OFA Xrays - benefit to PO?

2003-06-11 Thread Rita
what guidelines should I use to determine how to limit (or increase) her activities based on the OFA ratings? Should I use these ratings to decide the necessity of supplimenting her diet with glucosamine? Thanks everyone! Rita & Tim Ehrnfeldt w/ Jewel, CGC and two feline friends Howell, N

Re: Dogs and Bikes

2003-05-30 Thread Rita
being a real working dog. Rita & Tim Ehrnfeldt and Roller-dog Jewel Howell, NJ --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All, > I was surprised to read about people attaching their dogs to their > bikes. What happens when the dogs bolt because they see a rabbit, > squirrel or another d

Re: Raised Diners

2003-03-22 Thread Rita
I know the standard answer to the raised food bowl issue is to quote the Purdue study. But can anyone tell me, are there any other known studies that have either contradicted or confirmed the results at Purdue? Is Purdue the only known study done, or just the latest, or the most respected? Rita

Call Names

2003-02-21 Thread Rita Reining
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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 -

Re: Karen and Stevie - changed email address for Berner-L

2003-02-09 Thread Rita
Karen - I've switched you to your new yahoo address for digest delivery. Did you get a conformation email there? Rita Berner-L Error Crew --- Karen McFarlane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please change my email address to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and please > put it > back to th

Re:

2003-01-06 Thread Rita
We've trained her to wait at the top until my daughter's gone down, but it still scares me. In the heat...Jewel prefers the comforts of the air conditioning and doesn't tolerate much time outside. We even have curtailed 8:00 PM training classes in the hottest summer months. And no lo

Re: Lost Berner - Happy Ending!

2002-12-30 Thread Rita Reining
eunion, there was applause (no kidding). Everyone in town knew that Riley was missing and these people witnessed his being found. These were the worst 12 hours of my life--the uncertainty was terrible. However, Riley now does not let us out of his sight. Hug your berners. Rita & Riley

Re: Swiss TV

2002-12-03 Thread Rita
Don't we assume the olden Farmer/dog-owner himself was more sturdy and healthy than his modern day counterpart as well? But he wasn't longer-lived. Rita & Jewel (17 months) Howell, New Jersey --- Mary Shaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We know from the old Swiss say

Re: Microchips

2002-11-06 Thread Rita
I wanted to add how relatively inexpensive it is, too. I had my dog chipped a few weeks ago and it was only an additional $28 charge at the vet to have it done during a routine visit, and another $10 to the registry company for her AVID chip. I expected it to cost to much more. Rita & J