Hi Eileen: Our 10 month old Berner Gertie INSISTS on having something in her mouth when she greats us. Actually, she won't even come over to us till she has something, then she'll come over, tail going a mile a minute, and shove the item (usually one of her stuffed toys) into our legs...or elsewhere. I thought it was a conditioned response on her part to have something in her mouth so that she wouldn't give "welcome home love nibbles". Maybe the experts on the L could give us the REAL reason :)
Mike and Gertie - the orally fixated Berner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:39 AM Subject: Bring me . . . a SOCK > We need some levity here. > > Micawber the Berner boy has been bouncing along, doing just fine. Currently > he is standing outside the office barking at me because I have the baby gate > up so he can't get in. The purpose is not to keep Mic out, but Nessie the > Newfie, who is recovering from her second surgery from her double ACL > rupture this winter, IN. > > Does anyone else have a Berner who has to pick something up and hold it in > order to greet them? What Mic really wants is a sock. If he can't get a > sock, he'll get a shoe. And if he can't get either of those things he'll go > trash my bed and carry down some bedclothes. So I leave him some socks out > to grab and carry when I come home. How sad is THAT, I ask you!!! > > Eileen Morgan > The Mare's Nest > http://www.enter.net/~edlehman > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/2003 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:39 AM Subject: Bring me . . . a SOCK > We need some levity here. > > Micawber the Berner boy has been bouncing along, doing just fine. Currently > he is standing outside the office barking at me because I have the baby gate > up so he can't get in. The purpose is not to keep Mic out, but Nessie the > Newfie, who is recovering from her second surgery from her double ACL > rupture this winter, IN. > > Does anyone else have a Berner who has to pick something up and hold it in > order to greet them? What Mic really wants is a sock. If he can't get a > sock, he'll get a shoe. And if he can't get either of those things he'll go > trash my bed and carry down some bedclothes. So I leave him some socks out > to grab and carry when I come home. How sad is THAT, I ask you!!! > > Eileen Morgan > The Mare's Nest > http://www.enter.net/~edlehman > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/2003 >
