truncated * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
