This is a heartbreaking email that I received last night, the sad reality is that this is what is happening to our breed. The number of Berner puppies in pet shops, x-bred and unregistered litters advertised in the papers is now common when only a few years ago it was unheard of, I fear what the future holds for our breed.
Madeline Swisskiss Bernese Mountain Dogs 'Loyal Loving Companions' [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.swisskiss-bmd.com Don't Breed If You Don't Rescue! Subject: asking for your help to save my bernese puppy > to whom it may concern > i bought my first bmd puppy from local pet shop on 11may03, i > discovered that it is very lovely and > enjoyable . then i bought another bmd puppy which is 6 weeks old, > three weeks later 31may03 > from the same local pet shop. however, after the first free health > check up, my second puppy > was found to have a diagnosis, congenital heart disease heart murmur > graded 5/6. so i returned it > to the pet shop on 4jun03. i was told that the puppy will recover > when 6 months old of age or > later. then the puppy was stored in the pet shop these few weeks. due > to love,care and > concern,i always went to pet shop to see the puppy to see how was the > situation. i requested > to the the pet shop owner to have another check up hopefully to have > good news. > unfortunately, i was given the same answer. i dont want the puppy > stay in the pet shop crate > another few weeks waiting for disposal, i paid the pet shop handling > charge and got the puppy > back my home on 27jun03. > now, i have problems to save my sick puppy. how can i handle this > kind of disease? > my to puppies always fight for domination and i dont want the sick > puppy to have any accident > due to any fighting exercise. what can i do right now? is there any > place to save my sick puppy so > i can prolong his life? do i need to do ultrasound to search for a > detailed situation? or ask for heart > surgery? > > plz reply > > Richmond, BC. > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > >
