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 a
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
wh
Hi
Jean (Cheesman) just phoned me to say that her computer got infected by the
latest version of Iworm - bugbear 32 ( or something to that effect!) and the
virus has played havoc with her system. She got infected by opening a
message from a berner -l member who thanked her for her help whilst thei
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 som
> 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. Wha
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,
coul
> "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 t
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 butter
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 exact
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 routinel
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 bo
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
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 seco
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 aboa
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 c
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, i
Hi Cecilia
Well, AT LAST another Berner owner who had the same results with Frontline
than me. My vet and vet techs were initially adamant that I must be applying
the product incorrectly. I had them watch me applying it, I watched them
applying it. The result was always the same - the dogs still g
Andrea
My younger Berner, Rupert, sleeps like this. It looks as if he is cupping
one side of his head with his paw. Is that what you meant?
His movement is absolutely fine though and he looks very comfortable in this
position. Plus, it looks very cute.
Michaela, Harvey & Rupert
Devon/UK
_--
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 an
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 natur
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
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 experi
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
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 Mar
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 fic
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, to
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 ed
Susan Ablon wrote:
> Does your dog with the faster growing nails have the same feet as the one
> that keeps his trimmed. I mean are the toes rounded and tight or are his
> feet more open and flat?
I shall check right now!
Okay, upon close inspection I'd say my younger Tiger...er...Berner has
slig
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 schmooz
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 h
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 at
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.
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, an
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 thin
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 reall
Mary Dawn wrote
> I have heard that cheese (hard cheese - not cottage cheese) will cause
dogs
> to go blind.> Is there any truth to this or is this just myth?
Well, this certainly explains why my cheese-eating dogs sometimes ignore the
command "come"! I always assumed that they couldn't hear me,
> Kings
> and other hard rubber toys probably come the closest but many dogs don't
find
> them very attractive.
Gee, Sherri, that's a bummer. Regrettably, we are currently right out of
KINGS in this country - attractive or otherwise - but would our Queen do?
She looks like a reasonably safe and
Far from refreshed - after all I spent most of the night taking Rupert in
and out of the room - we set off at 7 30 am from Calais. It was a good thing
that it was a beautiful morning since the lack of sleep had turned me
somewhat into a grouch. A rather ill kempt looking grouch to boot, because
a
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
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
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