Re: Adding a second berner to the family

2003-02-15 Thread Sylvia Katvala
Cindy, Two dogs are more work, but also fun. I started out with one Sheltie, waited 5 years, before adding our first Berner, but less than a year for the second one. Taking two for walks is not so bad, but if you add the third one. Oh, I love all my dogs and even dog sat my friends dogs and

Mic and The Baby

2003-02-15 Thread Eileen Morgan
Friends of ours (Trish and Aaron) had a baby this fall, and recently they visited us for the first time since Kate's arrival. Kate has Borzoi at home, so have large wet noses and tongues poking and slurping does not distress her (she's about three months old). Well, all four of our dogs were very

Sleeping In

2003-02-15 Thread Eileen Morgan
So I had the bright idea I was going to sleep in this morning. I set the clock for the vastly sinful time of 8:30am (I'm not kidding--when you live on a horse farm, that is serious sloth!). 6:00am. Eileen wakes up. Nature calls. Gets up, falls over Nessie the Newfie, who blends into the carpet

Re: BARF/YahooGoup

2003-02-15 Thread E M Poster
Dear Vicky... I just went to YahooGroups and did a search for NaturalBerners in every shape and form that I can think of but alas I can not find it. Can you help me here? BTW... I/We are new to the this list as well as a waiting list for a Berner Pup. This E-List is a veritable fountain of

Re: Adding a second berner to the family

2003-02-15 Thread Rita
Cindy - I don't have any answers - but the same questions you do. I'd love if you can share with me what you find out (as I know people don't all post their replies to the list and may just email you privately with their response. Rita Ehrnfeldt Jewl 19 months - New Jersey --- Cindy Buhner

Re: BARF/YahooGoup

2003-02-15 Thread Liz Caldwell
At 10:39 AM -0500 2/15/03, E M Poster wrote: Dear Vicky... I just went to YahooGroups and did a search for NaturalBerners in every shape and form that I can think of but alas I can not find it. Can you help me here? BTW... I/We are new to the this list as well as a waiting list for a Berner Pup.

Re: BARF

2003-02-15 Thread James and Karen Gross
Pat, Is this true? Do you eat Scrapple? My husband is from Nebraska and he has been trying and trying to find scrapple since he moved here (Oregon), of course, no body here even knows what scrapple is Do you have a recipe? I would love to surprise him sometime and make him some thanks

CGC test

2003-02-15 Thread Ruth Rudesill
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Thanks for puppy wart info!

2003-02-15 Thread Dog Krazy
You Guys are great!!! After getting all your emails with your advise and experience with puppy warts, I canceled Jasper's surgery. And of course since then the warts are getting smaller and I know will soon be gone. You have saved Jasper the pain of surgery and of course my bank account that has

kidney disease

2003-02-15 Thread Platts8015
Does anyone have any experience with or knowledge of kidney disease most likely as a result of genetic immune system problems? My 4 year old male is in the stages of kidney failure and is on IV fluids at the vet's while tests are being run. There may not be enough live kidney left to sustain

Photo of the first Costco Berner

2003-02-15 Thread TERRY ZIMMERMAN
Does anyone have a digital photo of the original stuffed Bernese Mt Dog that Costco came out with a few years ago. The first one laying down. I need it for a raffle and I only have the 2nd one here at the house. Please email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and thank you in advance. Terri Zimmerman, Zephyr,

Adding a second Berner

2003-02-15 Thread Melissa Chan
Hi Cindy, We brought another berner baby into our home about 5 months ago. It has been a joy and a workout. It is a lot of work, but I am facinated daily by the interactions between our dog and the pup. We have a 2 1/2 yo neutered male, Griffin and a 7 month old spayed female, Loki. How our

Another Canine Good Citizen!

2003-02-15 Thread RM Johnson
I'm proud to announce that Timber passed his Canine Good Citizen Test (CGC) this morning! He gave me high five's after ever exercise and we had so much fun together! He did all of the exercises really well. I am so proud of my sweet, loveable, huggable puppy!! Thank you to Sascha's Jamaica

Bloody urine results

2003-02-15 Thread tami winner
I would like to thank everyone who has responded to my recent crisis. Tulie is doing really good today, working hard at holding the floor down. The Vet called and said it looks like it is a bladder/urinary tract infection. I was sent home yesterday with some Clavamox antibiotics, so it is

Repost - Sleeping with more than one dog

2003-02-15 Thread Pat Long
Susan, Thanks for reminding me of this, I found it in my Berner-L index under humor - thanks to Hugh who has the digests online temporarily!! Pat Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 13:50:29 -0700 (MST) From: Steve M Dudley To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Humor

Re: Virus type warning for Pay Pal Users

2003-02-15 Thread Ray Pat Burgett
Thus far we have been lucky as of yet we have any received any of these emails. We use PayPal 3 to 4 times a week and sometimes more often than that. Thanks for posting the heads up Pat. Ray Pat Burgett Eaglecap Bernese Talee,Lexi,,Bell, Shadow Max www.goodbernerfood.com

famous writer speaking on dogs

2003-02-15 Thread Brnrmom
nothing new here, but I like the way he says it. This is from an interview with a writer named Jonathan Carroll: RT: Speaking of Petals, why do dogs figure so prominently in your works, particularly as figures of pathos? They seem to be bridge characters, conduits for fabulism... JC: ...the

Re: Dog Bath Tubs

2003-02-15 Thread Ray Pat Burgett
Looking for a online place to get a dog bath tub. All ready checked Valley Vet and Foster Smith. They both have the one piece style and we are looking for the type that has a base and the tub sets on top so one does not have to kneel down to wash them. TIA Ray Pat Burgett Eaglecap Bernese

RE: update on he's afraid of crate

2003-02-15 Thread JEvans
Cindy, It's great to hear Paws is making progress. One comment I wanted to make (but had forgotten): If the crate has solid sides, try smearing a little p-nut butter there for Paws to go in an lick off. At first it can be near the entrance, then farther and farther inside. If the crate is

Moses readmitted to Angell with pain, fever, ? neuro. symptoms

2003-02-15 Thread Lisa D Allen
My sweet Bernerboy was readmitted to Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts this evening with fever, pain, and considerable difficulty remaining ambulatory. Moses' internal medicine specialist met us there; he told me, when I spoke to him on the phone, earlier, to bring Moses

Re: Dog Bath Tubs

2003-02-15 Thread Brnrmom
We just built our house (what a pain!) and had a dog room put in w/ crates, grooming table, and elevated tub just for the dogs. It was much cheaper to buy a seconds regualr human bathtub at Home Depot and just have that put up on a secure platform and eclosed. The builder put in a few steps

Re: Dog Bath Tubs

2003-02-15 Thread barb wagner
It was much cheaper to buy a seconds regualr human bathtub at Home Depot and just have that put up on a secure platform and eclosed. That is exactly what I did when I had a boarding and grooming kennel, back in Michigan. Worked great You can also pick up used tubs when people are

Berner Cell phone faceplates

2003-02-15 Thread gaturner
Does anyone have the website that sold the Berner cell phone faceplates last year? Thanks. Gary Penny Turner Gary A Turner First National Bank Network Engineeer

Re: Dog Bath Tubs

2003-02-15 Thread gwebara
Check out http://www.pawsforthought.com/ . They have the booster bath and are less expensive than anyone else I've found. I love these tubs and have finally ordered one Susan Ablon Gweebarra BMD Balch Springs, Tx http://www.pageweb.com/gwebara On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 17:19:43 -0800 Ray Pat Burgett

Franklin Tennessee show

2003-02-15 Thread Carol Bailey
Anybody out there planning on going to the Franklin Tennessee show? Carol Bailey

Tubs, tubes and tummies

2003-02-15 Thread Burlile\\MemoriesBMDs
Thanks for the link to the Booster Tub, Susan! I have been looking for one of those washer/washing attachments ever since New England Serum stopped carrying them. Warm baths here in the winter months consist of loading up 4 dirty Berners at a time and hauling them to my vet's on the weekend.

Progression of Moses' illness

2003-02-15 Thread Lisa D Allen
Yes, Berners can go rather quickly from being fine to, sometimes, quite ill. That is why Moses' quickly going from having a little more trouble walking to almost collapse did not surprise me as much as it might a new Berner owner, as I have been owned by the breed for twenty years. I cannot