Hi there,
We have a Bernese puppy of eight months, named Kelby. She has been diagnosed
with elbow dysplasia. The choice we face is to operate now (while she's
young) or to manage her condition with anti-inflammatories, shark cartlidge
and limited exercise. From case histories from the two
In a message dated 2/8/2003 4:55:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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Could anyone give us their experiences with surgery as we're unsure which
course to take?
Jess,
You'll hear a variety of experiences with elbow surgery, in part because
elbow dysplasia is somewhat of
OK: I have to 'brag' a little bit to the 'group'. Things have finally 'settled' down
from whelping our first litter naturally. We had one, two years ago through c-section.
It was a LONG day ...from noon to about 10pm. But out of it 10 pups (Big ole
bruisers) with 8 surviving...even had one
anyone have an old laptop kicking around that karen could borrow. i am
certain i am not the only one that thinks she should still have the luxury
of the internet at home and selfishly want to hear about stevie.
andrea, woofit and chi
shavertown, pa
http://www.brin.org/Woofit_and_Chi/
Hi Jenn,
How do I know the breeder I have pick is a reputable breeder?
I look for *responsible* breeders. There are many breeders with
reputation, ie: well known...but that doesn't mean they are necessarily
*responsible breeders* which is who I want to deal with.
There are many things
Hi Mark,
It'll most likely sit in her stomach for a few days until it softens up enough to
enter the duodenum. Just make sure her water intake is good and monitor her for a few
days. She may upchuk or pass it without incident. If she should start vomiting and not
able to keep anything down or
Hi Pauline,
Your account of the Spitz reminded me of my marrow bone feeding days, I
made the mistake of feeding bones that were only two inches long and I had
a young bitch jam one over her lower jaw. We were racing to the vet to have
it sawn off so I could get home in time with her before the
Hi Valerie,
Prednisone is actually used to alleviate suffering from some types of
cancer. Once again it is the immune system at fault as it fails to control
cellular growth and suppression can help.
Rose Tierney
I saw them too. Picked up the last 3 they had at the Zeller's closest to me
(anyone living in the Ottawa, Canada area, forget the Zellers at Hazeldean
Mall - they're sold out :) ) Pretty cheap too. $10 (US$6) for the little
one, and $15 (US$10) for the bigger one.
Try and pick out the real
Bright sunny morning up at crack of dawn, the sun is shining, and looking
forward to a good long walk with the dogs and staying dry for a change. No
chance!
No, not the rain. A very unhappy goat!
Well, blimmin' Abbi escaped when I was putting her in the shed last night
and went tearing off up on
Dear List,
Holy Cow, I didn't realize just how hard this was going to be to say good
bye. I feel like I am leaving old friends and this is just so darn
difficult. I have been in tears ALL morning, and the precious emails that I
have received from so many already mean a great deal to me. Just so
Hi all. I just heard word of a 3 year old neutered male Berner being given to
Rescue. He is having what sounds like some fairly signifigant behavioral
problems, centered around aggression issues. Is there anyone out there
interested in helping me work w/ this dog?
The issue of aggression (an
Gee does it seem that I am trying to drag this out as long as possible
For any one who has asked I will be on line until tomorrow at noon and then
we will be gone. So I guess that there will be one more farewell. (I feel
like the singer who just won't leave the darn stage, until she gets
Vilma--
While I wholeheartedly agree that we need to give rescues every chance, I'd
like to point out that sometimes dogs come into rescue for a good reason.
One thing rescue groups for Berners will have to consider as this breed
grows more popular and begin suffering even more from health and
Eileen,
Your post makes some very good points. Yes, we do need to watch very very
carefully the breeding and training choices we make. Yes, most dogs are in
rescue and in shelters b/c of behavioral problems of one sort or another,
they are supposedly there for a good reason. And no, not all
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HI all,
Reading these stories has brought up a memory from a number of years ago.
My Berners have been pretty normal as far as eating stuff but we had a
Dobe for a number of years (13 if you can believe that!!) and he LOVED
to play with balls. One day he was playing with a soccer ball and got
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has anyone used a harness that inhibits pulling with their dog. i am not
talking about a halti or gentle leader, just an old fashioned no pull
harness?
thanks
andrea
Terri,
How is the raffle going? Are my chances to win the sketch looking really
good or really bad???
Pat Long, a visiting Budmeister, ( Luther)
Berwyn PA
Only 2 weeks left on the Lobby fund raising raffle. You could have a
lovely sketch done of your dogs. Check out
I was wondering if anyone goes to a vet or knows of a vet in the Victoria
area that has experience with Berners? I would feel more comfortable if I
had a vet to take my dogs to that is more familiar with the health concerns
of BMDs.
Thanks all,
Tracy, (Mike)
Kona Sable
N.Saanich BC
I am in arizona and do not have Zeller's either. But I was browsing and
found this web site that has a berner stuffed animal for Valentine's day.
Take a look.
bmdcnv.org
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Hi,
I'm new to this site and we have a 2 year old male bernese named NEO. He was
a
good friend of OBERON'S who we miss very much.
I was reading the pantyhose story and was reminded of NEOs weird eating habit.
We were living in our house about 9 months when we decided to do some
remodeling.
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But this particular dog has not even been evaluated yet. I just want to
give
him a chance!
Oh, I certainly didn't mean that no one should give these guys a chance.
Many perfectly nice dogs get thrown away every day! (hence my some dogs are
Rose wrote:
I totally disagree with your comments. I would assume that the fussy puppy
was fed Eukanuba Large Breed Puppy at the breeders without problems, after
all she made it to leaving home time
Hi Rose
Please let me precede the following by stating that I greatly value both
your
Is there some reason as a rescue dog that we should not
have access to this information?
Depends on how you define rescue dog. IF your dog came from a rescue
organization, they may or may not have a policy with regard to releasing the
dog's historymuch like an adoption agency.
If
I have to agree w/ Rose on this one. This little puppy was being fed so much
junk food like cat food (by his well meaning and concerned owner) that it
is certainly no wonder he wasnt hungry for his healthy food. Like a child who
is allowed to fill up on Twinkies and potato chips all day is
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Pat asked:
How is the raffle going? Are my chances to win the sketch looking really
good or really bad???
Pat Long, a visiting Budmeister, ( Luther)
Berwyn PA
Hey guys, you have an excellent chance of winning this sketch as we only
have had maybe 13 to 15 folks enter. The sketch will be done in
I think in all breeds, unneutered
males 1-3 yrs old is the highest demographic of owner surrenders.
Eileen;
I have a rehomed neutered male berner that was 16 months old when he adopted
me. He is the sweetest, most wonderful dog, most of the time, but he did
have issues. We won't talk about
THANK YOU, Coral. I can always use new items for my ongoing fundraisers!!!
Just a quick reminder to everyone that we need to support the fundraiser
that Terri Zimmerman is conducting a fundraiser for the lobby effort.
This is such an important fundraiser and she reported tonight that she has
Vilma wrote: The issue of aggression (an often
overused and misused term which actually covers a very
wide range of behaviors) seems to be getting more and
more common in our breed. I would love to get together
a group of Berner lovers, ideally w/ an interest in
training/behavior, who are
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Lemme try this post AGAIN!! Sorry...
Eileen wrote: ...it is in best interests of the dog
and club for the dog to be fostered by someone
knowledgeable, but, please keep in mind sometimes
there really is only one real option for the sake of
the dogs and the people involved
Eileen,
I feel you made
Michael wrote: Why should a puppy have to continue
to eat something she actively dislikes with the
exception of live preserving medication? Why? Because
the breeder said so? With all due respect to all the
breeders out there, but surely diet recommendations
should be just that - recommendations.
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