Papers for flying

2002-12-02 Thread EURAM1942
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Re: Flying a Puppy

2002-12-02 Thread Jeff & Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners
Hi, As far as I know you'll just need a health certificate from your vet stating that the puppy is not sick and is too young for rabies vaccine. I've never flown a puppy into Missouri though so you might check with the airline you'll be using as they have all the regulations for the states they fl

Re: Swiss TV

2002-12-02 Thread Mary Shaver
We know from the old Swiss saying that this was never a long-lived breed, even in the "old days." That the working dogs of the farm were sturdier and perhaps healthier is probably because there were no "breeding standards" -farmers bred their dogs to other dogs probably based more on working abili

Flying a Puppy

2002-12-02 Thread Sharon Greenberg
Does anyone have knowledge of what, if any, health clearances are needed to fly with an 8 week old puppy from one state (Utah) into another (Missouri)? TIA, Sharon Greenberg (St. Louis, MO)

TV CAN yet be entertaining AND educational!

2002-12-02 Thread Lisa D Allen
I thoroughly enjoyed "King of the Hill" last night. Bobby did an amazing freestyle routine with a terrier mix and Hank did a less spectacular, but equally delightful, program with the family hound, "Ladybird." The show ended with a formal freestyle competition. VERY cute, entertaining, and quite

Jordan's Hesse

2002-12-02 Thread Fran Jones
Does anyone have any info on how Jordan Dill's Hesse made out with his surgery/treatment? He's been pretty silent for quite a while now. Thinking of you, Jordan. Fran & Sisco West Vancouver, BC -- Fran Jones [EMA

Bedford and Bo

2002-12-02 Thread Bernesemoutain2
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the dog on the mountain in Switzerland:becoming rare breed

2002-12-02 Thread Lisa D Allen
How can we possibly expect to improve health in the breed if over 2000 per year are bred in the USA alone, and these are ONLY the Berner pups registered with the AKC! And, a problem which is going to become more and more frequent: Let me preface such by saying that I would crawl from one end of t

Re: Means of vacating Berner from apartment in burning building.

2002-12-02 Thread jean cheesman
> I am looking for something that I could carry my 85 lb., 26 " tall at > shoulders Bernese Mtn. Dog out through the window in the event of fire. Hi Mark, here UK in the middle of the FireFighters Strike seems to me something you should check seriously in case happens US too! Yep, serious here,

the dog on the mountain in Switzerland:becoming rare breed

2002-12-02 Thread Lisa D Allen
How can we possibly expect to improve health in the breed if over 2000 per year are bred in the USA alone, and these are ONLY the Berner pups registered with the AKC! And, a problem which is going to become more and more frequent: Let me preface such by saying that I would crawl from one end of t

Pathology of Amputated Leg

2002-12-02 Thread Lisa D Allen
Angell Memorial Animal Hospital sent me, per my request, a copy of Moses' pathology report. Of course, Moses' regular veterinarian will also receive one. Left distal femur: Osteosarcoma Left popliteal lymph node: Moderate diffuse sinusoidal hemmorrhage, erythrophagocytosis, and hemosiderosis

Puppy & sleepless nights

2002-12-02 Thread Bernesemoutain2
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Re: Need to rehome our Berner

2002-12-02 Thread Eileen Morgan
Hi Mike-- I am coming to your post from the perspective of someone who has struggled with aggression issues with my male Berner, Micawber. I don't know if you've read my posts on and off about the subject, but I really do understand what it is like to live with a dog you love but cannot necessaril

Re: Draft Test Pictures

2002-12-02 Thread Tom Jaskiewicz
Sara Steele wrote: Mt Washington right there in the background! What a hill that would make! http://www.mv.com/ipusers/jaskiewicz/bmdcnv_dt02.html Actually it is Mt. Chocorua -- also a good hill. --Tom Jaskiewicz From New Hampshire, where the bitches are (& Gita & Kepler)

Re: Draft Test Pictures

2002-12-02 Thread Sara Steele
Hi Tom, Awesome site! Mt Washington right there in the background! What a hill that would make! sara steele - Original Message - From: Tom Jaskiewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:01 AM Subject: Draft Tes

Re: Male Problems

2002-12-02 Thread Sara Steele
Michele L is correct. And, bitches in season in the neighborhood can exacerbate the problem. Take a urine sample to the vet, and have him/her to a (aagggh) prostate check. It is treated with antibiotics. sara - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent:

Berners and Snow

2002-12-02 Thread Kelly
Well it has finally happened. After all the cold weather we have had with no snow in sight, the white stuff is finally here! Hope is having the time of her life laying in it and shoveling it with her nose while walking calmly through it. Geez it is so hard keeping her calm with this first real snow

Re: torn shoulder

2002-12-02 Thread jean cheesman
Poor Lexi!!! >My exuberant 13 mo. girl had a "collision" with a few labradors intent on fetching a ball today. Sounds familiar here, my Sweet Sunny Girl had similar run-in a couple of weeks ago with Sim and Barney! They all tried to get through a gate at the same time! >The vet seems unclear on

Happy Birthday

2002-12-02 Thread Dktwentey
Happy Birthday to Blackrock's East of Eden who is eleven today! Thank you, Dawn, for eleven years with my wonderful girl. Donna Twentey Walkersville, MD Eden and Zelda, Berners, Ursula, mostly Lab and 15 kitties.

Re: Need to rehome our Berner

2002-12-02 Thread Pat Long
Mike, I don't know what the agreement is with your breeder, but I'd contact her first to give her the chance to get involved. I know if Bailey were a dog that I had bred, I would want that opportunity, and it would be clearly spelled out in my contract. Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA _

RE: novice PPO experience with breeders

2002-12-02 Thread Gulnara Ajupova
Hello fellow Lers! I was out on vacation and my mailbox got full and the email temporarily disabled. Now I am back online and ready to receive comments and questions regarding the long story of my first adventure into a berner world. I am not sure how the Hotmail handled the refused emails -

Re: A way to protect against viruses

2002-12-02 Thread Liz Steinweg & Crew
It would be BCC to prevent the other addresses from showing & being available ;-) CC still shows everyone. Liz Steinweg & The Crew Blue Moon's Baloo Berry Torte "Baloo" - our rescue Berner-boy! Bobby Sox (husky-x), Figaro (20+ lb Forest Cat) Rio & Sahara (the "Rat Cats") and in loving memory of m

Re: Need to rehome our Berner

2002-12-02 Thread Liz Steinweg & Crew
Mike -- Has the vet ruled out physical causes? Have you consulted a trainer/behaviouralist? Have you spoken to the breeder about possible causes and/or solutions? We had a intact male who became assertive with me (female) but was fine with my husband. (I think it's an "alpha dog"/"pecking order" t

Re: Ravel got his CD!!!

2002-12-02 Thread Dino Candelaria
Congratulations on Ravel's CD. Wow talk about distractions-wonder if I need to proof for this. h Dino >>> "Laura Lopez Mendez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/01/02 07:20PM >>> Hola! I am a very proud mom today! My boy got his CD title Ü! It was a difficult trial as there were

A way to protect against viruses

2002-12-02 Thread Kathryn Davis
Many people forward jokes, etc & leave on all the addresses of other people who have received the fwd email. When a person who has a virus in their computer receives such an email with all those email addresses (sometimes forwarded 4-6 times & you have to click, click, click to get to the one that

Need to rehome our Berner

2002-12-02 Thread Vntgmbk
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Re: Means of vacating Berner from apartment in burning building.

2002-12-02 Thread Laurie Montoya
Good suggestion , Sherri ! And to carry it one step further , I'd give your local fire department a call and ask their advice. They may be able to tell you exactly what to look for and where to get it :-). And it helps if they know you have animals. There are stickers available for your doors and w

RE: Means of vacating Berner from apartment in burning building.

2002-12-02 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Mark, I would assume you are not talking tall apartment blocks here! If its to lower your dog quickly and efficiently out of a window on a first floor then I would suggest a padded harness and a mountain rope. Make sure you have rings firmly anchored inside the building through main supports an

RE: torn shoulder

2002-12-02 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Julie, I would think she needs some kind of anti-inflammatory such as Metacam and you can use a bag of frozen peas to cold compress her shoulder muscle. Just apply for a few minutes at a time then repeat a couple of times. Rest her and keep her on leash for toilet breaks and short walks. Give he

Re: Swiss TV

2002-12-02 Thread Mary-Ann Bowman
I am not sure that things are worse now -- I think it is easy to look back at a time when records were not kept and information not widely shared, and think that those were better days. Maybe they were -- maybe they weren't. I do agree that we have a ways to go in terms of health issues, and believ

Re: Swiss TV

2002-12-02 Thread Patricia Tackett
Tim, Boy did you hit it on the head this morning! Exactly when did the breed start going down hill health wise? Is it the internet that allows us as owners to know what various diseases we are facing or has the environment and what we feed our dogs become so detrimental these last 25 years?

Swiss TV

2002-12-02 Thread Timothy Forman
I just spent four weeks in Switzerland and had the opportunity to watch a little TV while I was there. They had a program about a chap who goes around doing artificial insemination at dairy farms (not exactly "CSI Miami" but if they want drivel they just dub "Friends" in German). The program follow

Rescue in NY

2002-12-02 Thread Radha Iyengar
I came across this boy who looks more like a berner than a newfie or rotweiller. The picture is probably not good enough to tell though. Is there someone around Huntington NY to look? http://www.petfinder.org/pet.cgi?action=2&pet=1180824&adTarget=468petsgeneral&SessionID=3deb4783651ae03f-app2&d

Re: Means of vacating Berner from apartment in burning building.

2002-12-02 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 12/1/2002 7:08:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am looking for something that I could carry my 85 lb., 26 " tall at > shoulders Bernese Mtn. Dog out through the window in the event of fire. Hi Mark, I'm not aware of anything, but your best bet mig

RE: Pet insurance

2002-12-02 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Reposted for the digest members, it was completely garbled for some reason!! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 10:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pet insurance I was found by a Berner b

Therapy dogs....

2002-12-02 Thread Valerie Rahn
I was wondering whether anyone has had any experience with "therapy training". What exactly does this entail? Thanks, Valerie & little Chiara -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List Sent: Montag, 2. Dezember 2002

Re: Claustrophobic Berners and Bad Dreams also

2002-12-02 Thread Emma Goodall
As for the bad dreams, Tatty has nightmares fairly regularly. We just let her sleep on unless she is shaking too in which case I reassure her gently and stroke her. The length of nightmare seems to be dcreases as does the frequency. and we got her at 9 weeks! Emma and Tatty, France - Original M

roll on deoderant

2002-12-02 Thread Emma Goodall
can't remember who said to try this on stuff your dogs eats but. I have a dog who likes it, she licked and licked and licked (plug socket which she is trying to chew off the wall). Will try Vicks vapour rub next (as an expat Brit I have some). Emma and a fresh breath Tatty, France