I think you handled that sticky situation really well, Alison! Well done!
Isn't it confusing, scary and awful when your beloved fur-bundle suddenly
decides to challenge you? The good side to this undoubtedly upsetting
episode is that she is still so young and you are now prepared. Her growly
days
Gee, Cathi, what a difficult time this must be for you. Big cyber hugs!
But whilst we can't make any of it go away, I'm sure we can help out with
the bills. If we can raise money for the Berner garde and various other
Berner related charities, I'm sure we equally help out a Berner pal of ours
Kaethy
That's the first I heard that avocados are poisonous to dogs. Any chance you
remember WHERE you read this? Neither of my 2 boys are fruit or vegetable
lovers ( unless they are sautéed in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt !)
and I spend endless hours disguising their raw healthy veg
Hi Susan
Could be something sinister but could be something silly as her
climbing/jumping out of the car awkwardly. Or taking a corner to sharply..
A couple of days ago, one of my friend's Berners woke up like that; the
night before he had been totally fine. Roached back, didn't want to eat,
But never, never, NEVER, EVER give a dog cabbage.
**Why do you say this? Cabbage is great for dogs. I routinely (and lots
of
others) grind cabbage and/or romaine lettuce for my dogs. Except for
Chocolate and Onions, most any food/veggie is good for dogs.
Sandie
Okay, I'm curious. What is
Histiocytic sarcoma and malignant histiocytosis
(MH)..
You know, it doesn't matter how often or how infrequently I read the dreaded
MH words. Or even in what context. Every single time I get first teary and
then start yelling ** B*d! in unbridled fury at my
Rose wrote:
She found
that her condition was highly aggravated when she ate red and green
peppers.
Well, that is VERY interesting. My husband doesn't suffer from arthritis per
se, but I have been feeding him a lot of peppers lately and he has been
complaining of achy joints. Harvey refuses to
I noticed that Rupert has a very badly cracked nose. It looks really sore.
Now I'm feeling guilty ( don't mom's always) since I should have noticed
sooner but he usually has a thick patina of mud on top of his nose. Gee, I
once even found a slug balancing on it!
I intended to put some cocoa
Brooke
My first Berner was a devil for chasing livestock. Bad news for me living
surrounded by 360+ square miles filled with nothing but livestock. But
CHASING is different from attacking. Not to the farmer, of course, who would
shoot first and answer later.
Could you tell us more about the
I think some dogs simply enjoy the activity of digging whilst others don't.
It has nothing to do with being bored or wanting to be naughty. Of my four
dogs, past and present, only my current youngster is an enthusiastic digger.
He'll dig anywhere, to bury his treasures, to dig himself a hole, or
Rupert and I are permanently being told off for digging. He for doing so and
me for not doing anything about it. Isn't it interesting, how our dog,
suddenly becomes YOUR dog is digging again!?
But even my digging -aversive husband roared with laughter at Rup's latest
endeavour. I had given both
Sherri wrote:
While agree wholeheartedly about puppies not having to 'hold it' for long
periods of time, I have to disagree with Kay when it comes to adults.
While
they don't routinely have to, my adults can easily go 9 hours without
distress. Matter of fact, my 11 year old girl routinely
Hi Maria
Also, at what age . . will the strength of his bladder be enough to
keep him from peeing for about 9 full hours.
I guess that depends more on the individual dog rather than his specific
age. My first berner boy could hold his pee for a long time even as a young
puppy. Ditto my
Molly wrote:
Santa, too, has a special car that he prefers to ride in.
Unfortunately,
it is the aforementioned dark green Range Rover belonging to Michaela
Simmons! Santa absolutely adores it and becomes fairly uncontrollable in
his efforts to throw himself aboard.
This is very true. And I
Food:
My dogs get either a homemade BARF diet or Burn's Real food for pets
http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.com/index.htm when we are travelling or I'm
too busy to make the homemade version. Burn's is the only dried food that
Harvey, my fickle boy eats, with gusto. The ingredients are top-notch, it
Am I really the only one whose dog is particular to a certain brand of car?
I'm ashamed to say that Harvey appears to be a terrible snob when it comes
to travelling. He will either travel in a dark green Range Rover or refuse
to set paw in it. Seriously. My friends cars, my husband's car, rental
Molly wrote:
Santa's claws have really taken their
toll on this floor and it is looking really tatty, in a very short time.
Obviously we don't really want a repeat of this scenario at our next house
(kennel!) so we'd be very grateful for any wisdom the List can impart.
Oh, that's easy! You
Marion
I'm the tick queen of the Western world. Sadly. Because of where we live -
Moorland, bracken, sheep - my dogs are veritable tick magnets. Plus, this
part of England never really gets cold enough to kill off ticks, thus I
begrudgingly pull off ticks all year round. I tried a variety of
My breeder and I were chatting on the week-end and, amongst many things,
came to the topic line breeding and litter size.
I recall someone posting that the closer the line (in)breeding the smaller
the size of the litter. I just can't remember who posted it ( Ruth? Rose?
Susan?) or when.
Could
Rose wrote:
I totally disagree with your comments. I would assume that the fussy puppy
was fed Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy at the breeders without problems, after
all she made it to leaving home time
Hi Rose
Please let me precede the following by stating that I greatly value both
your
Eileen wrote:
I've never met a dog without health
problems which would actually starve itself, although I've met ones which
would skip a few meals to extort treat food from people.
I respectfully beg to differ. I know several dogs, including one of my own,
who'd rather go very, VERY hungry
Beth wrote:
I do have a bunch of recipes that my mom, Snowy's treat chef :0), has that
she makes for him all of the time. If there is interest I could post them
to the list.
Oh, yes, please DO!
In exchange, I will share the cookie recipe which every dog I have ever
met - including the most
I recall reading that adding raw zucchini to the dog's diet might help with
this problem.
Here it is:
From The Veterinarian's Guide to Natural Remedies for
Dogs - Safe and Effective alternative treatments and healing techniques
from the Nation's Top Holistic Veterinarians (1999) edited by Martin
Hi and happy New Year to you all!
May I say a heartfelt thank you to all of you who recommended
Melatonin. It worked SUPERBLY!
I did NOT look forward to New Years eve. Harvey gets really spooked by
fireworks and there we were in a foreign country, in a hotel room,
surrounded by fireworks, tons
Could anyone please tell me how to dose and administer Melatonin?
We are taking the boys on vacation with us and we'll spend New Year in a
hotel with fireworks all around us. Rupert couldn't care less about bangs
but Harvey does get really stressed by them and apparently Melatonin takes
the
Ruth Reynold's wrote:
I rarely have to trim toenails on my dogs including dewclaw nails. I
always
figured the dogs wear the regular nails down through their daily exercise.
Ruth, I used to think the same, but not any more!
My 4 year old Berner gets tons of exercise and I NEVER had to trim
I need your input with a seemingly daft question.
Here is the thing: I, thanks to our relatively dog friendly laws in cafes
and pubs, almost always have my boys in tow when I'm out and about. I enjoy
having them with me and they enjoy tagging along. So far, so good.
Both my boys are born
Lisa
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, more cryptically:
With a population of Berners, regardless of source, exploding, perhaps an
understatement, and
Mary-Ann wrote
I remove rear dewclaws only.
Why are rear dewclaws removed? Is it solely to conform to the breed
standard?
Or is there another reason why rear dewclaw should be removed?
My younger Berner has a full set of dewclaws ( front and rear) and the nails
of the hind dewclaws are a pain.
Rupert, my 16 month old Berner, has an umbilical hernia.
In view that it didn't seem to worry his breeder, nor my vet and, most
importantly, doesn't appear to worry my dog, I just left it alone. I
intended to have it fixed when he was neutered at 10 month - but then
promptly forgot all about it
Hi Fran
Yep, I can ( unfortunately!) relate completely. Harvey has had a few bouts
of watery blood dripping from his penis. The first time this occurred, I was
EXTREMELY worried. Vet, antibiotics, the whole caboodle. It cleared up
straight away. However, a urine analysis showed, amongst other
Hi Carol
I can't speak form personal experience but one of my friend's Berners used
to suffer mercilessly from chronic ear problems. For years on end. Like you,
she exhausted the whole antibiotic-drops- ear salves- etc- range and
although all these things helped for a little while, nothing really
My younger Berner boy is a wuss. Not shy - just VERY cautious when dealing
with the unknown. Have you ever watched The wizard of Oz? Well, my Rupert
here would be the lion. Who wi-wishes he had cou-cou-courage!
Hence, I eagerly read Ruth Reynold's advice on how to build confidence. We
already
Have you ever been on vacation, felt utterly relaxed and unencumbered, worn
sparklingly clean, slobber-free clothes and thought Gosh, wouldn't it be
nice to have my dogs here with me?. Have you?
Well, I have. My subsequent thought, however, usually was OK, I miss
them - but it's quite nice to
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