RE: To Berner or not to Berner?? Or Bernese and Goldens

2003-03-02 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Mary, A comment in your post intrigues me:-) I have asked this occasionally of PPO's, and the conventional answer is that that goldens have gotten too popular. They generally like everything about the goldens except their popularity. Are they changing from a Golden because they feel the bree

Re: To Berner or not to Berner?

2003-03-01 Thread Dawn Kjeldsen Freeland
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Re: To Berner or not to Berner?? Or Bernese and Goldens

2003-03-01 Thread Mary Shaver
Anne wrote: >Hi...I've heard the comparison between Bernese and Goldens, too. (As in, >"If you love Rottweilers, get a Swissy; if you love Goldens, get a >Berner.")Many current Bernese families seem to have started with Goldens... I try to take notes when I talk to PPO's about berners, and I beli

Re: To Berner or not to Berner??

2003-03-01 Thread Martha Hoverson
Dog Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: To Berner or not to Berner?? Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:58:04 -0800 (PST) Dear Kenny, I also live in a townhouse and backyard isn't even fenced. We have put up a dog run but that is barely sufficient. My dog, Smokey, is now 11 months (

Re: To Berner or not to Berner??

2003-03-01 Thread Radha Iyengar
Good luck with everything and drop a line so we know how things are going--okay? Radha (and Smokey) Princeton, NJ --- From: "Kenneth L Babcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROT

Re: To Berner or not to Berner??

2003-03-01 Thread Karen McFarlane
leaves my house!!I wish you well. Karen and Stevie NB, Canada - Original Message - From: "Kenneth L Babcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 11:11 PM Subject: To Berner or not t

Re: To Berner or not to Berner??

2003-03-01 Thread Eileen Morgan
-- - Original Message - From: "Kenneth L Babcock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Shedding/ Get a new vacum. Maybe two. >is my home large enough/ Size is less of an issue than clutter (think of that tail--it is a coffee table sweeper). And a bored Berner is a destructive dog; I am not walking my cr

Re: To Berner or not to Berner??

2003-03-01 Thread HenochNJ
Hi...I've heard the comparison between Bernese and Goldens, too. (As in, "If you love Rottweilers, get a Swissy; if you love Goldens, get a Berner.")Many current Bernese families seem to have started with Goldens... The temperament issues have been discussed many times on the list. You should kno

Re: To Berner or not to Berner??

2003-03-01 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 2/28/2003 10:10:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I guess I'm seeking advice or reassurance that my home and lifestyle will > accomidate a Berner. Hi Kenny, I think Liz answered many of your specific questions very well so I'll just offer a bit of the

Re: To Berner or not to Berner??

2003-02-28 Thread Liz Steinweg & Crew
- Original Message - >Shedding/is my home large enough/temperment/barking/and will the breed fit into my lifestyle? Kenny -- of COURSE you'd love to have a BMD!!! Who in their right mind wouldn't. There. Now that that's out of the way... 1.) Shedding - yes! Be prepared. We brush our dog

To Berner or not to Berner??

2003-02-28 Thread Kenneth L Babcock
Greetings to all the expert Owners of Bernese Mt. Dogs! My name is Kenny and I reciently fell in love with the BMD! I am seriously considering, no...no, I mean I'd love to own a BMD!! However I have a few concerns: Shedding/is my home large enough/temperment/barking/and will the breed fit in