Re: War Dog

2003-04-04 Thread Marion Brown
I saw this dog on television (Sky News) and he really looked as though he loved what he was doing. Almost like a Bernese in the way he was trying to please his Dad! Marion Brown Teversal Bernese Mountain Dogs South Africa Dogs Never Lie About Love (Jeffrey Masson)

Re: Raffle/check as payment

2003-04-04 Thread Cecilia Ståhl
Dearest List, About check´s as payment. In Sweden nobody use check´s any more - we use card´s or cash. My monthly salary goes directly to the card. Cheques are indeed obsolete here in Sweden and have been for many years. Thank you, Margareta for bringing this up, I too have been wondering as to

Griffin update : )

2003-04-04 Thread Cecilia Ståhl
Dearest List, Thought I'd mention that Griffin is feeling a tiny bit better already! When we woke up this morning, the swelling had gone down a bit in his lower right eyelid although his nose lesions are still holding their ground. Better breathing sounds too, so my guess is that the swelling in

Specialty Raffle/Auction

2003-04-04 Thread Kathy Tim Kennedy
Have you taken a look at the BMDCC raffle and silent auction items recently? Check out the original Specialty 2003 Commemorative Painting or the one of kind Bernese dog bowl. Many new items have been added to these sites since they were first posted on berner-l thanks to the generous support of

diet for arthritis

2003-04-04 Thread P J Smith
Hi all, Re' diet for decreasing arthritis symptoms... It is quite well known that any foods in the nightshade family are considered one of the irritating or allergy response foods, that aggravates arthritis. This is re' arthritis in humans, I am not sure if the same would hold true for dogs whose

giving drugs/Griffin update : )

2003-04-04 Thread margareta . strand
Hi, I put the drug deep in the mouth, one by one, Vincent swallow between each - cuddling under the troath and afterwards something good to eat. It use to work, we also have these huge drugs at the moment. An hour ago I had my hands in his mouth of other reasons - Vincent took in his mouth

RE: cracked nose

2003-04-04 Thread Ellen Lauber
I have heard that the lightening of the pigment on dog's noses can be caused by plastic food dishes. I read that the plastic bowls can get small scratches in them and cause bacteria to grow. Whether that causes the lightening or not, I can't be sure, but better safe then sorry.. -Ellen

Mirror, Mirror On the Wall

2003-04-04 Thread Maria Crifasi
Here in the Catoctin Mountains, Spring has sprung. The herds of deer are regularly traipsing across our property, the birds are twittering, the turkeys are gobbling and the deer ticks are multiplying. Besides using Frontline, it is time for the daily tick check. When I call Buddy and Daisy,

FW: Mast Cell Tumor - Radiation?

2003-04-04 Thread peggyd
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Chey Girl V. Bear Boy

2003-04-04 Thread Cara
Hi all...its been a while! I couldn't resist this topic string! Cheyenne is 4 and a half and the love of my life. She was my first BERNER but eighth dog (all were females.) I was very reluctant to add a male (what a switch from you) But after a lot of L-Counciling I welcomed Bear into our

RE:Pigment changes (was cracked nose)

2003-04-04 Thread Cheryl Otis
Actually our dogs use metal bowls for both food and water. Does anyone know if it is diet related? Cheryl, Tessa Tanner --- Ellen Lauber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have heard that the lightening of the pigment on dog's noses can be caused by plastic food dishes. I read that the plastic

Re: Mirror, Mirror On the Wall

2003-04-04 Thread Karen
Dear Maria, Thank you so much for the insightful information about ticks. But moreso thank you so much for my early morning smile. The thoughts of tick hunting naked with a bottle of Cabernet just left way too much to my imagination. Stevie thinks that I have lost what was left of my mind!!

Help! Berner lost in N. Illinois

2003-04-04 Thread HoneybearB
Lynn Griffin just phoned me crying. Her Sydney, a medium-sized, in tact, out-of-coat Berner female bolted through the front door of a lady's home at 7:15 this morning. Sydney was staying there while Lynn and John were going away for a short vacation. It is currently raining in our area and

Re: joint pain diet

2003-04-04 Thread Michaela Simmons
Rose wrote: She found that her condition was highly aggravated when she ate red and green peppers. Well, that is VERY interesting. My husband doesn't suffer from arthritis per se, but I have been feeding him a lot of peppers lately and he has been complaining of achy joints. Harvey refuses to

Histiocytic Sarcoma

2003-04-04 Thread Margareta Strand
Disseminated Histiocytic Sarcoma - the same as Malignant Histiocytosis? I saw a notation Disseminated Histiocytic Sarcoma is what earlier was called MH? Am I right? Margareta Stockholm - our town had snow in the morning, in the afternoon sunshine!

Finally found the Berner of my life!!!

2003-04-04 Thread terri thompson-brady
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FW: Show recording fee increases

2003-04-04 Thread das4dogs
This came to me from another club I belong to. I thought it might be of interest to those here who show their dogs. Donna the Wild Berner Bunch Flagstaff, Arizona Subject: re: recording fee increases Heads up: AKC is considering increasing the recording fee from .50 to $3.00, IMO we should

Aeryn the obedience star -- birthday girl too

2003-04-04 Thread Susan Wilkinson
I've been meaning to write this for the last week now -- and by waiting I now have 2 announcements. Most timely is that today marks Aeryn's 5th birthday!! This is cause for much celebration to mark such a special event but also bittersweet for me. I've promised not to dwell on the sadness that

Specialty Numbers are out!

2003-04-04 Thread Kim Morrow
The numbers for the Specialty are posted at Jack Bradshaw. They are as follows: 312 Bernese Mountain Dog 88-116-14VD-16VB-31D-(33-19)-14BR-5SD 44 Bernese Mt. Dog Futurity 17-27 108 Bernese Mt. Dog Sweepstakes 48-60 34 Bernese Mt. Dog Veteran Sweepstakes 17-17 Junior Showmanship

FW: Cirrus Falcon

2003-04-04 Thread Terri Taylor-Mikes
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Re: Cirrus Falcon

2003-04-04 Thread Jeff Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners
OK, What is this all about? My computer has this apoplication BUT it has been there since 1998. So, it seems it was loaded when the computer was made. I don't think this is an application that you should remove from your computer. Can anyone verify this? Thanks, Mary Jeff Mary Chapdelaine

Re: Cirrus Falcon

2003-04-04 Thread Karen
Yes I just, like a dummy and being computer illiterate panicked a bit and did as I was told with the instructions. I did notice that this had been in there since 1999, but I went ahead and deleted it as instructed. So have I in fact now opened up an even bigger can of worms some how. I am such a

Re: Cirrus Falcon

2003-04-04 Thread Jeff Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners
It is a hoax. Jdbgmgr.exe file hoax Reported on: April 12, 2002 Last Updated on: March 20, 2003 10:50:15 AM Symantec Security Response encourages you to ignore any messages regarding this hoax. It is harmless and is intended only to cause unwarranted concern. Type: Hoax This hoax, like the

Re: Cirrus Falcon

2003-04-04 Thread Jeff Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners
Hi Karen, Go here: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/jdbgmgr.exe.file.hoax.html Restore instructions should be included. Jeff Mary Chapdelaine SnoBear Berners N. California, USA http://snobear.freeyellow.com

Re: Cirrus Falcon

2003-04-04 Thread Jeff Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners
NOTE: If you have already deleted the Jdbgmgr.exe file, in most cases, you do not need to re-install it. The following quote is extracted from the Microsoft Knowledge Base article, Virus Hoax: Microsoft Debugger Registrar for Java (Jdbgmgr.exe) Is Not a Virus (Q322993). The Microsoft Debugger

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

2003-04-04 Thread Kathryn Davis
A late response to Jean's post about 'reverse sneezing': 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). I give them all the dogs 1 teasp of kelp with dessicated liver sprinkled over their food each morning

Re: BERNER-L digest 4354

2003-04-04 Thread EURAM1942

RE: Pigment changes (was cracked nose)

2003-04-04 Thread Nancy Melone
There appear to be a number of reasons why pigmentation can fade, but in the reference texts that I have snow nose is listed as specifically affecting Bernese Mountain Dogs. Basically it is a common condition in which the dark pigment of the nose fades during the winter months and darkens again

Getting your dog to take pills

2003-04-04 Thread Amanda
Luckily my Griffon always let me place the pill at the back side of his mouth and he would just swallow them- if you place it in the right spot they have no choice but to swallow it. But towards the end of his battle w/ Malignant Histiocytosis, he wasn't too thrilled about all of the pills he had

Appenzeller-mix in NYC requires rehoming

2003-04-04 Thread Lisa D Allen
A family in New York City seeks to place their three years old, spayed female, likely Appenzeller-mix into a new home. When they adopted Lucy, they lived in Georgia. They are very fond of her but feel an environment which provides the stimulation and opportunities for activity suitable for

re: cracked nose

2003-04-04 Thread Lisa Baldwin
cracking noses can be a sign of autoimmune disease. my bernese has had a cracked nose it was diagnosed as lupus. cracking is different than discolouration. although discolouration can also be a symptom of autoimmune disease, it can also be caused by diet, light exposure, genetics. lisa baldwin

Pat Long's Health Disk

2003-04-04 Thread Janice Parky
Pat- Can you give me (us) information of the cost of the BMD Health Articles disk that you have available? In the past week I have forwarded articles to 3 differnent Berner owners who were concerned about health problems with their dogs. I would like to purchase a number of them to have on

Re: Raffle/check as payment

2003-04-04 Thread Raymond Burgett
We use PayPal for our online business and it is now set up to except payments by credit card from outside the U.S. Funds can be sent to anyone with an email address. If any one is interested we can send PayPal information to you. Ray Pat Burgett Eaglecap Bernese Talee,Lexi,Bell, Shadow Max