Posted for Pamela: ----------------------------------------
You have written a VERY good post/answer... "old age".... I think you educated an awful lot op people today and made them think. Good for you. Thank you for the statistics as well, because it illustrates exactly the kind of information that is truly helpful. Remembering Rocky (Berner, poison @ age 7.5) Radar (Lab-mix, bloat @ 14+, also suffering from some dementia) and Brushhopper (Lab-mix, Parvo @ 4 years, 2 days before a litter of 12 were due to be whelped; 2nd confirmed death in the county, about the 5th confirmed case, vaccine unavailable then); childhood dogs: Khaki, Lab, 8 yrs, euthanasia, unspecified probable stomach/internal cancer; Pokey, cocker spaniel, 2 yrs, auto accident; Flopsy, cocker, 13 yrs, euthanasia, bit my toddler brother. Yes, I still grieve for each one. Pamela and Dick with Allegra and Monty (can we sleep outside tonight again) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Hostetter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 8:12 AM Subject: RE: Do Berners ever die of old age? I've had many ppo's call and tell me their previous dog 'died of > old age'. To me, this means they do not know why their dog died. In > today's world, that means they did not try to find out (for whatever > reason).
