Re: intact female and bonding

2003-01-07 Thread Emma Goodall
Well, we went to the vet on Christmas eve to get Tatty spayed, after a lot of soul searching (my partner wants to breed her, and I was not so sure, as her temperament is a bit hyper). My partner wanted to leave her intact until she was adult so we could make a decision about breeding based on

Re: intact female and bonding

2003-01-07 Thread Emma Goodall
Well, we went to the vet on Christmas eve to get Tatty spayed, after a lot of soul searching (my partner wants to breed her, and I was not so sure, as her temperament is a bit hyper). My partner wanted to leave her intact until she was adult so we could make a decision about breeding based

RE: specialty

2003-01-07 Thread Pat Long Paul Dangel
Andrea, For volunteering at the Specialty specifically, take a look at the website: http://www.bmdcaspecialty.org/2003/ there is a tab just for volunteering! Want to learn more about draft, volunteer to steward in draft! Want to see some of the conformation dogs up close and personal?

FW: new to the Berner Breed

2003-01-07 Thread Dean Scott
Valerie Whitman wrote: Was reading your site and wondering if I can join or if you know of a club in my area northern New Jersey. thanks for your time. Tracy Moyna The BMD Club of Watchung is the closest club in northern NJ. They can be reached at http://BMDCofWatchung.homestead.com the webpage

Berners and Kids

2003-01-07 Thread gaff33
I had 2 Berners before my children were born and when I was training them I always kept children in mind because I had several neices and nephews. Berners are great with children IF they are trained. Basically ANY dog or breed can be aggresive if they are not trained properly. My female

Re: Berner Calendar 2003

2003-01-07 Thread Maureen Barry
Hi, Elisabeth! I too waited too long to purchase a BMD calendar for 2003. There are four stalls/stores in the malls in my area, and the workie guy at each one told me that BMD calendars are the first to go! One guy did give me a little flyer and I went to their website just yesterday and ordered

Soft treats

2003-01-07 Thread Laura McDonald
Does anyone have a recipe for soft treats that won't crumble? I have pawed back through the older digests, but have only been able to find recipes for biscuits. I'm looking for something simple to use for my 9-month-old Berner pup for our obedience classes. I've used various commercial brands

Re: Soft treats

2003-01-07 Thread Jeff Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners
Hi Laura, If you have a food dehydrater you could make any variety of jerky treats for your puppy and cut them bite size. Or you could cook liver and cut it up into bite size pieces too. Bernerly, Mary Jeff Mary Chapdelaine SnoBear Berners N. California, USA http://snobear.freeyellow.com

Re: Soft treats

2003-01-07 Thread Cheryl Otis
I would be interested in a recipe also, the stinkier the better :-) Cheryl, Tessa Tanner --- Laura McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a recipe for soft treats that won't crumble? I have pawed back through the older digests, but have only been able to find recipes for

Re: Soft treats

2003-01-07 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 1/7/2003 12:12:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone have a recipe for soft treats that won't crumble? I buy high quality deli turkey in a 3/8-1/2 slab. Cut into cubes and freeze laying flat in a ziploc bag. When you want to use them, put a

Re: Soft treats

2003-01-07 Thread Claudia Brydon
I use BilJac a lot. That's the frozen dog food. I just defrost, and form into balls and refreeze the balls. Then I take out a ball of the correct size for training that day and give the dog small bits of it as a reward. There are some crumbs but not a lot and the food is soft so goes down

Why join a dog club?

2003-01-07 Thread Maria Crifasi
As a prospective puppy owner, we are advised to join a local dog club to learn about the breed and the Berner community. I have learned that these reasons, though important, are only the tip of the iceberg. A dog club can offer so much more -- just persist and get past the I-don't-know-anyone

Please - do NOT send messages to listmgr@prairienet.org

2003-01-07 Thread Pat Long Paul Dangel
To Everyone on this List - Please do not send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]!! Send any requests for postponement or unsubscribe, or anything else to me or to the error crew!! See Berner-L Crew on the www.berner.org website. Thank you for your assistance in this. Pat Long ( Luther) Berwyn PA

A Brag

2003-01-07 Thread Maria Crifasi
Our friend (!) Pat Long has informed me that my Why Join A Dog Club email contained a Brag. She is, technically speaking, correct (not to mention relentless) so I am sending you another check for the raffle (http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/BARC ). This time, however, I will bid on all the

RE: Soft treats

2003-01-07 Thread Andrea Brin
not a recipe but there are great soft treats from www.sitstay.com andrea

Re: A Brag

2003-01-07 Thread Dr. William B. Neff
Dear Maria, Thank you in advance for sending off another check for the BARC LOC Challenge Fundraiser. I am so happy that you have made yet another brag about the Budster!! What you failed to mention about Buddy, though is that he is a cuddler supreme!! That should be worthy of a brag

Re: Soft treats

2003-01-07 Thread Marjie
The very best and easiest treat I've used is string cheese. Its a miracle dog training substance! It sticks to things (like go-out posts,) it can be shoved into a binder clip (for heads up heeling,) its not gross to dangle from your mouth (for fronts,) its also not gross when spitting a

Clipped Nail

2003-01-07 Thread Cindy Reid
Ooops! Clipped too much off the dewclaw and now it's bleeding..not too bad. I know there is something that is good to put on these type of cuts..anybody? I put a little flour on but it was licked right off. Cindy

Pet Insurance

2003-01-07 Thread James and Karen Gross
I just recently had to take my berner to the vet for a small problem... Afterwards I was on the net and decided to do a little research on pet insuranceIt sounds to me like it might be a good idea to get this insurance for future visits. I would like to get the opinions of anyone on the list

Barking at the doorbell - and I don't have one?

2003-01-07 Thread Lucy Yogi
Why does Tucker bark at the doorbell sound on TV??? I don't have a doorbell - this is not learned by excitement of people coming to door. A friend's dog also taught him to bark at dogs on TV - fortunately this is limited to a small woof... (and he doesn't bark at The Chipmunks, cat food

Regarding the left-over puppy

2003-01-07 Thread Sharon Montville
Help!!! We have 1 beautiful berner pup left a little girl she is a little over 3 months old and we need to sell her. I can not have a puppy left (if this keeps up I might have one from every littler). I need to sell her. Any ideas on how to get the word out without using the

Re: Regarding the left-over puppy

2003-01-07 Thread Jeff Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners
Help!!! We have 1 beautiful berner pup left a little girl she is a little over 3 months old and we need to sell her. I can not have a puppy left (if this keeps up I might have one from every littler). I need to sell her. Dear Carol, One thing you need to think about if you are going to breed

Re: BERNER-L digest 4213

2003-01-07 Thread Katya Miller
I will be traveling to our New York office on Tuesday, January 7, and unable to access email during this time. I will gladly respond to your email on Wednesday, January 8. If you need immediate assistance, please contact my Assistant, Mariam Kaviani, at extension 7711 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank

Berner cold weather tolerance

2003-01-07 Thread Thomas Torsney-Weir
Ok, my 9 month old berner loves being outside (especially in the snow) and I'd love to take him camping on the Appalachian trail. I definitely don't want to wake up next to a frozen puppy and it can get pretty cold at night, so how cold can it be for these guys to be comfortable (and not

Soft Treats

2003-01-07 Thread Peg McQueary
I agree with Marjie with the string cheese. It's a wonderful training treat, keeps well in your pocket or treat pouch, dosent smell up your van like forgotten pieces of liver, (don't ask, haha) and best of all, it's a small snack for yourself on those long hikes, drafting work, parades etc We

[Fwd: Puppy Size (Must Read)]

2003-01-07 Thread kdeyo
I received this at work and had to share! Enjoy! ~ Kathy the Hapi Mtn kids in Orofino, Idaho Puppy Size She keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back to this shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since we started all of this, the woman told the volunteer. What is it

Re: Berner Calendar 2003

2003-01-07 Thread BernerFolk
The BMDCNV may still have the calenders with Bernd Guenter's photos. Check out Ways Means on the club website, www.bmdcnv.org Also, you may still be able to order the Signature Berner calender...a fund raiser using uniquely marked bernese as the models...proceeds go to the Light One Candle

Re: News about PennHIP

2003-01-07 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 1/6/2003 9:08:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It will be a not-for-profit organization, and the director is Dr. Gail Smith. Super! Any chance they'll offer an *open registry* option similar to OFA? -Sherri V.

Re: intact female and bonding

2003-01-07 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 1/7/2003 4:34:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The very next day her bed smells really weird, there is clear discharge, she starts humping everything and everybody in sight, and she smells strange. This is still going on (just under two weeks

RE: BERNER-L digest 4209

2003-01-07 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Lisa-Jayne, I am a displaced Brit now living in Canada and I can assure you your Berner is doing fine with the British winter. My Berners love the winter here and believe me it can be very cold, fortunately (so far) this winter the coldest we've had is -18C and still my dogs want to stay out

Raw Eggs and sick dogs

2003-01-07 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi, Raw egg white depletes Vitamin K which is needed for clotting so if feeding raw egg to a sick dog only use the yolk. Lightly scrambled or coddled whole egg is best. Rose Tierney