those living in WA state might find this interesting

2003-06-20 Thread Elaine Diedrich
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Shave and a hair cut...

2003-06-20 Thread Pat Long Paul Dangel
I have hair on the top of my head. But when I keep it cut short, I am cooler in the summer. And I do cut it! I used to have a crew cut in my younger karate days. Oh, I know, I probably shouldn't, after all - the hair is there for a reason! g I've seen Berners who were trimmed, and as long as the

HTML, copying posts, etc

2003-06-20 Thread Pat Long Paul Dangel
I'm going to be out of town until Sunday, so if any of you need help with the Berner-L, please contact: Sylvia Katvala at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maria Crifasi at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rita Ehrnfeldt at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Watch those HTML posts, please post in plain text. If you

Mast Cell Tumors

2003-06-20 Thread SONRISEBMD
Good morning, everyone: I'd like to thank everyone who has emailed us with encouragement, support, suggestions, hugs, belly rubs, cookies, and especially prayers! What a wonderful group you all are. I'm overwhelmed by the number of emails sitting in my in box waiting to be answered. I'll

Re: Stuffed therapy Berner?

2003-06-20 Thread Dr. William B. Neff
Vicky, That is a beautiful story about the Power of a Berner, whether living or stuffed!!! I guess it just goes to prove that people need someone or something to hug. As far as the brag fund.since Pat is out of town, I'll respond. The brag fund is a voluntary fund and accepts

RE: balls for dogs

2003-06-20 Thread MJRD
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Moving Day

2003-06-20 Thread Karen
Dear List, Well it is Stevie and my final day in this house. I must say that I am much more emotional than I anticipated. Even though we are only moving about 40 minutes away, it is such a big change. I have essentially lived in the country for the whole time that I was married, 23 years, and

Tilly Update

2003-06-20 Thread Pam Pearson
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Pet Insurance - money poorly spent?

2003-06-20 Thread Alice Madar
Based on what I've read and experienced, if you live in the U.S. you should NOT get pet insurance (Canadians seem to have better luck with theirs). Pet insurance does not help in an emergency because you still need cash on hand to pay the vet, and you will not be reimbursed by the

balls for dogs

2003-06-20 Thread Mark Donnelley
Molly Bass Wrote: I was thinking about getting him a soccer ball or basketball - something not too heavy that rolls and he can tackle, but also that he cannot destroy in 30 seconds. Has anyone else bought true sports balls or have any suggestions? I may get one of those oversized tennis balls

Re: Pet Insurance

2003-06-20 Thread Teresa Dominguez
I have had positive experience with VPI .. I have it on both my boys and when each had incidents 1.5 years ago, I was very happy with my VPI insurance. BEFORE I filed the claim I gave VPI customer service a call and asked what I needed to make sure and have. The main thing was a diagnosis.

link to petshealthcare

2003-06-20 Thread Andrea Brin
http://www.petshealthplan.com/documents/brochure%20clarendon.pdf sorry i never realized that it would be difficult to find them on line. it is the word plan in the name that makes searching difficult. andrea

Re: Pet Insurance

2003-06-20 Thread A. Sufi
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Re: Pet Insurance

2003-06-20 Thread A. Sufi
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baka's lump

2003-06-20 Thread stmaybe
well, we saw the vet today. he shaved some fur off around baka's lump to get a better look at it. she was very good stood wonderfully still for us earning herself a few hot dog bits. it was rather gross to look at it had clearly opened up a great deal more than we'd thought. i didn't see

RE: balls for dogs

2003-06-20 Thread zanned
Molly, Our first dog, quarter Brittany, quarter springer, half stranger-in-the-night, loved to play with balls too. She would jump up and nose-bounce the balls back to us. Like playing catch with us. She also loved to play soccer with us. I'll never forget the look of sheer happiness on her

Re: Babe Update! Lymphoma!

2003-06-20 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Valerie and Babe, Biggest Hugs to you all! Babe is doing well right now - no symptoms. We have the recommended chemo in hand and will start as soon as blood tests are done. Good on you.! Sure you are dealing B-cell here Lymphoma here, so a lot of hope that she will respond well to

Aeryn's staples

2003-06-20 Thread Susan Wilkinson
Yesterday I had the pleasure of reporting about Aeryn's benign tumour (big WHEW's here still!). After sending that e-mail I had a good inspection of the biopsy site -- it looked excellent! Aeryn had never once even seemed to notice the 2 skin staples I'd used to close the wound, there hadn't

Ball toys/ Jordan's Hesse

2003-06-20 Thread Andrea Stefanac
Hi all, Chance loves his stuffed ball. He grabs it and carries it all over the house, especially when we first get home and he is excited to see us. New Berner boy Barkley *loves* his Jolly Ball toy. Carries it around forever and we have to grab it from him to keep the thing outside. So far

RE: shaving and hair cuts

2003-06-20 Thread Beatriz Insausti
I shave the under side of my dogs in summer. So that when you look at my Bernese they don't look clipped at all, but turn them over for a belly rub no hair :0. That way you get the best of both worlds, your Berner looks like it should they get the protection from the sun but they get all that