Our club bought posters so that members can in turn buy a few for our own
uses.
So far, I have made notebooks for my local vets. I decided on 89 cent
notebooks instead of something flimsier. Each notebook contains:
(1) all the pages in the BMDCA INFO SERIES placed in clear plastic sheet
protectors (these are downloadable from the www.bmdca.org website),
(2) The trifold The Berner-Garde Foundation brochure explaining what Berner
Garde is and does.
(3) Berner-Garde Data Collection (enrollment) Sheet
(4) a Berner Baseball card with local numbers
(5) a poster for the office (which for the notebooks that I have delivered I
need to drop off the new ones)
I distribute these to vets in my area (not just my vets). I do a few at a
time since it's out of my budget. Since I cannot do everyone all at once, I
pick vets who have some Berner clients first and those without any, I do
later.
I was told by several vets that they wish each breed would do this. I
usually show the vet the notebook, but leave it with the desk staff. I
chose the notebook format because of their recommendation. It stays in the
office and by putting the pages in sheet protectors, it lasts longer.
I know that it has stimulated information requests by vets because as
Treasurer of B-G, I see the checks and accounts that come in for B-G
Guidebooks. I know for a fact that my one vet (I use several) has purchased
a B-G Guidebook. He still has the old poster that I gave him hanging on the
wall (I promised him a new pretty one) and your e-mail reminded me that I
need to pick up my new posters from Joye Neff!!
Nancy Melone, Ph.D.
Mars, PA (North of Pittsburgh, PA -- west of Lancaster County puppy mill
heaven)
