RE: Oh....so close to my goal for the AKC CHF Fundraiser!!!

2002-11-27 Thread Dr. William B. Neff
Can you tell us how close to the goal we are? * I can tell you that we have hit our goal..but I won't tell the final amount that we have raised until I announce the winners late on Thanksgiving Day.;-DTHANK YOU ALL!!!And, YES, the real winners are the Berners and their families

Re: going out at night

2002-11-27 Thread Cindy Reid
> This is my question: someone told me I > shouldn't take him out at night at all because I'm training a bad habit he > will never break. Is this true? Nope..at least not in my recent experience. Nicco at 18 weeks sleeps through the night for 7 hours at a stretch. And I made sure he went out ev

replacement of elbows

2002-11-27 Thread Leon & Lesley Rouillier
Hi to all: A berner owner was discussing elbow problem her dog (on behalf of a friend of ours) is having and namely OC on one elbow. She stated that her vet wanted to replace the joint for the lovely sum of $ 8000 us funds. I was more than surprised at the idea and after a long discussion

Pathology of Amputated Leg

2002-11-27 Thread Lisa D Allen
received news from Angell Memorial Animal Hospital today that there was no lymph node involvement in the amputated leg in regard to Moses' osteosarcoma; they are going to send me a copy of the report and one to Moses' primary care veterinarian as well; (they send him reports re: everything, as i

Re: Reading pedigrees (was: Understanding HD/ED Ratings)

2002-11-27 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 11/27/2002 4:01:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > CERF -- One can also do online CERF certification inquiries at > www.vmdb.org/inquiry.html. The CERF inquiry is not automated -- Sure it is You can check by the dog's name, CERF number or AKC registra

Berners & Cats

2002-11-27 Thread Jennifer Martyn
Hi, Porter's feline buddies are 10 year old Bear, 2 year old Pinky and 8 month old Frankie (we lost 16 year old Ski last December). It's funny, we had only had Porter about a week. It was the summer and we were sitting outside with some friends and their Gordon Setter. Along comes this tiny, be

Re: Two training problems...

2002-11-27 Thread jean cheesman
>From Karen: >My first problem and question is that I have an old wicker love seat that I just discovered has been nibbled on. Please suggest what to put on it to stop my delinquent. Would suggest what we here UK know as Vick's Vapour Rub! You must have equivalent US! Very smelly menthol, eucalyp

RE: Reading pedigrees (was: Understanding HD/ED Ratings)

2002-11-27 Thread Nancy Melone
Like Sherri, I want the facts (the actual cert number -- BMD-VW25/16M-PI), not the breeder storyline (OFA-Good). You can tell a lot from these numbers that are not revealed by a breeder's "good" statement -- e.g., the breed, the test, the age at which the test was done, whether the dog is permanent

Re: berners and cats

2002-11-27 Thread Cindy Reid
> I wonder how many other berner/MC owners are on the list, it seems like they > go together so well! :) I have Maine Coons and they are great cats! My first is 14 year old Cricket, very fiesty girl, and also 10 year old Schooner, a talker and official greeter...loves visitors! Then there is 10

Berners & cats

2002-11-27 Thread richert
Before our kitten, Truman, passed away earlier this year, he and Lily were fast friends. Truman would sleep on Lily's back while she slept or rested(in part, I think, because our miniature schnauzer wouldn't jump onto Lily to get Truman). They played all the time, and Truman followed Lily everywh

Chewing and getting your dog inside

2002-11-27 Thread STEVEN SQUILLANTE
Karen, Your chewing problem; I have an old wicker love seat that I just discovered has been nibbled on. Please suggest what to put on it to stop my delinquent. I have a thirteen month old Golden Retriever (a natural born chewer) and a six month old Berner. We keep a close eye on both and correct

Day after chemotherapy

2002-11-27 Thread Lisa D Allen
Keeping my fingers crossed, but Moses is all "business as usual" today, the day after his first chemotherapy treatment after leg amputation for bone cancer; is eating heartily and playing like a pup in the newly fallen snow! Lisa Allen

Fwd: WHY WE GIVE THANKS FOR DOGS (author unknown) (MEGA Kleenex alert)

2002-11-27 Thread DreamLine Berners
> Ten years ago when I ran a domestic violence shelter I was heading to work in > my finest business suit on a rainy morning. Thunder shower kind of morning > actually ... as I drive down the freeway, I see a little white dog, going > opposite direction to traffic, on this freeway. It's agains

Thank you for your kind support

2002-11-27 Thread K2zo
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berners and cats

2002-11-27 Thread Tenbus, Tina
I have two cats in addition to my berner boy. My first cat is a Maine Coon cat, Loki. MC's are excellent cats, they are big sweet, and very personable, I recommend them to anyone looking for a cat who will love a dog. My Loki grooms Tango's face and ears and is so happy to see Tango when he gets

Re: histiocytosis, sites to visit?

2002-11-27 Thread Pat Long
Margareta, There are two sites to visit: http://www.bmdca.org/pages/histiocytic.htm http://www.histiocytosis.ucdavis.edu/ Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://j

MSN and HTML

2002-11-27 Thread Pat Long
I think the MSN users also have to post from www.msn.com in order to post in plain text. Is there an MSN user that can tell us how that works? Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ---REMAINDER OF MESSAGE TR

Horse Meets Dog, Horse Meets Cat

2002-11-27 Thread Eileen Morgan
I was riding my event mare, Moonlight, the other day. We were hacking a lap of the property to cool down after our workout and were making our way across the backyard when Cassie the Pyr Bitch came out of the house. She puffed up and cautiously approached her side of the chain link fence. Moonlight

Re: going out at night

2002-11-27 Thread Ruth Reynolds
Jackie- A Berner pup's bladder capacity will typically increase dramatically between 8-12 weeks. If Parker sleeps near your bed, help him develop his holding skills by giving him a few moments of alerting you he needs to go out before you respond. Our pups are usually sleeping in 5 hr segments a

Hi, and Have a Happy Thaksgiving

2002-11-27 Thread Jennifer Delannoy
Hi List mates, I've been busy with Chaplin my 5 month old now 60 pound baby boy. Things are going real well here. He's had 3 baths first at home 2 at the groomers. He doesn't mind getting his nails cute and loves getting brushed out. He's thank goodness for the moment.fearless! I haven't be

going out at night

2002-11-27 Thread Hicks, Jackie
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Re: Looking for VetGen vWD Clinic

2002-11-27 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 11/27/2002 10:48:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Anyone have a vWD clinic running or coming up? Check with Rui Rosa, [EMAIL PROTECTED] He was considering running a clinic. Otherwise, call VetGen, 800-483-8436. Ann will let you know if anyone's runni

histiocytosis, sites to visit?

2002-11-27 Thread margareta . strand
Hello all, would be happy to know the best websites to get information on the histiocytosis that bernerĀ“s often get. Margareta Strand Stockholm

Berner/Maine Coon breeder

2002-11-27 Thread Steve Hahn
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Looking for VetGen vWD Clinic

2002-11-27 Thread Bernersrit
Anyone have a vWD clinic running or coming up? Someone asked me about it at the show the other day. Just missed one that closed in FL. Carol Lingley Ijamsville, MD

barking mad

2002-11-27 Thread Emma Goodall
Now in text! Tatiana has discovered her voice in a major way, she has gone bark mad. Is this normal? (5 months - seemingly healthy though has just decided today that she needs to pee every two hours signalled by barking) She barks at everything, the phone cables, the door, the oven, the bed, the

A new UD

2002-11-27 Thread Elizabeth Malcolmson
I read over on the OBED-COMP list that Marjie Cherry finished Dunbar's UD!! Well, that was either a big "oh, by the way" or I missed it... But in case any one else did... Hey, Dunbar the herding wonder dog finished his Utility Dog title last weekend!! He now has his UD, OA, OAJ, TD -- a VERY

Re: Berners & Horses & Cats

2002-11-27 Thread stella logan
I also grew up with horses. Unfortunately, I am now a city girl. Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to have a horse again. And speaking of cats, well we also have a Maine Coon. His name is Merlin and he loves his berner brother Ozzie. Although they do not sleep together, there are many hours o

Remove

2002-11-27 Thread Kathi May
Remove Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List wrote: BERNER-L Digest 4146 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: Ohso close to my goal for the AKC CHF Fundraiser!!! by "Dr. William B. Neff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2) I tried, but forgot my password by [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Fw: Thank You

2002-11-27 Thread Joanne Gerow
- Original Message - From: "Christianna Lee Stang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jessica Hessinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jesikiwi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jackie Slaski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ku*" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mom and Dad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Susan Stang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "David a

barking mad

2002-11-27 Thread Emma Goodall
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Re: BERNER-L digest 4140

2002-11-27 Thread SBBursell
Dear Bill Simmons, I am a new Berner "Mommy" we were lucky enough to add her to our family 2 weeks ago. Please be patient,I took 8 months for us. Learn all you can about your puppy source be for you see any pups, once you see them ALL rational' goes out the window. That first SMOOCH and the dog

Re: Unexpected jealousy

2002-11-27 Thread Mary-Ann Bowman
I do not think dogs get "jealous" -- that is a human emotion. I do believe that dogs understand possession, and what we see as evidence of jealousy may indeed be nothing more than a dog asserting his/her rights over his/her possession -- the owner. Since it is not a great idea for a dog to think th

RE: Oh....so close to my goal for the AKC CHF Fundraiser!!!

2002-11-27 Thread Nancy Melone
Joye: Can you tell us how close to the goal we are? Golly, if we could lick this disease with some of the research that we fund on histio think of how many Berner families would be spared premature grief. Now, remind us -- how many dollars do we need to reach the goal? If you have ever had a ques

happy thanksgiving

2002-11-27 Thread Imbrich
> TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING, > BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP, > I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS, > I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP. > THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED - > THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE > BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT > TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION > THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME I

Berner-Cat Owners

2002-11-27 Thread Maria Crifasi
We have a 10 yr old silver tabby rescue, Missy -- known as The Hyena. She is super affectionate, obeys commands (ok, almost) and knows the instant I don't feel well. When I have a migraine and lay on the couch, she curls around my head with her paws constantly moving -- like a massage. She and D

Berners & Horses & Cats

2002-11-27 Thread Imbrich
In addition to Augustus, his non-berner brother Scooter and our horse Blue, we also breed Maine Coon Cats- the largest, sweetest and most dog like cats on earth. All of our cats (4 at the moment) love the dogs. They push Augustus and Scooter away from their dog food and love to cuddle between

Re: Owner of Cabot

2002-11-27 Thread Dayna Rousseau
Hi Pat! Its me, the owner of Cabot. ;-) Don't worry about it girl... you only know a million dogs! At least you remembered HIS name! That is me too, remember the dogs, forget the people. :-\ Of course, you can have my permission to use his perfect puppy picture! I love to share that one. If

Fundraiser donation, still time? *~* YES *~*

2002-11-27 Thread Dr. William B. Neff
Hi Antoinette and Other Caring People, If there is still time, I'd love to pledge one "8 for $20.00" ticket group for Item 1, and one "8 for $20.00" ticket group for Item 2. Let me know and I'll mail both tomorrow (total: $40.00). ** There is ALWAYS STILL TIME to make a donation to one of our

Reading pedigrees (was: Understanding HD/ED Ratings)

2002-11-27 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 11/22/2002 10:33:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This is just really more for my education and trying to make sure I have > been reading the HD/ED on the pedigrees correctly. I think I have, but > somehow when I saw "Normal" I realized maybe I miss

RE: I tried, but forgot my password

2002-11-27 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Brenda, Thanks for trying, we'll figure something out! It looks as though your message came through in plain text, but you'll see what it looks like to some people, I'm including it below. There is a cutoff size for the digest, at 50,000 bytes it creates a digest and sends it out. Many mail servi

Re: getting Teddy to NJ

2002-11-27 Thread Joanne Gerow
Seems to me there was a "Teddy", five year old male rescue dog, that was in Port Jervis, NY(2 miles from New Jersey) that went out to Ohio to a new home.is he coming back again? Why did he go half way across the country to come back again? ( If it is the same dog) Curious, Joanne Gerow -

Re: Unexpected jealousy

2002-11-27 Thread Emma Goodall
talking in sleep is something Tatiana does all the time, we thought she was so strange at first but now we are used to it. She also thrashes around, though she is quite a restless pup of 5 months, padding around frequently. She cries and even wiggles upside down in her sleep. As for jealousy this i

Re: Our Tonka is gone

2002-11-27 Thread jean cheesman
Hi Kim, Can say no more than that I share your pain on losing Tonka! So hard when so young and unexpected! Having been through a young Berner death myself and so worried about Sunny who had never been an only dog! Was a bolt from the blue for us when we got wee Sim, Puppy, just a week later! Su

Re: Bone cancer, be gone!

2002-11-27 Thread jean cheesman
> I am so proud of Moses! And so are we, Lisa, and of you too! Biggest Hugs to you both, Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers All love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Gang XX And Mr Rainbow Sam http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/longlease/index.htm

Re: Premarin Foals

2002-11-27 Thread Joanne Gerow
Be VERY careful when buying alleged Premarin foals, as I unfolded a scheme several years ago where a woman was advertising Premarin foals in the paper, asking for deposits, the foals were coming from North Dakota...imagine my surprise when a foal I had sold ended up in one of her lots She was

Talking Berners

2002-11-27 Thread A. Sufi
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Fundraiser donation, still time?

2002-11-27 Thread A. Sufi
Hi Joye, Sorry for this late addition, just returned from out of town. If there is still time, I'd love to pledge one "8 for $20.00" ticket group for Item 1, and one "8 for $20.00" ticket group for Item 2. Let me know and I'll mail both tomorrow (total: $40.00). Sorry for coming in so l

Fundraiser donation, still time?

2002-11-27 Thread A. Sufi
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