RE: Breed Question

2002-10-08 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi, I recall the man I overheard complaining that his fool dog had let someone come up the driveway and steal his boat and trailer. "Drove right by the dog's kennel and he never so much as barked to wake us up!" I tell people that if they keep their dog as a fully integrated member of the family

RE: breed question/Bernere size

2002-10-07 Thread CathyFinnegan
Original Message- From: mcagwin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 10:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: breed question/Bernere size >So, if people want a mini-berner. They're going to get. What I try to &g

Re: Berner breed question

2002-10-07 Thread Websherman
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Re: Berner breed question

2002-10-07 Thread Eileen Morgan
Hi Kim! - Original Message - From: "Kim Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was told by a couple of people that Berners are different to discipline/train. I will participate in obedience training for my pup, as soon as I can find one to bring home, but I was wondering if you could give me so

Re: Berner breed question

2002-10-07 Thread nutmegjw
I don't think they are difficult to train...if anything they are different because they are easier. My 2 Berners have completely different personalities, but are both very smart and very quick learners. One cautionwhat may have been meant by "different" to train is that you MUST (or shou

Berner breed question

2002-10-07 Thread Kim Jordan
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Re: breed question/Bernere size

2002-10-06 Thread mcagwin
>So, if people want a mini-berner. They're going to get. What I try to >do, is convince people that it's easier / smarter to get a dog that >suits their lifestyle then to a) try and change lifestyle or b) trying >to change a dog. I agree with that. Endlessly I've enjoyed hearing from other

Breed Question

2002-10-06 Thread Kelly
Kim Wrote: >While I love my Berner and will always pay careful attention to the breed, my concerns spread into the entire doggy kingdomPPO education is for EVERYONE considering a dog/puppy, not just for Berner considerations. > I try to educate everyone. I help those that need it in finding

Re: breed question / size

2002-10-06 Thread Eileen Morgan
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I can tell 100% of the time that a dog came from this > particular breeder because of the size and also the paws (that are not all > white...just a tip of white on one of the paws)...I know the lack of an all > white paw isn't a big deal, b

Re: breed question / size

2002-10-06 Thread Fasttrackresumes
In a message dated 10/4/02 11:17:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I have a 65lb, 17 month old BARC female. I have met couples who want a BMD, but have never met one in person. The wife thinks Halley is the perfect size, the husband wants a big, buff Berner. I met

Re: Breed Question

2002-10-06 Thread Kathy & Tim Kennedy
ginal Message - From: "Mary Shaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 7:11 AM Subject: Re: Breed Question > Kelly Weir wrote: > > >Yes Janice, I get this a lot when people see Hope. They say she is the > >perfect

RE: breed question

2002-10-05 Thread CathyFinnegan
o get. What I try to do, is convince people that it's easier / smarter to get a dog that suits their lifestyle then to a) try and change lifestyle or b) trying to change a dog. -Original Message- From: Janice Parky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 11:18 PM T

Re: Breed Question

2002-10-05 Thread Sylvia Katvala
on 10/5/02 4:11 AM, Mary Shaver at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > "Then you'll need an undertaker, because the first > casualties from that kind of thinking will be these two children!" I > then tried to explain was a DISASTROUS idea this was, but she wouldn't > listen. She had been robbed and wanted