Longlease Updates at last!!!

2003-09-17 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Folks, At last have done some Longlease Updates in the middle of all this move to the new Berner-l home http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Berner-l/ Phew! Only five pages tonight but I feel I am finally catching up and getting life back to normal again. Two new Puppy Fix pics on the Friends

Very Important - Yahoo Group berner-l

2003-09-11 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Folks, A few pointers for those of you who have not joined the new berner-l on Yahoo Groups or have joined but are not yet receiving your Mails or Digest from there yet!!! You don't have to have full Yahoo Web Membership to join this Group, this means you won't be able to fully access all the

To Aunty Pat from Simbo

2003-09-09 Thread Jean Cheesman
Dear Auntie Pat, I just want you to know that I don't hold any grudges with you 'cause my belated 4th Birthday Barbacue got cancelled again!! Not because of the weather this time but because Jean has been so busy on the 'puter with all these people who are moving over to this new home. Well, we

Yahoo Web Digest

2003-09-09 Thread Jean Cheesman
Quick note to those of you new to Yahoo and may not yet be getting the Digests and Mails from the new Group and struggling to cope with viewing individual mails and clicking on past the ads. Doesn't have to be like that! You can still get in Digest Form from the Home Page. Click on Messages on

WTC Survivor Hoax!!!!!

2003-09-09 Thread Jean Cheesman
Another one!! Groan!!! AVERT HOAX Notice!! McAfee AVERT Labs would like to inform you of a new email HOAX. We are advising users who receive the email to delete it and DO NOT pass it on as this is how an email HOAX propagates. Below is the actual text from the message that may be received via

Not getting berner-l Yahoo

2003-09-08 Thread Jean Cheesman
Good Morning here from Hereford, UK! Wondering if the members missing haven't verified the email address they have Subscribed with? This was part of the big Change on Yahoo a couple of weeks ago when all members who had been subscribed to Yahoo when the old OneList/egroups/Yahoo Clubs merged were

Re: berner-l change

2003-09-08 Thread Jean Cheesman
Thank you for all of the unending work you have each done to keep us informed, connected, and educated with our Berners!! Hopefully no one will get lost in the move. Thanks LeAnn, Anyone having problems still, I have posted a short while ago about checking that all the email addresses you

Re Yahoo Groups

2003-09-07 Thread Jean Cheesman
I am about overwhelmed (like everyone else) with spam, esp porn. John thinks that largely comes from yahoo groups. Sadly I get spam in on an email addy I have never even used, let alone joined a Yahoo Group with! A few months ago I was getting some 200-300 junk mails in per evening, I'm now

Re: berner-l change

2003-09-06 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Lori, I know you must be swamped with this change over but I have a quick question for you. I moved over to the yahoo group- will I still get all the posts or are there now two groups going on at once? I don't want to miss anything! At the moment there may be some posts being double

Longlease Updates!

2003-09-05 Thread Jean Cheesman
So Sorry Folks, My Updates are on Hold! Because so busy at the moment with the new Change-Over! I hope you all caught the previous posts that by the end of the month, our beloved Berner-l will be on a new Site! So many viruses recently! The time has come By the end of this month,

Michael Johnson's Paintings

2003-09-04 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Everyone, Details below of a wonderful opportunity to view Michaels's wonderful paintings of Bernese Mountain Dogs and other critturs. This month three of Michael's paintings with Bernese Mountain Dogs will be on exhibit in Arizona. Does anybody in your group want to go to an art reception

Karen and Stevie Update

2003-09-04 Thread Jean Cheesman
Sorry I posted this text in html so I am resending it in plain text Forward from Karen .. -Dear Listers, I am sending this note as a request from some of the very special and supportive people on this list who I have come to know, love and respect. An update on Stevie and IWell lets see, I

Windows Updates!

2003-08-25 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi All, On the wane/wake of the Blaster Bug and the new Big Worm circulating, I just had new Windows Security Upload in! Perhaps because new version of Blaster was unleashed last week and the BigWorm is multiplying fast! All very well updating anti-virus programmes but do not neglect your

At last some Longlease Updates!

2003-08-23 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi All, Sorry been so slow! Been so busy sorting out unwelcome mail the last week or so have barely had a chance to get on with anything! At last, the pics from Tuesday night when young friends, James and Henry, brought their tent and came for an overnight stay with the Longlease Gang! Enjoy!!

W32.SoBig.F@MM Making the Rounds

2003-08-20 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Pat, and All! There's a charming little annoyance making the rounds, and I've gotten about 85 of them so far this evening. I still think boiling in oil should be brought back as a valid punishment! I agree!! I am getting it in tonight too! [EMAIL PROTECTED] A New Variation! Started

Re: sneezing berner

2003-08-20 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Beth, I have a 2 1/2 year old male Berner with no previous allergy problems. He started sneezing this morning. As you can imagine the berner sneeze is loud and messy! Any suggestions on what this could be or what could be causing it? Don't know where you are but here UK we have had very

Re: chemotherapy question

2003-08-20 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Lisa, has anyone out there had a dog on vincristine cytoxan for treatment of leukemia? i'm trying to get some more information. My Sam when he was diagnosed with highly malignant T-Cell 3 Lymphosarcoma was given both these drugs as part of his COP system chemo treatment, Lymphoma is not

East Coast US Power Down and Blasterworm!!

2003-08-16 Thread Jean Cheesman
Well, what with East Coast US Power Down and Blasterworm!! Hoping, all paws crossed here, that you have survived! Hmm! All lists slow at the moment! Biggest hugs you all! We know what power cuts are like! Ours was down a while ago, living in the country you expect this, always prepared! Hmm!

Re: East Coast US Power Down and Blasterworm!!

2003-08-16 Thread Jean Cheesman
Vilma, Phew!! So good you are back online! All back up and running again here in OH, where apparently all the trouble started. Berners are NOT happy w/out air conditioning! Well, my lot have been sucking extra ice cubes, not that they needed them though still hot here UK! We had good romp up

Heatwave - Longlease Updates!

2003-08-14 Thread Jean Cheesman
Been ever so hot here! My thermometer indoors read 80, normally 70, is hot! Despite all the fans going! Even my balcony where I usually get a breeze, tonight was late before that breeze picked up!! However have some fun pics I have just uploaded to the Longlease Site! Me and the Heatwave Gang,

Apologies - Did I bounce you!?

2003-08-09 Thread Jean Cheesman
Oh, Big Apologies here! I know I bounced someone tonight who had responded re. one of my mails to Berner-l! Was checking my incoming mail on Mailwasher tonight (Hmmm, yes!!! Still around 100 spam/porn mails in again this evening!) and was being a bit impatient when the mails were coming in.

Longlease Updates and the UK Heatwave!

2003-08-06 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Folks, Well, was supposed to be the hottest record breaking day today here in the UK! Saw several weather reports on TV and seems the rest of the country was sweating it out! Hah! Here at Longlease was remarkably pleasant. We had a wonderful breeze come up and we have stayed cool! Hah! Will

Re: mouthy puppy

2003-08-04 Thread Jean Cheesman
This is going to sound silly and I felt very silly doing it when my girl used to be a little biting monster but it really works. When she bites you, let out a loud yip like a littermate would do if she bit them to hard and stop playing with her. Not silly at all! I've always done this with

Willem's Paintings of Hannibal and Hazel!!

2003-07-31 Thread Jean Cheesman
What relief!! Pat Long's painting from Willem of Hannibal safely arrived a week ago or so but the painting Willem did for Karen Alexander of Hazel went missing for over a month!! Phew! Finally arrived many weeks later! I have been sitting on these pics for many weeks now, at last have been able

Longlease Under attack?

2003-07-27 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi All, I just had a very worrying mail in from Willem I think you site is infected with porno,when i open your site the last 8 day,s direct came an porno program can you look if you can get it of. Very strange! Works fine when I log on there, my this week's updates went up with no problems

Re: Bernese or Burmese

2003-07-27 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Nell and All, Now our church is sponsoring a family of refugees from Burma. We welcomed a healthy offspring this week. It was a Bermese baby, not a Bernese puppy. Oh, No! Shouldn't this be Burmese baby!! LOL!! Bernese, Burmese! What's in a name? Biggest Berner Hugs to the new Burmer Baby!

Re: Lovely barkers, hello!

2003-07-27 Thread Jean Cheesman
Thanks Margareta, This has made me smile so much! All dogs do not bark so lovely, maybe we could help them with a tape to listen to? Barney, my Rescue BMD did not bark at all when he first came to live here! Was very quiet! One year later, is the deepest Growl! He spent a few months

Longlease OK!

2003-07-27 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Willem, Dingo and Berner-listers! Biggest thanks you all who mailed me to let me know Longlease Site was OK From Willem. I have don what you told by favorieten and the porno is gone i do not know how its came there but i am happy that the troubel is over now. Phew!!! Willem now OK again!

Re: Fat Berners,

2003-07-25 Thread Jean Cheesman
Have been watching earlier mails re. fat berners wth great interest! I have three now. My Sunny, Sim and Barney! At the moment neutered Barney and spayed Sunny remain on very strict diets! They have only to sniff food to put on weight! Intact Sim seems to eat much more and shake off the pounds.

Re: Only in America

2003-07-25 Thread Jean Cheesman
Many thanks Herb!! Have just added to the Humour Page! So Funny! So Sad! Catch the recent Longlease Updates Love Us All XXX http://bernese.biz

Re: Chemo - Experience?

2003-07-24 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Kathy, and further to Willem's reply! the vet is recommending chemotherapy. Does anyone have any experience with having their dog go through this? If so, please let me know. She doesn't know what to do and we don't know what dogs go through on chemo. Having a dog on chemo is not as

Nick Neff Babysitting Gracie!

2003-07-22 Thread Jean Cheesman
Evening All, Just uploaded a wonderful new collage of pics from Laura of Joye's pics of their recent babysitting with Gracie! Hah, wee Nick Neff is looking so grown-up now!! And you can see how much he loves this new wee addition to the Neff Family! Find as usual on the Recent Updates to my

New Michael Johnson Paintings!

2003-07-21 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hoping I just got that page uploaded! Beautiful new paintings from Michael of Berner Pup! Check the Updates! All Love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Longlease Gang http://bernese.biz

All Well at Longlease!

2003-07-17 Thread Jean Cheesman
Well, after all the build up of the horrific storms coming our way and battening down the hatches!! They passed us by!! Not a rumble of thunder, not a flash of lightning! Though we did have some very fierce winds and torrential rain!!! Great thing was waking up this morning and it was so fresh

Lots of Longlease Updates

2003-07-16 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi All, Been ever so busy uploading lots of new pics and things! Just got done in time as we have horrendous storms coming in tonight, a few quick emails then unplug everything as the weather reports say they will be very bad. Apparently four people were killed in France earlier today! Ah, me! A

Re: Pippy Longstockings!

2003-07-12 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Greg and All, Just come back from a wedding, (off topic - another Longlease tale!) bit behind with posts but I'll drink to this!! Pippy is a very lucky girl - bless you for finding room in your heart and your home for a shelter girl! She's obviously attracted a very nice human, which makes

Re: A New Vocabulary for the Berner-L

2003-07-12 Thread Jean Cheesman
Oooh N!!! Thank you for the advice about posting to the Berner-L about the new vocabulary that is necessary because of the new rigid spam filters. I've just come back from a wedding, honest, checked my mail last night, what am I missing out on here??? Well. I am running MailWasher and

Re: Quickie update+ on Beau

2003-07-09 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Tracey and Beau, Oh yes, 1 tooth (only) extracted -- in the back, a molar ... The vet was very happy with teeth cleaning ... He's probably not thrilled ... But not refusing to eat. He gets boiled chicken tonight .. I'm sure he'll love that!! When I brought Sunny home after her broken

Re: Excessive snot, sneezing, gurgling, reverse sneeze ....

2003-07-07 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Tracey and Beau, Sorry to hear that your boy is having such problems. My one experience with reverse sneezing was with my Sunny Girl, aged eight and a half, a few months ago. Out of the blue from always being healthy she was suddenly doing this almost choking thing! Took her straight in to

Berner Nudges!

2003-07-06 Thread Jean Cheesman
Well, Have to admit I was a bit busy late feeding my lot tonight!! Started as gentle nudges and leans!!! Then I got tipped off my stool by Barney, Sunny got skittish and Simmy got frisky, very!!! Woof!! Yes! Goat in the kitchen again, have to say tonight I am fully clothed! All animals fed

July 4th a Happy 12th Birthday to Mikki!

2003-07-03 Thread Jean Cheesman
Almost Midnight here UK, ten minutes to go to July the 4th! And very special hugs to Mikki who will be twelve! Uploaded her Birthday Pic. last Night, check the Updates, but coming close as I dare to Midnight here UK to wish Mikki a Spectacular 12th Birthday! All Love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney

Beware, another virus around!

2003-06-30 Thread Jean Cheesman
Do not fret, All well here!!! My AVG picked this one up OK, well, I am scanning all attachments now before I open even though this is taking up a lot of time! Came in as from support @ microsoft.nb (Hackles rose, not microsoft.com?) Header: Your Subscription, mail addressed to me personally.

Fw: [usshihtzurescue] AND THE WINNER IS.......

2003-06-29 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi All, From Nikki: Thank You, Thank You, Thank You To all of you who put in your votes for Miss Muffy Lynn, the month of July marks 4 years ago that she was diagnosed with cancer - we miss her but it will be so nice to see her little face as the poster pup for the month!!!

Simmy;s Dad, Ollie

2003-06-28 Thread Jean Cheesman
Just added a new pic of Simmy's Dad! Yeh, Ollie!! Looking Good! All Love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Longlease Gang http://bernese.biz

Cassie Visit!

2003-06-26 Thread Jean Cheesman
Got the scanner working, last bit of getting back together after recent fiasco! Pics from Cassie who was Barney's owner, recent visit! This is totally against usual Rescue Rules. Was a bit of a strange Rescue anyway! Cassie has visited a few times recently, no problem, she is just happy that

Simmy is Missing!!! OK!!

2003-06-24 Thread Jean Cheesman
Ah, that got your attention didn't it! Well, have to say, just had a very frightening experience!! Sit back and relax, all is well, and is very funny! Around noon had come inside to start getting my lunch together and the phone did not stop ringing, important folk know just when to call me

Re: Cute stories

2003-06-24 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Rose, My Phoebe and I were visiting a friend's house when she was a puppy and she went exploring. As we sat in the kitchen chatting she dragged in the bunny's cage from the spare room and enquired as to whether we had a pot big enough!! Wonderful, Rose! Hah, but do you have the pics to

Re: Humping Male Pup

2003-06-23 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Nancy, We've just welcomed a 10-week-old male puppy into our household. Well, he has decided to try and hump everything, including our older dog and cat. I am not familiar with this in a puppy so young. How about Simmy as a puppy who didn't hump the cat but used to take her for a ride

Phew!!!!! Think that's the Updates Updated

2003-06-23 Thread Jean Cheesman
Evening All, (And No! I do not care what you try to bribe me with, I am not telling you which major character gets bumped off in the latest Harry Potter!!! Boo, Hoo!!!) Think I am finally up to date with my Updates! What did I do tonight? Another fun picture on the Humour Page (Thanks Herb)

Another Update

2003-06-22 Thread Jean Cheesman
Have also just added Jennifer Martyn's Berner, Porter, with his little brother, Kief to the Friends' Gallery! Getting there! All Love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Longlease Gang http://bernese.biz

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

Re: tag on upper jowl!

2003-06-19 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Lisa, I am guessing that this is a Histiocytoma! Don't panic, is nothing to worry about, a small benign tumour. I had one pop up on Simmy last year and thankfully had mailed the list (even put a pic up on a webpage so folks in the know could take a look!). This is what Sam indeed had, small

Re: Oozing Cyst!

2003-06-18 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Laura and Baka, Good to see that Baka's lump has gone down even if is messy at the moment. our appointment with the vet is friday. in the meantime, does anyone have any home treatment suggestions - anything i should do to take care of it, prevent it from getting infected, etc? or should i

Re: Lymphoma?

2003-06-17 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi Pam, So sorry to read the bad news about Tilly and praying that you receive a better result from the biopsy. However, do not despair! Lymphoma (Lymphosarcoma) can be one of the more treatable types of cancer. My Bernese, Samson, had the worst possible type, Malignant T-cell 3. He went for an

Longlease Updates and Michael's new pics!

2003-06-17 Thread Jean Cheesman
Stay with me here! Taking so long to get my mail in through my anti-spam Mailwasher and just installed Firewall to work alongside my Virus Check! Barely time at the end of an evening to reply! My 'puter remains very clean! Squeaky clean and am tempted to allow a few extra safe IP's to access me,

Michael Johnson Pics Update!

2003-06-17 Thread Jean Cheesman
Oh dear, First url did not work, sorry a typo, had added in an extra slash! However is working on correct url from the recent updates on my Longlease Site, url below, and part of Signature so this bit is always spelt right! All Love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Longlease Gang

Re: Michael Johnson's Art

2003-06-15 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hi All, I first saw one of his paintings on Jean Cheesman's site. Animals are a big part of all of his paintings and Berners a part of some. . I love Michael's art! Mom, Robin mailed me some time ago about Michael's paintings when he first painted Bernese, Kodi! I just had to feature his work

New Longlease url!!!!

2003-06-15 Thread Jean Cheesman
Oh Dear, Just had the following in from Willem, I don,t know what is wrong but i cannot open you site which http://berneze.biz it gif this site is not avelebel Well, guess was too many zz's! Honest, I do know how to spell Bernese! Been a bad week! Just re-installed again the driver for my

Re: need help on a question

2003-06-11 Thread Jean Cheesman
this is a little questionnaire for anyone who bought their first bernese puppy in the last 3 years. i'm just trying to get a better answer for folks i talk to on the phone about wait time. Hi Lisa, Well, my latest Monster Pup, Sim, was three and a half years ago and took a week! But by then

Re: Taking off!

2003-06-10 Thread Jean Cheesman
when he escapes ... he literally takes off at FULL SPEED and doesn't respond to any command or bribery. .. He gets daily off leash runs through the back fields with us and responds well to most commands. Jennifer, At 13 months, Porter may be testing the

Re: Taking off!

2003-06-10 Thread Jean Cheesman
when he escapes ... he literally takes off at FULL SPEED and doesn't respond to any command or bribery. .. He gets daily off leash runs through the back fields with us and responds well to most commands. Jennifer, At 13 months, Porter may be testing the

Virus Free - Re: appropriate Berner-L topics

2003-06-09 Thread Jean Cheesman
Hopefully, anyone having the interest to make the effort to join a list such as this one, is also willing to listen carefully to all the issues and information discussed - from all points of view and with empathy. I certainly hope to be able to read in future about anything and everything that

Virus Free - RIP BugBear??

2003-06-09 Thread Jean Cheesman
Me and Friend, Tim, Working very early hours this morning to restore my system, after a few glasses of wine when had successful clean connection back to the World Wide Web again! This BugBear is too BigBear! No way can he propagate! Hits the system too hard, almost crashed mine and I considered

No Virus! For Sue, Fax , Web, Email and WP.

2003-06-09 Thread Jean Cheesman
Biggest Berner Hugs Sue, You left me a post on my Longlease GuestBook, replied, but just bounced back, bit late here UK now to check through the list of Berner-L members that Pat sent me to help restore my Address Book for correct addy, but hoping you get this reply here! Broke my leg on my way

I am back and clean!!!

2003-06-08 Thread Jean Cheesman
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Realities of puppies older Dogs!

2003-06-06 Thread jean cheesman
Hi Rose, She can be a good girl about going outside just that sometimes she likes to roll in it. My first ever Bernese Tinka I inherited at seven or eight years! She was always immaculate except, anywhere near goose and duck shit, she would roll and get it all yukked up around the left ear!!

Longlease Updates!

2003-06-05 Thread jean cheesman
With greatest apologies! I am totally behind with updates of six pages of beautiful new pics that have come in for the Friends Gallery! Thank you all, I will catch up, they are such fun! Hmm! Sadly, I have been very busy! EndlessLove Group on Yahoo, for owners of pets with cancer that I

Re: Realities of puppies

2003-06-05 Thread jean cheesman
also I have read that to make the reward for going outside realy effective, you should be present (at least the first few times) to make that reward IMMEDIATE with praise, otherwise, there is possibly confusion that the reward is for asking to go outside or something else. Stick with that

Registration 3rd Annual Canine Cancer Conference

2003-06-05 Thread jean cheesman
Forwarding and wishing I could be there! Registration is now available for Genes, Dogs and Cancer: 3rd Annual Canine Cancer Conference being put on by the AKC Canine Health Foundation at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. Please visit

Re: sit down strike

2003-06-04 Thread jean cheesman
I would give about anything to have Trace here to call and know I might have to go out in the cold to throw my hands up and get silly to get her moving. Jill, that was a beautiful post! Many thanks! At the moment we are having heat wave here UK, I am on the 'puter, my three Berners are all

Realities of puppies

2003-06-03 Thread jean cheesman
Hi Sherri and All, When I've brought puppies home at 8 weeks or so, they could not physically make it through the night without having to pee. Too right! A wee pup brought home has to go when he/she has to go, takes a few more weeks before bladder comes under control. Best always to talk to

Re: Sunny Shower what age do puppies start drooling?

2003-06-01 Thread jean cheesman
We have a drooler and he's a complete slob about drinking. First a few slurps then swings his head in a dripping arc to look around then slurps more then a five foot trail as he walks away from his bowl. I've got one of those too, Susan, my Rescue Barney Boy. Now I now why he arrived with black

Re: Do Berners ever die of old age?

2003-05-31 Thread jean cheesman
This got us wondering if there are any of you out there who had a Berner who died of old age and if so to what age did they live My first ever Berner, Tinka, lived to a few weeks short of her fourteenth birthday and until her final collapse which came very quickly, had been still been enjoying

Sweet Sunny doing great!

2003-05-31 Thread jean cheesman
Hi Everyone, This evening we are so pleased! Sunny walked on the leash down to the farm and back with no problems, her longest walk since the mysterious spinal injury a month or so ago and the big broken tooth extraction. We have gradually been building up her exercise over the last few days

I-Worm/SoBig.B Virus

2003-05-29 Thread jean cheesman
Hi All, Somewhere, somehow, I had this virus try to creep in on my 'puter last night! Well, I went to bed last night and all was well! Turned on the 'puter this evening and I was infected! AVG picked it up and cleaned my system! Just been looking into it and seems I was not fully infected,

Sunny Vet Visit today!

2003-05-29 Thread jean cheesman
In the middle of all other things going on, my Sweet Sunny Girl had her trip to the vet today and whether more x-rays needed! Funny thing on the gum where tooth was extracted was much reduced today! Ros had taken x-ray when tooth was extracted so not lurking bit of root here! She thinks the weird

Longlease Update!

2003-05-27 Thread jean cheesman
Ah, me! Great sadness here today! Dennis's bull died today, was down in the field below me with the cows and calves and he went down Saturday and I called Den and he got the vet out. Still not sure what has happened, David (Ros's husband, they run a partnership vet practise, she does small

Griffin's Good news!

2003-04-12 Thread jean cheesman
Further to Cecilia's recent post re. the good news about Griffin. She just sent me two beautiful new pics to add to his page on the Longlease Friends' Gallery. Now uploaded, find on the Recent Updates. Happy tail wags!!! All love, Jean, Sunny, Simmy, Barney and the Gang

Re: reverse sneezing-late response, but a good one.

2003-04-05 Thread jean cheesman
Hi Kathy, Many thanks for the post! My old Lab, Babe Am Eskimo, Klondike go into reverse sneezing fits when there are a lot of allergens in the air (spring blossoms, etc). Will try the kelp and dessicated liver! For us all! Strangely, Sim and Barney have both developed bit runny eyes, and I

Fw: Please Help! Another Basset of mine has Histiocytosis

2003-04-05 Thread jean cheesman
Forwarded from Rita who found the Histio Roll Call Site I live in Lancaster, California and I don't think the vet has had many cases like this. If you can help, are in the area! Message below! I have replied privately! All love, Jean, Sunny, Simmy, Barney and the Gang

Sunny fine! - Update!

2003-04-03 Thread jean cheesman
Phew!!! After stressful day yesterday all is well! Sunny is back to normal, temperature down and no more of those awful attacks and we have had good walk down the village again and a good romp in the woods. Weather here is superb!!. Have to say when I took her into the vet yesterday I was

Sunny - Reverse Sneezing!

2003-04-02 Thread jean cheesman
Hi All, What a day! My Sunny had to be whipped off to the vet this afternoon, diagnosis is reverse sneezing but possibility of being brought on by some tenderness to the tonsils as she has slightly raised temperature and a broken tooth that is looking bit nasty at the gumline, so she is on

Amy's Surprise Pictrures!

2003-04-02 Thread jean cheesman
Here are a couple more pictures of Amy's baby Cara and her new Berner, Rocky as he has been so aptly named. I just happened to be visiting Amy this past weekend so was able to take a couple of photos of Cara and the Rocking Berner. Jaime Elliott is holding Cara while we waited for Courtney

Amy Kessler, baby gift!

2003-04-01 Thread jean cheesman
Pat forwarded me some pics from Amy of newly adopted baby Cara with her new friend Rocky which she wanted to share with you all. Have just uploaded: http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/longlease/friends96.htm Enjoy!! All love, Jean, Sunny, Simmy, Barney and the Gang X

Longlease Updates

2003-04-01 Thread jean cheesman
Where to start? Tonight, beautiful pics from Amy Kessler and newly adopted baby girl, Cara, with her baby gift, Rocky! And from Cecilia Stahl, lovely picture of Griffin, As you may know Griffin is not too well at the moment, possibly with systemic reactive histiocytosis, we pray that today's

Re: colourproblem in berners

2003-04-01 Thread jean cheesman
Mostly in the Winter my Bernese are Tri-Coloured, Black, Tan and Pink! We have heavy red clay in this area and it stains the white bits. In the Summer this goes away naturally with a lot of brushing. Refer to earlier mail here, I am combing my three outside now! Hair floats away, actually

A Confession!

2003-03-31 Thread jean cheesman
Re: digging to China--HELP! the other thing you can do is to watch her like a hawk whilst she is visiting somebody and warn the hosts that she is very partial to digging. My first Berner Girl, Tinka, was a Digger! Let her out unguarded in the garden for two minutes, earth would fly, and she

Re: At what age

2003-03-30 Thread jean cheesman
And finally, this one really bugs my husband, at what age . . will he start to lift his leg up to pee like a man instead of barely squatting like a girl? (I guess It's a guy thing). Funniest of all with this one was my Sam, around about nine months (and I still lived in London then) he started

Re: Tack Margareta!.... prayers needed for Griffin

2003-03-30 Thread jean cheesman
Hi Cecilia and Griffin. Our prayers are with you tonight! Margareta's Vincent was diagnosed with systemic reactive histiocytosis late last year and has been doing very well on cyclosporin treatment. In fact, Margareta has given up Vincent's follow up appointment this Tuesday so that Griffin

Patriotic Pup!

2003-03-30 Thread jean cheesman
These Troubled Times, Can only offer you picture sent to me last night from Chris and Herb Baker of wee pup, Prince Valiant, trustingly asleep on Herb's belly with the Flag!! Beautiful picture, says it all! http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/longlease/friends92a.htm Wee Babe wishes for Peace on

Berner Ravel v. Lloyd the Cat.

2003-03-29 Thread jean cheesman
Just uploaded a wonderful new composite pic from Laura Lopez Mendez. Ravel and Lloyd have a cute fight! Nice one, Laura, hope you didn't get too flattened underneath that! Find on the Recent Updates on my Longlease Site. All love, Jean, Sunny, Simmy, Barney and the Gang

Bernese and Daffodill!

2003-03-24 Thread jean cheesman
Hi All, Midst of these troubled times, from last week have attempted to upload jpg to surpass my Berners with the Snowdrops Pic! Server let me in tonight Berners with Daffodils! Big story behind of Barney non-posing! Hmmm! Would he pose?? All love, Jean, Sunny, Simmy, Barney and the Gang

Shock, Awe!

2003-03-22 Thread jean cheesman
Hi All, A sad day today but a positive ending! Wee young friend James phoned me this morning to ask if he could bring Mum and Dad and friend, Henry, over to visit! Henry's Dad is SAS and no doubt thick in there with the action! Henry has been very sad the last few months because Dad was away

Back to Basics!

2003-03-22 Thread jean cheesman
Hi All, With very kind permission from Jude Simonds have just uploaded her article which appeared first in the BMDC of GB Handbook. Long story here but I collected my copy and was so engrossed reading it coming up the drive, fell over the dogs several times and finished up with entire flock of

We are at War!

2003-03-21 Thread jean cheesman
Hi Chris and Herb, and cc Berner-l Just came back from lambing duties down at Den's farm, good news here as we have many triplets! Sadly come home and switched on TV for War News! My brother was RAF, thankfully now retired and long story of history here, but I have good friends from the Royal

Happy News!

2003-03-18 Thread jean cheesman
Hi All, Guess we are all in need of cheering up in these troubled times! After very sad time for Chris and Herb Baker with the loss of Katie to Histio and for me great sadness in adding her page to the Histio Roll Call Site http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/longlease/histiorollcall.htm Here's

Berners and children!

2003-03-16 Thread jean cheesman
Any of you out there, and this topic has cropped up a few times on the list! Worried about Berners and children? I have just uploaded some new pics for Oscar, sadly on the Histio Roll Call Site, but the most beautiful pic of Reid's young daughter walking Oscar on the leash!

My Gang - Springtime 2003

2003-03-15 Thread jean cheesman
Hi All, After my recent weeks of mainly very sad uploads to my Longlease and Histio Roll Call Sites, tonight I am pleased to announce have just done a very happy upload! My Gang - Springtime 2003! The sun has been back the last few days, - dare I say it? It hasn't rained since Wednesday! - very

RIP Oscar - Histio

2003-03-15 Thread jean cheesman
Sadly, Tonight I have just made up another new page for the Histio Roll Call Site, Reid Myer's Oscar who died two days ago from MH, with the most beautiful picture of Reid's daughter with Oscar - it was their Christmas card! Earlier tonight I added Renee Jacquier's Bear to the Roll Call, he

Histio Roll Call

2003-03-14 Thread jean cheesman
On the 30th January, Pat and Joye and I were e-mail chatting about was this new page possible! Pat sent me the original roll call that was gathered from Berner-l a few months before and I was inspired to make a start!I Hmm! Burning the midnight oil and beyond here UK, by the time Pat and Joye woke

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