Please please leave the temperament issues and the shedding big time in the
pet store leaflet, hide it half way down if need be BUT it will put off
impulse buyers of that cute puppy, and ensure only someone who is okay with
these issues buys the pup. I would like these issues to be talked about
We (Three Rivers BMDC) have distributed puppy packets to the managers of pet
stores that sell dogs (e.g., Petland) for some time now. We grit our teeth
and present a pleasant (uncritical) front when we approach the store
manager -- most of whom are unaware they have a Berner and many of whom are
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It helps greatly to hear from veterans who have been in the
trenches in these pet store battles. There are so many fronts:
educating consumers, promoting responsible ownership, shutting
down the supply, helping the victims (Berner and human), ... It
sounds a pet store packet on Berners might help.