Hi, Sara. Could you give a brief explanation of what happens at a draft test...are
there levels, are titles awarded, are there just-for-fun events? I don't know much
about drafting; I'm signed up for a carting class starting in September, but don't
expect to be ready for any testing as soon as O
Good morning, all. I am interested in trying carting with one of my dogs (the one with
good elbows!) and my friend wants to start carting with her pair or Swissies. Can
anyone suggest a source for buying "beginners" carting equipment, either online,
catalog, or retail? We live in New Jersey.
Th
In a message dated 8/13/2003 10:34:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Janice Parky" <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> writes:
>Never one to be afraid to ask a "stupid" question..
>
>Do dogs drool more when they are "teething" the way human babies do? The
>thought just occurred to me. Or, am I destined t
Cat food goes on top of the fridge, and that solves that
problem. Now cat
litter, that's another story...
Here's how we finally solved that problem. I had my husband cut a hole in the bottom
of the laundry room door, big enough for the cats but much too small for the dogs to
fit through. Now
Here's another question regarding food/feeding practices:
I've been feeding my two Bernese (one about to turn 3; one 14 months)Wellness chicken
formula for almost a year. I like it and it seems to agree with them (no more loose
poop, etc.,since corn has been removed from their diets). They each
In a message dated 7/24/2003 12:36:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Mary-Ann Bowman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>What a great topic!
>
>I have received a couple of replies mentioning that extra weight seems
>necessary in the breed ring. I am not sure this is true. I recently finished
>a girl who wa
I've had good success with the new Advantix K9 product, which repels/kills
fleas,ticks, AND mosquitoes. I normally use Frontline, but when we were heading for
our cottage near Ottawa in June, I decided to try this new product, since it claimed
to work against mosquitoes, and they are usually vor
Just a quick reminder that Jill Rudkowski at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at
Harvard Univ. is still seeking DNA samples from BMDs to further research on the
histiocytoses.
Because Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (similar to systemic histio.) is similar in
Bernese and humans, research findings
Ah...the beginning of the 'tween years! My Maddie at 17 weeks ate the entire front of
an old sofa in just the few minutes her "dad" was ignoring her while eating his own
dinner. Three feet of fabric and stuffing...as the sofa had originally been in my
in-laws' kitchen/family room, we figured it
Since the topic of when/whether to vaccinate has come up again, I was wondering if
someone has a link for info. on the newest veterinary literature regarding updated
vaccination protocols.
I have 2 dogs and 2 cats and have been wondering when/if to start titering rather than
continuing with annu
Hi Angela-Just my experience...My Maddie needed a CT scan to ultimately diagnose her
elbow dysplasia--nothing showed up on X-rays, which were read by both her regular vet
and an outside radiology specialist.
She started limping at only 4 months, was x-rayed then, and again at 6 months when she
I'm wondering if anyone on the List can share their experience with managing a
dysplastic dog who, in the original diagnosis, was not considered to be a candidate
for surgery.
Maddie started with a "front end" limp at 4 months. As x-rays were not revealing, we
went to a specialist at 7 months wh
One more word on fencing...I have 4ft chain link fencing and no dog has tried to go
over it, but the first day I got Titan (who at 9 mos. was already 100+ pounds) he
pushed against it and went right through the bottom to visit the neighbor's dog (chain
link has a lot more "give" than you'd think
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I vote for a big wire crate over a room or section of the house for reasonable-length
periods of confinement. A crate is always ready for the pup (no last-minute puppy
proofing required), it's stuffed-Kong or other chew-item friendly (you might not want
food on your rugs o
I don't think anyone intended to be mean-spirited with the "venting" thread. It CAN be
annoying when people who KNOW they are right INSIST on sharing their knowledge, that's
all...In my case, it was the person who saw me with my two Bernese and told me he was
sure the younger one was a Swis
Hi John...I see you have both a Swissy and a Bernese. I have two Bernese, but someone
insisted the other day that I'd been misled and that my younger dog was "definitely a
Swissy." I tried to explain that my one-year-old had just totally blown her baby coat,
and wouldn't always look short-haired
My most recent puppy housetraining experience was in keeping with the generally held
belief that puppies usually seem to "get it" (i.e., learn to "hold it")sometime
between 16-20 weeks. Up till then, it seems that the puppy parent is the one who's
"trained"...The pups are very good at peeing on
Low-fat cream cheese works for us! (Although generally my dogs will scarf down
anything, especially if you accidentally drop it on the floor!)
Anne
with Maddie and Titan
Cranford, NJ
In a message dated 4/5/2003 10:28:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
>
>
> > Pippa
Can I take this opportunity to ask what this disease is all about (not that I think I
need one more thing to worry about)...I assume from the postings that it is a much
less lethal form of histiocytosis than the dreaded MH that has been the topic of many
postings lately...Is this another form of
I wish coffee tables were the extent of our "tail problem." My male is big and tall
and has quite a gay tail.
When he walks by the dinner table wagging, there's no telling what you're going to
find in his tail (or your dinner)...spaghetti sauce, pieces of rice, pasta--whatever
he can sweep up st
I have to say, I've read the Purdue study and certainly believe the scientific
evidence...I keep trying to theorize as to what the explanation might be regarding how
raised dishes make a difference. This info. might help people give credence to study
results that otherwise don't seem to make sen
Hi, Michaela...I had to laugh when I read about your Harvey. We had a Mercury
Mountaineer, blue, for the first 18 mos. we had Titan. When we traded it in for a new
blue Mercury Mountaineer (at the end of the lease), Titan refused to get in. We
finally figured out that the back cargo area he ride
Hello, Listers-
I'm in need of input regarding obedience training (not for competition, at this point,
just companion level) and a dog with symptomatic elbow dysplasia (diagnosed early, but
not surgically "correctable")...
My 9 month old, Maddie, is generally a good and eager-to-please student. H
In a message dated 3/11/2003 6:41:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> My original post was asking for actual
> conversations
On a light(?)note, here's my favorite: I met a lovely, well-off, older gentleman at
the dog park recently (he's now about 75, I'd say). He admired my
In a message dated 3/11/2003 5:31:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, BernerFolk writes:
>
>
> Has anoyone found a way to make AOL 8 send in plain text
> other than sending
> from the AOL website?
>
> -Sherri V. (still on 5.0)
If there is a way to do this, hope we can all be clued in. I haven't fig
Look out, Kenny! "Something's gonna getcha!"
Tailwags,
Cathy Burlile
Memories BMDs
Look out, too, because as many of us have discovered...as with potato chips, it's hard
to have just one!
Anne
Cranford, NJ
with Maddie and Titan
Lloyd spent 15 minutes taking big fur balls out of there! s
funny!!!
Hi, Laura. Turn Lloyd loose in the kitchen next and see what he pulls out from under
the refrigerator! You could build a whole new Bernese out of what my cat has retrieved
from under the fridge!
Anne
In a message dated 3/5/2003 1:44:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, Dazyr writes:
>
>
> I see Petsmart has 2 products to neutralize a dogs urine, therefore preventing
> those awful yellow spots. One is a spray on the flood, and one is a tablet.
> Does anyone
> have any experience or opinion about the
I agree that pet insurance is a good idea, but one should be aware that there are many
exclusions.
My Maddie ate about 3 feet of couch last fall when she was 4 or 5 months old...took
her to the emerg. vet for treatment and the cost was covered. However, all her
diagnostics/treatments for elbow d
Hi...I've heard the comparison between Bernese and Goldens, too. (As in, "If you love
Rottweilers, get a Swissy; if you love Goldens, get a Berner.")Many current Bernese
families seem to have started with Goldens...
The temperament issues have been discussed many times on the list. You should kno
Definitely not my attention to associate the two...just continuing with the thread
regarding views on health expenses that crop up, which someone had solicited opinions
on...
I can see how it would appear there was criticism intended...but none was meant! Just
an unfortunate continuation of subj
Even though comparing children and dogs probably seems silly to some, to dog lovers
the analogy is readily understandable.
I bought my Maddie in good faith from a breeder who had obtained the usual clearances.
I've spent at least 1500 unplanned dollars on x-rays and CT scans to try and diagnose
Hi, Patti. My puppy (now 9 months) was diagnosed with elbow dysplasia at about 7
months...she started limping at about 4 months. The surgeon/specialist who evaluated
her also said she was not a candidate for surgery. He said she had cartilage changes
as the result of diffuse elbow dysplasia (whi
Just a note on a vacuum to avoid...the new Hoover Windtunnel V2 bagless, beltless
model ($250 + pricetag)
I thought this was a great vacuum when I first got it, but soon I started to smell
burning hair/rubber. I cleaned Berner hair out of the bristles frequently, but still
the smell persisted wh
Hi, Valerie...Chiara has hit the "teen years"! It seems the advice for surviving the
dog teens is similar to that regarding kids...Lots of consistency about rules, lots of
positive reinforcement, make them work for and deserve every privilege they get!
Anne
Cranford, NJ
with Maddie and Titan
(and
Just to add to Sherri's great post about living with a young puppy when you have to be
gone several hours each day...a dog walker can be a very good option to explore! There
are lots of them out there (who knew?) and it is a fairly affordable luxury (I pay $15
for 45 minutes of play/potty time).
Hmmm...I'm not sure, but I interpreted this to mean a TOTAL of 10 hours per day (both
work time and sleep time totalling 10 hours of crate time). If this is so, it seems to
be a reasonable amount of time for a young pup to be crated, so other forces are at
work (or aren't at work!), I would imag
My two year old male BMD has never indulged in this yucky habit. When we were visiting
the breeder this summer to pick up our new girl puppy, we observed some good examples
of this indulgence...by the females in the kennel. Our breeder nonchalantly explained
that this is fairly common with the g
I have a seven-month-old puppy who has been limping off and on for three months. After
x-rays, physical exam, and ultimately a CT scan, she has been diagnosed as having mild
elbow dysplasia (didn't show up on x-rays) with some corresponding cartilage changes.
The surgeon who gave me the diagnosi
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Good morning...tomorrow I am taking my almost 7 month old pup Maddie in for a CT scan
of her elbow. After off and on lameness for almost 3 months, we saw an ortho. surgeon
last weekend. Although earlier x-rays had vaguely indicated possible shoulder OCD
(while elbows on x-rays looked clear), thi
Michaela, I think that Lisa's point is primarily that no one who loves Berneses, warts
and all (literally and figuratively), wants to see the breed go the way of the
Dalmation, the Rottweiler, or even the Golden...bred in numbers to meet perceived
demand, often bought up by people who "saw the m
Yes, and we discovered our female BMD pup is so much more VERBAL than our male...all
kinds of "talk" always going on...must be a girl thing :~).
Anne (with Maddie and Titan)
Or go to AOL.COM and just work from there...still your AOL account, but sends in plain
text.
Anne
Just wondering, what in the spay process (surgery, removal of hormones, etc.) seems to
contribute to incontinence? As the owner of a newly spayed pup, I wasn't happy to read
about that possibility...
Anne
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Several weeks ago someone wrote the List regarding a pup with osteochondrosis, but I
saw few, if any, posted responses (perhaps all were private)...so I thought I'd repeat
the request for input.
I have a six-month-old BMD pup who has been limping, on and off, since 4.5 months.
Although she had b
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Hi Radha...my Titan, now 2, is EXACTLY the same way and it can be frustrating...I'm
told there is a stranger anxiety period for pups (just like for human babies) starting
about Smokey's age, too, although we didn't get Titan till he was 9 mos. and he was
shy from the st
Hi...regarding the bone discussion...I've wondered about feeding raw chicken necks,
backs, etc., as a "special occasion" kind of treat (not as part of a BARF diet, in
other words). My dogs love to chew and I've yet to discover the perfect bone...pigs
ears and rawhides I wind up fishing from the
Hi...is there a digest 4054? I didn't get it...would appreciate it if you could
forward to me if it exists!
Thanks.
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