Dearest Listers,
As an international member of this list, my perspective is sometimes
somewhat different - not often but sometimes. Our love of Berners has
gathered us here - many of us have our hands full just keeping the Berner(s)
in our homes happy and healthy, some of us have progressed
Well I guess the only way for me to boycott Lancaster County is to be dead,
since I live here and have for the past 25 years. Our Berner was given to us
and may be a product of what is considered a puppy mill although I don't think
puppy mills go to Canada for stud service. If that is the right
Scott,
Just to clarify a few things. There are many breeders in Lancaster County. Some of
them are wonderful breeders, we have some excellent Berner breeders who are located
there.
There are also a large number of backyard breeding operations, where profit may or may
not be the prime
What is the BARF diet? I'm just not at all familiar with that.
Andie Reid
Wilmington, NC
Hi,
Is the 2005 Specialty actually scheduled to be held in Lancaster County or
is this hypothetical? Surely revenue from activities at the show would be
subject to taxation in the vendors' home state?
Rose
Hi,
I encourage all puppy owners to attend a behaviourist run Puppy
Kindergarten and to study basic obedience in a motivational environment. I
too dislike training where harsh methods are used, not everyone is born
with the skill to communicate with their dog and they must be helped with
guidance
Hi Andie,
Just get over it:-) Put them outside in the yard while you are preparing
food. They simply don't need to eat everytime you pick up a cracker for
yourself or they will soon be blimps waddling along in life with the
prospect of kidney and liver failure ahead of them.
Have you got kids? Do
Hi Audrey,
It is certainly a situation that many of us have faced at one time or
another so you are not alone. You need to consult with a board certified
orthopedic specialist about the latest options available to you. The
procedure of removing the femoral head is generally not done these days on
In a message dated 06/08/2003 9:51:09 PM Central Daylight Time,
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For those who are leery of early spay/neuters..here is an alternative
way to protect your boys.
Unfortunately it does not reduce the chance for testicular cancer or
eliminate/reduce behaviors that
Andie,
Here is a link to BARFworld.
http://www.barfworld.com/html/barf_diet/barfdiet.shtml
Dr. Billinghurst wrote a book in 1993 that brought the raw diet back to
light. Before kibble people fed their dogs leftovers, raw bones, and not
sure what else.
Still remember the arguments we had on the
Hi all!
I have read an article in one of Russian newspapers that representatives
from Hunting corporation John Perrin (sp?), the director (president?) and
Canton Bird (again, spelling?), the vice-president, came to one of leading
dog breeding and training centers in Russia. They were
This program is again open for new participants. Stewards agree to act as
contacts for people who need information about securing, training, or general
info Bernese Mountain Dogs. The information you provide will be posted to a
page on the BMDCA web site. You need not enter all information
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Dear Cecilia and Listers,
What a wonderful post! I have to wholeheartedly agree with the words that
have been expressed here.
Of course, when you have people who are as passionate as they are about
their dogs and related issues, there is bound to be debate and opinions
expressed.
I too read each
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One more thought about backing up. The position of the shafts relative to the dog are
also important. The most common offender of this is using the large competition cart
with wooden shafts from Dog Works on a smaller novice dog. The problem lies in the
fact that there is no adjustablility in
Okay, I know half of you will think I'm going crazy and the other half are
probably wondering if all my post will be related to babies/parenting, but
this article, made me think about puppies. Well, the first time I read it,
it made me think about my soon to be human baby. Then when I stepped
Bueford has a behavioral problem that we seem unable to concur. Perhaps
someone out there can help us.
Buef has accompanied me to my office since birth, he is now two. Since
he began toddling around the office on his own he's been exceptionally
well mannered (except for food stealing) and
The family is in good hands -- Three Rivers is already sending them
newsletters!
Nancy Melone
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 4:15 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Berner family farewell party
I am sad to announce that
Hi
I have been vaguely lurking for some months - with a random post here and
there, if I knew something of relevance. Anyway, I would like to introduce
Murphy to the community - aka Murphy the Moose. He is 14 weeks old and quite
convinced that he IS the cutest thing on 4 legs. My 9 year old
I knew they would be. And, people should know that Pittsburgh is one of the best
cities to live in, in the USA. It has everything that a good city should, museums,
theatre, music, education, sports, shopping; and the downtown is accessible,
making it easy for those who live in the outskirts to get
This is being forwarded to the berner-l for Tari Hafner, 2005 National
Specialty Chairperson
From: Tari Hafner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: what I wrote on the BMDCA list
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 08:29:17 -0400
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Sorry for the confusion of my last post not going through. I am still trying
to figure it out, but I am using a friends PC. I may have better luck from
my MAC at home.
Tami Winner
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I was contacted earlier today by someone asking if my sister, Cathee Arthur,
had a litter of puppies. This person had been told same by someone else,
who was absolutely positive Cathee had puppies.
For those of you in Southern California who may have heard this, I just want
to stop the rumor and
Hello!
I'm going to Wisconsin this summer to stay at a cabin in the woods w/ my
family and my 1 year old BMD. My question is . . . she's never had a lyme
vaccination b/c I was told it's not healthy for BMD and my breeder along w/
my vet recommends that if you live in an area where there are very
Is the 2005 Specialty actually scheduled to be held in Lancaster County
or is this hypothetical?
Rose,
In answer to your question, the Specialty Committee has changed the site
of the Specialty from Lancaster. We'll all be looking forward to
learning where it will be held! They have a great deal
Reposted for Jim, the first time through they got garbled!
I have put on many a draft clinic and have seen all kinds of setups
where the participant have thought their dog was properly adjusted in
their harness but were not. I would suggest that you have your outfit
checked out by someone who has
One more thought about backing up. The position of the shafts relative
to the dog are also important. The most common offender of this is using
the large competition cart with wooden shafts from Dog Works on a
smaller novice dog. The problem lies in the fact that there is no
adjustablility in the
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I do not know the particulars of this procedure, but (by now all of you can
predict what I am about to say) we need to consider and weight ALL the RISKS
and BENEFITS of the two procedures, including the risks of anesthesia and
infection, before coming to any conclusions. Not that I am an expert,
Gulnara:
If you wish to translate into Russian a good, readable article on Puppy
Mills, this one, Get the Facts on Puppy Mills, produced by the Humane
Society of the U.S. is a good general article. I have sent the article to
you via an e-mail link, but if you don't get it, here is the weblink.
Hi Kate, and a very big welcome to Murphy from his buddy in Vancouver, Sisco.
Now it's time to get some pics up there on Murph's very own website so we can
all see the little moose while he is still congenitally utterly cute. In about
six or seven months you won't recognize the gangly teenager
Hopefully, anyone having the interest to make the effort to join a list
such
as this one, is also willing to listen carefully to all the issues and
information discussed - from all points of view and with empathy. I
certainly hope to be able to read in future about anything and everything
that
If there's one thing I hate, it's being away from my 2 year old berner longer than I
have to. Luckily I work a job where I can stop home to care for her twice a day. If
the weather is lousy, I opt for putting her in my garage. Rather than limiting her to
a crate, she has a
6' X 6' (4 foot
Posted for my breeder Tari Hafner 2005 Specialty Chair
I have been very hesitant to write but figured I had better do so before
things got any worse. There is always a desire to keep a specialty
location secret from the general membership until the year before a
specialty but it is getting us
My 13 month old neutered boy Porter is giving me more
gray hairs these days. Porter has a very large fenced
area behind the house, which he absolutely loves.
But, the problem is when he either escapes from the
house (6 year old niece left the door open) or escapes
from his yard (2 sets of gates
Me and Friend, Tim,
Working very early hours this morning to restore my system, after a few
glasses of wine when had successful clean connection back to the World Wide
Web again!
This BugBear is too BigBear! No way can he propagate!
Hits the system too hard, almost crashed mine and I considered
Tari,
Would you care to correct this statement, or shall I?
Pat Long
Berwyn PA
-Original Message-
From: Jenn Waldron
Posted for my breeder Tari Hafner 2005 Specialty Chair
Let me start out by stating that there are no plans to hold the 2005
national specialty in Lancaster, PA. This
Hi,
Kyla's tangles behind her ears are getting thicker weekly and I'm not able
to make them disappear...should I cut? What do you do?
I'm happy that the weather cooled down, I have a happy girl again!
Annelise Kyla in Sammamish, WA
My Greta did something this past weekend I wanted to share. My dog club
had a picnic at the lake near where we live. Our picnic site had a roof
over several picnic tables, then there was a wooded hill down to the water.
There were a few of us down at the water. Greta, who has become quite the
Biggest Berner Hugs Sue,
You left me a post on my Longlease GuestBook, replied, but just bounced
back, bit late here UK now to check through the list of Berner-L members
that Pat sent me to help restore my Address Book for correct addy, but
hoping you get this reply here!
Broke my leg on my way
I also know only a little but while all of you with the expertise are
answering the question posed by Andie excuse my ignorance -- what is the
BARF diet? -- would you please address generally, HOW vegetables, fruits,
and other human raw foods are prepared for dogs? Im not planning to go
BONES
Thanks to Harriet, Tom, Lisa, Kathy Jim others who posted to the
list or to me privately with suggestions for backing with a cart.
Regarding harnesses, Taz has two. A leather chest strap harness that we
bought at a carting workshop we attended in Canada when Taz was 6
months. The person
Dear Berner-l,
The 2005 BMDCA National Specialty Committee is currently negotiating a
contract with a hotel which is NOT in Lancaster County. When that contract
is signed I hope they will extend the courtesy of announcing the date and
location to the BMDCA membership for long term planning
I am very pleased to hear that the BMDCA is looking at another location
for the 2005. My thanks to those who have done so much work at finding a
site that is acceptable. Being part of the 2004 hotel search committee I
can appreciate the work involved
Susan Ablon
Gweebarra BMD
Balch Springs, Tx
this is a little questionnaire for anyone who bought their first bernese
puppy in the last 3 years. i'm just trying to get a better answer for folks
i talk to on the phone about wait time.
1) what region of the country are you from?
2) have you ever purchased a purebred dog of another breed from
Several of the shelters are using this now and having good luck with it
I personally like the old fashion way as well. My last litter were all
neutered and spayed before they went to their new homes. It was amazing how
quickly they recovered and how much more at ease I was sending them out the
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