--- Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BERNER-L Digest 4229 > > Topics covered in this issue include: > > 1) RE: Florida Vet Conference > by "Pat Long & Paul Dangel" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2) Baypaths Oberon V. Tallpines > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 3) re: eating poop > by Lisa Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 4) RE: eating poop > by Patricia McIlveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 5) Re: Suckling Pup > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 6) RE: suckling pup > by "Laura Lopez Mendez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 7) Colonel in Wisconsin > by "Lorece Aitken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 8) Re: is my dog neurotic? > by barb wagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 9) Re: BERNER-L digest 4227 > by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 10) colonitis update and meds reaction question > by "Carol Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
> ATTACHMENT part 2.1 message/rfc822 > From: "Pat Long & Paul Dangel" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Florida Vet Conference > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:17:14 -0500 > > Posted in plain text for Andrea, please reply to her > at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi all, > To the vets, vet techs and other vet staff > out there, Chris and I > are headed to the North American Vet Conference in > Orlando, Florida on > Friday. Are any other Berner lovers going to be > there that would like > to get together? We will be there from Friday 1/17 > and leaving early on > Thurs. 1/23. > > Cheers, > Andrea Stefanac > & Chance CD NDD CGC TT > Richmond, VA > > ATTACHMENT part 2.2 message/rfc822 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:46:16 EST > Subject: Baypaths Oberon V. Tallpines > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > We said good bye to our beloved Oberon today. > Baypaths Oberon V Tallpines, > January 25, 1993-January 14, 2003. We are very sad > as he was the foundation > of our family. An amazing guy, he touched the lives > of everyone he met, and > made strangers smile on the street. We miss him. We > will always love him. He > reminds us what is important in our lives. > Ann Lee and Stuart Fuller > > ATTACHMENT part 2.3 message/rfc822 > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:53:51 -0800 > Subject: re: eating poop > From: Lisa Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: berner-l <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > one of the breed columns in this month's gazette is > about a poop-eating dog. > > one thing that has worked for us to keep the dogs > out of the kitty roca is > to feed the cats forbid. this is a powder you can > order or get from your > vet to make the feces taste bad. it's supposed to > work if your dog eats dog > poo, but only if all of the poo he is exposed to > tastes of forbid. > > ...and of course for every nasty tasting item, there > is some dog who regards > it as a gourmet treat. > > lisa baldwin > (dickens, bark & zel) > seattle, wa > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ATTACHMENT part 2.4 message/rfc822 > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 19:30:05 -0700 > From: Patricia McIlveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: eating poop > To: 'berner-l' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > All, > > I have two poop-eating dogs. Reba does it > 'naturally', so to speak. > Always has, always will. Unfortunately, I think Gus > learned it from > her. He didn't used to, but now does. > > It does not bother them; they have never been ill > from it. It bothers > both me and my husband tremendously. > > Because it bothers us, I have done a *huge* amount > of reading. My > conclusion after research is that it is not a > behaviour that can be > changed (much) but only managed. > > I am unwilling to change their body chemistry by > feeding them something > to make the poop they produce unattractive. They'll > only find other > poopsicles to eat on off-leash romps (and I don't > like that many other > people don't pick up after their dogs!!! Thank you > so much, lazy > people!) and I am not willing to deny them their > off-leash exercise. So > I pick up every deposit they make *immediately.* I > have taught them > both "leave it!" and that works sometimes, and > others not. > > The primary management technique at our house is to > refuse kisses, to > use "leave it," and to try to just get over our > humancentric disgust > (unsuccessfully). > > So very sorry, > Patricia McIlveen (Yeoman, Reba & Gus) > Calgary, AB Canada > > ATTACHMENT part 2.5 message/rfc822 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:09:58 EST > Subject: Re: Suckling Pup > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 1/13/2003 10:11:00 PM Eastern > Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << I have a 2 year old BARC rescue dog who has to > suck on a pillow to fall > asleep. He is about 100 pounds and the bigger the > pillow the better. I > have tried to figure out why he does this. He was > taken away from his mum > at about 3 weeks. (!!!!!) >> > > I've had two from two different litters develop the > habit of sucking on their > toys and getting that "we're in la-la land" > expression. Both were with their > moms and littermates for at least eight weeks, so I > don't think it comes from > early separation. > > Maybe it's just a form of thumb sucking that > comforts them. > > Carol Lingley > Ijamsville, MD > > ATTACHMENT part 2.6 message/rfc822 > From: "Laura Lopez Mendez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: suckling pup > Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:13:43 -0600 > > Does anyone know of other breeds of dogs doing this? > > Kendra, Jackson, and Sallie * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MESSAGE EXCEEDED PERMITTED LENGTH * * * * message truncated * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *