Re: BERNER-L digest 4312

2003-03-09 Thread FcRangers
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Re: lawn fertilizer question

2003-03-09 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 3/8/2003 9:03:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: does anyone remember the name of the lawn fertilizer product that is made from, I think, corn? You can use corn gluten meal (available at feed stores) to keep down crab grass and other annual weeds that

Re: Had Enough (long response)

2003-03-09 Thread Radha Iyengar
Dear Berner-Lover, I am sorry I cannot respond to you by name, but you didn't sign your email. I wanted to respond to you as some one who has not been involved in the breed for very long and who not too long ago went through the process you are going through right now. So to start--it sucks.

RE: Melkfett

2003-03-09 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Sylvia, One of the best remedies for a sore beak is L'Oreal's Sunscreen LipSalve, I discovered it by accident when I had chapped lips and my nose was sore from a cold. I just smeared some on and all was better:-) Rose T.

RE: Removing ticks

2003-03-09 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Fran, While living in Guyana our mutt used to pick up ticks and we were limited on what was available. A local remedy was to soak a cotton pad with Gordon's Gin and press gently over the tick, the booze anaethetises the tick and they let go:-) Rose T.

RE: hyperextended knees

2003-03-09 Thread Rose Tierney
Hi Kendra, You mention her rear looseness and that she tightened up. This can be typical in hip dysplasia that the joint is loose and over time the joint capsule thickens and in effect helps to stabilise the hip. However the progression continues and with the straightening effect seen in the

Re: BERNER-L digest 4312

2003-03-09 Thread EKDAL3
Beth Is the event scheduled for Saturday or Sunday. The flyer I have says Sunday. Or is that just the workshop with the competition on Saturday. Esta Dalsass

Re: puppy feeding

2003-03-09 Thread Mark Mohapp
Rose: I do have to be careful about my comments on Large Breed puppy Formulas for dogs.I am not a Nutritionist and I do NOT want to mislead any new puppy owners. However, one of my concerns however lies in the fact that the pet food industry wants to accommodate the consumer and some times it

(A long tale) Berners- expensive? Well...

2003-03-09 Thread Liz Bradbury
Are you sitting comfortably, then I'll begin g. We've had Bernese for nearly 17 years and I thought we knew everything about their expensive habits that there was to know... Diet - including sofas and dining room suites. Vets fees - from acupuncture and arthritis, through crutiate repairs

RE: puppy feeding

2003-03-09 Thread Andrea Brin
i am in the process of trying to make some sense of all this from a nutritionist's point of view. i am looking at documents from cornell etc. when i learn something i will pass it on. i believe my human nutrition background will permit me to understand some of the ratios etc that were developed.

Re: puppy feeding

2003-03-09 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 3/9/2003 12:17:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In reviewing research about large breed formulas I have found that most of the research was conducted by the manufacturers of dog food and pet food industry. I'm afraid this is a fact of life in terms

conditioner

2003-03-09 Thread Andrea Brin
i ran out of conditioner while finishing woofit's bath. does anyone know of some natural/organic product i can put on him without wetting him down first. thanks andrea, woofit and chi shavertown, pa http://www.brin.org/Woofit_and_Chi/

introduction - new to list

2003-03-09 Thread Julie Toft
Hello fellow berner lovers, I am new to this list and wanted to introduce myself. I am Julie Toft and I live on Whidbey Island, near Seattle, WA with Zack my 6 year old berner, Alex my 14 year old son and Larry, my fiance. I adore my dog, and am somewhat embarrased to admit that I make decisions

Re: (A long tale) Berners- expensive? Well...

2003-03-09 Thread Susan Berlin
Ah, escape-prone animals! I once had goats who believed they belonged in the house with 'the other people', and patrolled the constantly-repaired fence to find its weak points. And Djinn, now two years old, at four months leapt over a three-foot deck gate, landed on the down-facing stairs, ran

Housebreaking

2003-03-09 Thread Jenn Waldron
Hi Everyone, Charlie is 10 weeks old. He has been home for 2 weeks now. When should I expect house breaking to be done. Charlie is doing really well we are being very consistant. He has had very few accidents. He is still crated when he can't be directly supervised and is on a very good routine.

Re: Had Enough (What?)Long

2003-03-09 Thread MnTwhalen
In a message dated 3/9/2003 10:11:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm confused---what in this profile indicates that she would not be a good berner owner ? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: Had Enough (What?)Long

2003-03-09 Thread Sylvia Katvala
Mike, I have personally a big problem with people not signing their emails. This was not directed toward you, because you signed yours properly:) The person who said people didn't do this and that, well if I get an email without a signature, it goes directly into the trash. Here we have a

Re: new training trick

2003-03-09 Thread Dtentler3
Hi fellow Berner owners, I have a fourteen month old male. I love working with him, but I can't get him to do anything new. He sits, down, stay, heel, come. I want to teach him roll over, play dead, beg, anything new! Any suggestions on how to train a berner to do any of these things? He

RIP Heidi, Sandy Lakritz's beautiful lady.

2003-03-09 Thread jean cheesman
With great sadness have just uploaded a Tribute Page to Heidi! She died on my Birthday earlier this week, after a wonderful long life! Biggest Berner Hugs to Sandy Lakritz. who will be missing her Manhattan Perfect Berner Lady so much. Find Heidi's new Tribute Page on the Longlease Recent

Re: Had Enough (What?)Long

2003-03-09 Thread Seleya8
In a message dated 3/9/2003 4:49:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike, I have personally a big problem with people not signing their emails. This was not directed toward you, because you signed yours properly:) The person who said people didn't do this and that,

Re: Removing ticks

2003-03-09 Thread Kathryn Davis
Rose T. wrote about a local remedy in Guyana to remove ticks--to soak a cotton pad with Gordon's Gin and press gently over the tick, the booze anaethetises the tick and they let go:-) Wouldn't that be contributing to the delinquency of a minor--tick?:-D Kathy

Re: introduction - new to list

2003-03-09 Thread Ray Pat Burgett
Hi Julie If you email [EMAIL PROTECTED] you will get a nice packet of information about breeders in the NW. Turley's are members of the Seattle Berner club and do a great job of breeder referral for our area. We have placed a number of puppies in your area that were a result of that referral

Happy Birthday Emma

2003-03-09 Thread Mary-Ann Bowman
Today Emma (U-CD Snowbern's Emmaline Rose, CDX, DD, CGC) is nine years old, although you would be hard pressed to believe it as she looks great. In spite of her propensity to eat everything and destroy things, she has made it to her Golden Birthday (nine on the ninth :)! Mary-Ann Bowman Salt Lake

Re:Caesar (remember us??)

2003-03-09 Thread Vegasbep
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Specialty Shopping Tip

2003-03-09 Thread Mary-Ann Bowman
I must share with my berner-l friends a shopping tip -- don't leave the Specialty without your own pair of the lucky green socks!!! At the Spokane Specialty I was browsing before obedience and came upon a booth with some great berner socks. I bought the green ones, put them right on, did

Dunbar needs your help

2003-03-09 Thread Marjie
Dunbar needs your thoughts, prayers and any other hopes you can spare for getting hom well. He has been in kidney failure and has been in the hospital for 5 days. Until today he has been getting better on fluids and antibiotics. He is very much sicker today, his attitude is much worse.

Re:Caesar (remember us??)

2003-03-09 Thread zanned
Kim, I can't believe it 's been two years since you were just getting into the swing of bernerdom. Happy birthday to Caesar. Suzanne Deering High Point NC (Where we've had TWO WHOLE DAYS of sun) [Original Message] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 3/9/2003 8:40:58

Re: new training trick

2003-03-09 Thread Claudia Brydon
Hi Darlene, My Berner, Boomer, hasn't learned anything new for a few months now. Haven't tried for a while. But he does roll over, play dead, beg, whisper, woof, BARK, several other tricks and loves agility, although at a relaxed pace. I'd be happy to tell you some of the methods I used to

Re: BERNER-L digest 4313

2003-03-09 Thread kate puckett
Hi, I am just curious, do many of the Berners out there play fetch with a ball? I get the idea that they usually don't. My almost 9 month old Jet loves to play fetch, but it might be because he knows it makes me happy. From: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bernese

Re: lawn fertilizer question

2003-03-09 Thread Janice Parky
Libby- I used the product from Garden's Alive that is made from corn gluten. It was supposed to feed the lawn and kill weeds, I think??? It was recommended to apply in the spring and again in the fall. I did the spring time application. My guy went NUTS eating the tiny granules off the lawn,

Re: BERNER-L digest 4304

2003-03-09 Thread George Diana
Dear Kenny, my name is Diana I am owned by both a Berner (Theo) age 7yrs a Newfoundland(Emma) also 7yrs 0ld! They are 4 days apart,so apparently my husband I, my l7 yr old at the time committed ourselves to parenting( yes that's what it is) canine twins! The difference being from your

Re: BERNER-L digest 4309

2003-03-09 Thread George Diana
Valerie, I have both a Berner Newf, my heart goes out to you Jeeves so much so. Has he had an ultraosound done on kidneys bladder for stones etc. Also ultra sound on organs? On bloodwork was there an abnormality in liver function at all? My Newf has lots of urinary problems while reading

Re: Removing ticks

2003-03-09 Thread Fran Jones
Hey Rose! Sounds like a good remedy; but I have to ask, how much gin went on the dog and how much went into the bipeds?! A squish for the dog; a slug for the biped; a squish for the dog; a slug for the biped. LOL Sounds like a great remedy! We'll try it next time ;- Fran West Vancouver, BC