In a message dated 7/17/2003 2:36:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In the pic, he looks all berner to me, but is reported to be thin and may only mature at about 65 lbs. http://www.petfinder.com/pet.cgi?action=2&pet=1855455 Jill, Wow! Sure looks like all Berner to me, too. Thanks for noticing this fellow. And the shelter called this dog an Border Collie?! Shelter workers are great people who mean well and do such wonderful things for abandoned dogs ....but really do not know breeds. As far as an adult wt of 65 lbs, that is pretty close to my puppy mill/pet shop Berner boy Charm, and he has full AKC registration (won High in Trial at the 2003 national specialty w/ it!) ....seems that w/ as many BYB and puppy mills as are getting into the breed lately, we are going to be seeing a lot more rescue Berners that arent exactly perfect representations of the breed standard. As they say "to love one Berner is to love them all." If you cuold probably ILP w/ the AKC it as a Berner, then it IS one (Golden Retriever Rescue's philosphy on shelter rescues.) No Berners in shelters, period. (read the last 2 lines of my signature closely...what has changed??) Vilma Briggs (Kistner) Mt. Gilead, OH U-UD Mocha Java Slurp, UDX, HIC, TT Ch. Brighteye Expresso Bean, UD, NDD, TT U-CDX Our Little Buddy, UD, NA, TT Thirdtym's A Charm, CD Hob Nob Clouds In My Coffee (puppy "Perc") foster Bernerboy:"BERWYN BREW" soon going to a GREAT home and as yet to be named foster Berner mix: One Very Lucky Boy
