Opps, one more thing. ... Send your replies to them, you can cc: me if you want, but
I'm just the messenger.
Jim LaFrom
San Jose, Ca
now get out there and work dem workn'dogs
I am reposting this email I received, to the list with permission from the author. I
know that we have some opinionated people out there, ;-) and here is the perfect
opportunity to express them. I'm hoping that they are able to act on this book ASAP.
I'm sure that it will be an important work
You have to remember that the profit motive for the insurance company is to deny
claims and delay payments and lose paperwork.
My brother is a dentist with a large practice. They had two people in his office setup
just to deal with insurance companies. Even with pre-approvals their success rate
Most of the additives in city water are volatile, so just letting the water set out
for a couple days will release most of what you might be worried about(chlorine and
flouride). In the beginning I'd bring as much well water as I could (10 gals?) to be
blended the aged city water. Our Logan
I didn't mean to turn this into a treatise but I've been having side bar discussions
with a couple people who keep adding on with fitting questions and I thought that the
answers might be beneficial to the community at large.
Please think of this as a shoe fitting. Each dog, its gait and the
Christie,
With me there's always another thought to come along. Another part of the setup of the
cart to be considered is the length of the shafts and the relative position of the dog
to the front of the cart. In most cases newbies end up having their dogs setting out
on the farthest end of the
One more thought about backing up. The position of the shafts relative to the dog are
also important. The most common offender of this is using the large competition cart
with wooden shafts from Dog Works on a smaller novice dog. The problem lies in the
fact that there is no adjustablility in
I have put on many a draft clinic have have seen all kinds of setups where the
participant have thought their dog was propered adjusted in their harness but were
not. I would suggest that you have your outfit checked out by someone who has been
working with carting dogs a little longer than
My favorite shirt to this day is the Berner-l t-shirt with the top ten answers to
stupid questions. Better known as FAQ's.
My favorite answer to most everything is... 'more than you'd ever think.'
Do we still have these available for sale?
Jim LaFrom
San Jose, Ca
now get out there and work dem
A short cute story for you all. We do ALOT of babysitting of other folks dogs. My
sister got a Rhodesian Ridgeback x Pit mix puppy one weekend six years ago, but then
remembered they were going away that next weekend. So we gladly babysat for the
weekend. The dog, Marley, wouldn't settle in at
For Pam,
If you can post emails to anyone else,(which it seems evident thatyou can do) your
system is probably ok. The problem may lie on whatever processing the list server does
to determine whether you're a member of the list or not. I would try opening a yahoo
email account, try to
Hi all,
There is a new ad in the San Jose News this weekend about Berner pups for sale. This
breeder has advertising previously so we know who we are dealing with. Sierra West
BMDC will have a competitive ad in there by Tuesday.
Jim LaFrom
San Jose, Ca
now get out there and work dem workn'dogs
I always love talking about this subject. Biomechanics is a fascinating subject in and
of itself.
First of all consider your first sentence . The Dog is actually PUSHING the harness
which transfers the momentum to the cart through the traces and/or the shafts
depending on how you are set up. At
Could the person who is working with the fund raising for the handicap dog cart (re:
degenerative mylepathy (sp))please get in touch with me.
Thanks
Jim LaFrom
San Jose, Ca
now get out there and work dem workn'dogs
With ten years of supervising a dog park, I've dealt with many of these kinds of
fights. Several things went wrong in this interaction. You had a dog on lead, in a off
leash park(The dogs weren't playing on a level playing field). Dogs are constantly
checking for who should be alpha. A dog on
Just wanted to add my point of view to the previous article. We had 66 official
entries. Less than last year but still a huge entry. Our decorations for our benched
area keep looking better every year. Thank you to all of you that came early Friday
and stayed late on Sunday for all the setup
Did want to point out and thank you Pat, for the use of your Berner posters. We really
got some positive feedback from onlookers about how useful they were. I also wanted to
mention that Sierra West club members Karyn Beyer, Peg Weibel, and Lynn Willenborg
helped out at the breed table as well.
Opps, my bad. Once you start thanking folks individually there's always the chance
that you miss someone. Marjie Cherry also helped out on the table, as well as provided
the majority of decorations and graphics. She is everpresent as a volunteer when the
club needs stuff done. Hats off to her
From my first aid training, you can improvise a quick stretcher from two 6 ft closet
pole rods and a blanket. For a dog I would fold a blanket in half and lay it on the
ground. Then put the two poles (in parallel)on top, a little more than a third of the
way in from the edge on each side. Fold
I love public television's series on domestic animals. This Sunday they are presenting
the Nature program called 'Dogs, the early years' at 8:00pm PST. Keep your eyes open,
Who can resist a cute puppy even when they aren't all Berners.
Jim LaFrom
San Jose,Ca.
now get out there and work dem
We have now had two dogs. The first with dewclaws removed and the second one intact. I
never realized how much they do use them in every day activities until I observed
during the quieter times. There is definitely musculature involved with the fronts,
unlike what you'd find with the back
Pat,
I don't consider Santa hats and costumes off topic and have found a great solution for
your problem. Using the thin black elastic cord that you can get from fabric shops,
attach TWO loops that would go under the chin on the side of the hat about an inch
apart. One loop goes in front of the
I stand corrected. On the dogs I have noticed, mainly mixed breeds, the rear seem very
delicately attached, almost vestigial. I haven't had much intensive daily observation
with dogs with the rears still intact. Have heard much about their removal to
eliminate accidental tearing. If they were
Yikes, some of the sidebars I get myself into. Lets start again. Before I say anything
let me preface this any any future statements that I may make, that I try to speak
from my own observations and experiences. I am not an expert and I am not trying to
make blanket or all emcompassing
May I remind our friends in No. California that this Sunday is Sierra West's Christmas
Party. We will be having a club meeting but the emphasis is on celebrating the
Christmas season and snuggling each others dogs. If you are interested in joining the
club or talking to Berner owners in a
Tim, I'm thrilled to see some more people are getting my message through my 'signature
byline'. I have used the slang version of this for some time now to paint a mental
picture of the easy and casual flavor of teamwork that one can have and the positive
outcomes for both dog and man. I guess
Karyn,
Unless you are looking for an ornamental leather parade harnesses, you can get a great
nylon webbed siwash harnesses for under $60.00. They are the standard for most draft
tests and practical day to day duty. They will outlast many dogs but they do need to
be sized your dog in most
Julia,
I would have to agree with most of your statements, but please reread my post. I'm
not advocating trying to control the media, (as if that were possible.) All we can do
is control our own behaviors. Since I've been associated with Berners ('92) the show
entries have easily tripled in
Sherri et al,
Thanks for the further clarification. Like I said, we can't control the media but we
can be responsible for how we portray our dogs in interviews and such. The dog walkers
did the right thing. I guess I missed that part of the story. ;-0 Now lets see how
they spin it.
Jim LaFrom
All too suddenly
All too suddenly, Our house is much too quiet.
All too suddenly, There is no one to come to the gate to welcome me home.
All too suddenly, There are too many leashes on the rack for only a one dog household.
All too suddenly, I don’t have to struggle to get dressed in the
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