What's Next???

2003-07-14 Thread Dr. William B. Neff
Late last night I launched our Name the Costco Stuffed Berner Contest to benefit Berner-Garde. In case you missed the announcement, here is the web site: http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ We have 97 items in our 5th Annual Berner-Garde Fundraiser and so we are really all set with

Re: What's Next???

2003-07-14 Thread berner1
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web site: http://www.overthefence.com/helpberners/bg/ Joye, Some great stuff that's been donated, I love that clock with the Berner. Is it a one of a kind as I suspect? And will you accept even my bad ideas for a name for the Costco

Swiss dog quilt

2003-07-14 Thread LeAnn Zogg
Hi all - The quilt is assembled and pictures developing - stay tuned for the photo gallery If you still have a quilt square - I can still use it so send them anyway - we can make more things Thank you to EVERYONE that has helped along the wayit is REALLY CUTE!! Info to

RE: BERNER-GARDE FUNDRAISER-a note to Socrates~!

2003-07-14 Thread Nancy Melone
Dear Socrates: Regretfully, I must inform you that this time your LOGIC is in error! YOUR MOM REALLY DOES NEED ANOTHER STUFFED BERNER because her support (along with that of others) will help us fund research to fight some nasty Berner Cancers!! Regards, Aristotle :-) (AKA Nancy Melone, Berner

RE: [showberners] response to newspaper ad for Berner puppies in North Dakota

2003-07-14 Thread Julie A. Latterell
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Re: What's Next???

2003-07-14 Thread Maria Crifasi
Pat wrote: And will you accept even my bad ideas for a name for the Costco Berner? Do you think your dogs would mind if I entered a name like Spot, or Rover? sigh. oh Pat. Pat. Pat. Don't you realize how valuable that giant stuffed Costco Berner is to those who own tactless, intact male

Fwd: [showberners] response to newspaper ad for Berner puppies in North Dakota

2003-07-14 Thread Annes4
---BeginMessage--- In a message dated 07/14/2003 8:02:18 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Any suggestions or comments on this? Would they accept wording such as: Bernese Mtn. Dogs, puppies occasionally available. Call xxx- or write xx for more information. This

RE: dog with a mission

2003-07-14 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Emma, All you can do is keep working on your recall commands and spit it which is a term I use to get my dogs to leave their nylabones in the house when they try to take them outside where the lawnmower chomps them up! Mice are likely to have fleas hence a risk of tapeworm, birds are notorious

lameness

2003-07-14 Thread Angela Ewtushik
My question is whether my situation is normal for a large dog, or should I be concerned... I know this topic has probably come up a million times, but I am new to this list and this is my first bernese. So please bear with me! I have a 20 month old male/neutered berner that has been plagued

loss of puppy breath!

2003-07-14 Thread Kate Wright
Well, I am sad to to say that at just over 4 months, Murphy (aka The Moose, Thumper, Muppet and Smurf and from my husband - the litttle sod - but only occasionally) has lost his puppy breath. However, he does still have his puppy coat and is doing a wonderful job of collecting all the GSD's

Re: lameness

2003-07-14 Thread HenochNJ
Hi Angela-Just my experience...My Maddie needed a CT scan to ultimately diagnose her elbow dysplasia--nothing showed up on X-rays, which were read by both her regular vet and an outside radiology specialist. She started limping at only 4 months, was x-rayed then, and again at 6 months when she

Re: lameness

2003-07-14 Thread Ruth Reynolds
Angela, I'm sorry you're having such a time with unsoundness in your young Berner. I've responded to your questions within the text of your message below: - Original Message - From: Angela Ewtushik [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: lameness My question is whether my situation is normal for a

Cabela update

2003-07-14 Thread gwebara
Cabela's Puppy Central - update Hi, The guy Mike who sent out the original post about Cabela's and their Puppy Central went to the event this weekend. Here is what he had to say: This weekend is one of the Puppy Central weekends at Cabela's so I thought I would avoid the chores on the farm

response to newspaper ad for Berner puppies in North Dakota

2003-07-14 Thread Pat Long Paul Dangel
Why not use: Bernese Mtn. Dog puppies. Call xxx-. When you answer the phone line, just say that no puppies are available at the moment, but you'll be happy to help answer any questions for them, and to help them find someone else that may have puppies currently available. Don't say you

Ordinary day with berners...2

2003-07-14 Thread Pat Long Paul Dangel
Two for one day - also forwarded for Pamela. Pam - does Monty know you're doing these? g (The first time I sent this I had the wrong address! Does anyone know how to get rid of misspelled addresses in the MS Outlook list, the ones that aren't in the address book but are most recently typed?) Pat

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2003-07-14 Thread Lamb, Amy
-- From: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 12:01 AM To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List Subject: BERNER-L digest 4497 Message: dog with a missionMessage: Re: dog with a missionMessage: Re: BERNER-L digest 4496Message: Re: Fun

Berner Sighting

2003-07-14 Thread Sportster
My wife is addicted to HGTV ( Home And Garden TV - dedicated to the purchase, remodeling and redecorating of our homes). I suppose that I should thank my lucky stars because it's better than her former addiction to The Weather Channel. Anyway, Deb had HDTV on this weekend and they were doing a

Re: Berner Sighting

2003-07-14 Thread Mary-Ann Bowman
And what is wrong with The Weather Channel??!!! It seems much more useful than seeing things/places I cannot afford -- who can be jealous of a hurricane or tornado ;) Mary-Ann Bowman

RE: Ordinary day with Berners..... 4

2003-07-14 Thread Pat Long Paul Dangel
Another Monty adventure! Pat Bang, bang, bangity, bang! One would think the storm door would be broken by now... it's dinner time No, it's 2 hours before dinnertime, but Monty is hungry. He's always hungry. Hey, Dad, fix dinner, huh? At the computer, Dick realizes that if he sets up the

Re: Response to Newspaper ad

2003-07-14 Thread Mary Shaver
My experiences in responding to newspaper ads in our Atlanta paper have been mixed. My ad read: Bernese Mountain Dog. Looking for puppies? Call us first. $1,000. xxx=. When I have called the ad department, they want to charge me $208 to run this ad for 4 days because I don't actually have

Re: What's Next???/Goldie

2003-07-14 Thread bernerlover
Hi all Yes she will be worth her weight in gold. Might I suggest the name Goldie? When we got our Costco berner, Bacchus went through the exact same things..licking ears, smelling nether regions [or will the new PC name be neither regions] rolled her over and gernerally fell in love. And this

RE: lameness -- new surgical developments at ISU

2003-07-14 Thread Nancy Melone
Iowa State University has announced some interesting recent developments in surgical treatments for canine elbow dysplasia. The website is: http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu/departments/vcs/orthopaedic/home%20page/total% 20elbow/totalelbow.htm Nancy Melone Mars, PA -Original Message- From:

Re: What's Next???

2003-07-14 Thread Dr. William B. Neff
Hi Pat, We do have a LOT of lovely Berner items for our Fundraiser for Berner-Garde. Yes, that clock is not only one of a kind, but it was lovingly carried back from the Swiss Berner meeting last year especially for this event!! I will accept all ideas for names for the Costco Berner.

RE: response to newspaper ad for Berner puppies in North Dakota

2003-07-14 Thread Nancy Melone
We (Three Rivers BMDC in Western PA) placed several ads in December in response to the Christmas sale of a Berner in a local pet store (Petland), the first such sale in our area. The payoff for running the ads was a very slight increase in requests for puppy/breeder information. [The ads in 2

RE: What's Next???

2003-07-14 Thread Rose Tierney
Ha Maria, What kind of dudley studley do you have, my Pluto at ten weeks old was quite capable of seducing his Costco princess and was often to be found humping her with great enthusiasm, with his front paws locked around her neck he couldn't quite reach her ample butt however the desire was

RE: lameness

2003-07-14 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Angela, First off it sounds as though your boy has a very active lifestyle and he is still young and his bones are not fully hardened off yet. As he is such a large boy I would be inclined to take the jumping and agility stuff out of his exercise regime. You can try tracking and scent

Re: Puppy Pics

2003-07-14 Thread Ray Pat Burgett
Just uploaded the new photos of the puppies at two weeks of age. Their eyes are nearly all open and they are starting to track around their bedroom Our dinning room. Pat I Just spent about 30 mins laying with them and they are so much fun to watch. The photos are not perfect and there are two