re: tails

I had to gigglethis post came up a while back and I suggested sippy cups for serving our guests a fine wine. Cathi

Re: What's Next???/Goldie

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: Haltis and prong collars

Hi all, Just my personal experience-at around 8 months of age we needed some extra help with Bacchus. He was full of himself and I couldn't take the chance of him pulling me off my feet on a walk [I've had a total knee replacement, broke my hipetc, blah, blah]. We were taking obedience

Re: Haltis and prong collars/Articles about; URL correction

WowI just now had a chance to go read the articles at flying dog press and I was blown away. Her experiences almost mirrored mine in regards to the prong versus halti [with Bacchus anyway]. Thank you both for sending in this info. I have bookmarked it for future reference. Thank you so much

2 Labs

Try going to www.labmed.org . They are a wonderful organization that rescues Labs and places them. They were a great help when we were first setting up BEHAF [Berner Emergency Health Assistance Fund] www.behaf.com . Good luck Cathi [former BEHAF Board member] with Bacchus and Ari

Re: hot spot or not??

Hi Kathleen My experience with hot spots is they are gooey, wet, raw sores that the dogs can't leave alone. Bacchus will chew and lick and worry over it. They tend to increase in size and kind of crust over, but underneath it's still raw and gooey. They remind me of cold sores in people, except

Berner Sighting

During the first 10 min of the AKC National Invitational Championship [Animal Planet], there was a story on junior handlers. Breenie and her berner were interviewed briefly. Beautiful girl, beautiful berner. Congratulations! Cathi with Bacchus and Ari

a scare with Bacchus....again

Hi all Well once again my boy decided to freak me out. He started limping really badly a week or so ago. And this was not on his left front [the bad elbow] but his right front. Well, like all good berner owners, I totally lost it, thought the worst, and was busy writing his obit, figuring it

To the coward who is A Kessel

Thanks for the horrible private post. I'm not suffering enough for you I guess. To even respond to your poison sickens me but in case there are others who may think I posted as a way to get money..you are wrong. I had already decided on Saturday that I wouldn't even apply to BEHAF because,

Ari update

Just got off the phone from the emergency vets office. They said her heart showing signs of arrythmia [sp] earlier and her heart rate jumped to 200 [normal resting berner is around 90]. With an infusion of Lydocain they have it down to 130. She is not out of the woods. But the vet was optomistic,

Another Ari update

I called the vet this am to check on Ari and they told me to come in. This worried me as they haven't wanted me to visit in case that stressed her more. They are now extremely worried about her. Her red blood count is very low [around 27.normal is 40-60 I think they said]. So she will need

Ari update #3

I just returned from seeing Ari again. She still has them troubled about her heart, but they still want to do all they can. I mentioned this am that Ari would need a blood transfusion. I offered Bacchus, but he is not a good candidate. One of the vet techs is bring in her GSD for the blood this

Ari update #4

Today Ari looked and acted about 100% better than yesterday morning. The blood transfusion made a big difference. She is still throwing some PVC's, but not as often, and not so many at once. Again, they let me lay with her for about an hour. Her tail is wagging furiously now. She is making her

Ari update #5-YIPEE!!!!

Just got back from visiting Ari and [barring any complications tonight]she is coming home tomorrow morning!! She is doing even better than this morning. The nurse grabbed my hand and took me back there. She was so excited. Wait till you see her, wait till you see her! And sure enough, Ari

Re: [NaturalBerners] OT -- Ari update #3

I was so touched when I saw this post. I'm sorry I didn't include the phone for the vet clinic. Actually, the number I have [memorized...but I looked it up in the book, too] is [330]452-5116. They do not answer their phones between 8am-6pm while they are closed. They are open from 6pm-8am Mon-Fri

ARI IS HOME!!!!!!

Sweet Ari is home. She actually TROTTED out of the emergency clinic. Now she has assumed her rightful place-smack dab in the middle of the waterbed-and is sleeping quietly. Bacchus was overjoyed to see her. I am being careful not to let him get too exuberant with her. He is just so happy she is

Ari, Bacchus and thanks-long

Whew, I feel like I can take a deep breath for the first time in many days. Woke up this am to many kind posts...tried to respond only to find I must have burned out my old keyboard with all the e-mails of the past week. And it was OLD. How old you ask? Still used Roman Numerals! Now have very

Worried Mother Syndrome-Ari takes a ride

Everything is fine. But late this morning Ari didn't look right. Didn't want to stand, when she did she was roach-backed, stiff legged, tail tucked. Temp was elevated. I called the emergency vets and they said bring her in just to make sure. Of course, when we got there she was wagging her tail

Prima Ariadne V Adlerhorst CGC TT 11/28/96-9/08/03

Ari is gone. She didn't want to get up in bed with me last night, so I left her in the crate with the door open. I got up at 2am and couldn't find her. She was curled up on the rug in front of the front door. I called to her and she didn't raise her head. And I touched her. And she was gone. Ken

Ari....Inside the Front Door

Inside the front door is a good place. A place where Ari waited for me, even if I just went out to check the mail. She sat peeking over the screen door and listening for my footsteps. And wherever I went, and wherever she was when I left, she would always be waiting for me there. It was a place

Bacchus' diagnosis confirmed

The referral vet has confirmed Bacchus' diagnosis of osteosarcoma. Cathi

Overwhelmed

I have used the word overwhelmed so many times this past week that it has almost lost it's meaning. But I am once again, overwhelmed. First, by all the wonderfully supportive prayers and support, then by the joy everyone shared with me, then by all the financial support by phone and mail, then by

Ari and Bacchus, thoughts and pictures

I miss her. And so does Bacchus. I worried about him Tues and yesterday, he seemed so depressed. I've been trying to be happy and cheerful for him.but berners can see right through that. So to compensate, I've been stuffing his face with everything he'll eat. Bacchus has always been around

Bacchus

Okay, now I am freaking out again. I have heard Bacchus yelp several times over the past few days. But, just now, he growled at me. Not a viscious, snarling growl. The quiet, polite rumbling that I've heard when Ari got into his personal space during a nap. He was immediately apologetic. But