Please take me off your mailing list Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: BERNER-L Digest 4264
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) auction update by "Amy Kessler" 2) Watchung BMD Show Schedule by "Don Metzler" 3) Digest 4102 by heytrap 4) Please change me to individual posts. by "Linda R. Wilbur" 5) You've got to laugh! by "jean cheesman" 6) Fwd: Florida Berner Rescue Needed by [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7) Re: BERNER-L digest 4261 by "BRACKEN'S" 8) Food for thought by "Lisa D Allen" 9) W32.Klez.E removal tools by hvwhitney 10) Fussy eaters? by Melissa Chan 11) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ????? by Sylvia Katvala 12) Re: BMDCA Lobby Raffle by "Janice Parky" 13) Re: Food for thought by "Jeff & Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners" 14) Digest 4102 by msontag 15) Re: Weird things eaten by "Sharon Greenberg" 16) Re: Weird things eaten by [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ATTACHMENT part 2.1 message/rfc822 From: "Amy Kessler" To: "Berner l" CC: "BARC Group Chat" Subject: auction update Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 12:01:27 -0600 Sorry for the delay in telling everyone what happened yesterday at the auction, but with a new baby, such a long night and an early morning, it takes me a while to get anything done! The auction news is both good and bad. Many of the dogs were scratched from the auction prior to it starting, and many of Bub Gage's dogs were pulled mid auction. Our best guess as to the reason is the low bids that the dogs were bringing. These bids were nowhere near the bid prices that he got last year and the year before. Of the 15 dogs he had scheduled to be auctioned, I believe only 5 were actually placed for auction. The BARC board decided that BARC would not be the outlet for Bub's dogs. In the past, these dogs have had numerous health problems, particularly orthopedic ones, and always severe. Many of you may not be aware that Bub is the source for many of the pups that have shown up in the pet stores. He can't sell his dogs here in KS or MO and is having no luck CO. which was another one of his big markets. So BARC's board requested that those rescuers going to the auction on behalf of BARC NOT bid on the Gage dogs unless they were going at ridiculously low amounts. Well, we did come home with 1 Gage dog. A male that sold for 450.00. Take note that this is a far cry from the $2500-8100 we paid a year and two years ago. :-) As most of you are aware, BARC has placed a "cap" on our bids at the last several auctions to insure that WE are not the reason for the high prices or increase in numbers of berners sold at auction. At the last two auctions, we noted that the prices for Berners have begun to fall and continue to do so. The number of dogs to be sold in this auction was comparatively high. There were many more Cavaliers, Pomeranian and Yorkie's than Bernese, and to my knowledge, their breed clubs have not been at the auctions bidding on their breeds. We went to the auctions with limits on what we would spend per dog and how many we could handle in terms of fostering, veterinary care and transportation. In the end, BARC came home with 13 dogs. In total,I believe there were approximately 30 Berners sold. I don't have the catalog here to give you the exact numbers, but I can tell you that the auctioneers were expecting BARC to take the final bids, they came to BARC with dogs that people had retracted their bid on, and when they had a dog with a high reserve that no one else would pay, again they came looking for BARC. In all of these scenarios, BARC did not buy at the inflated prices they were asking for, leaving them with no money in their pockets for all the trouble of offering this large number of Berners. There were groups of Amish/Mennonites there with their trailers ready to buy. I am sure that Bob Hughes knew putting SO many berners and rare breeds up for sale at once would draw the Amish/Mennonites from PA and he was right. As much as I would have loved to spend every one's money and come home with ALL of those dogs, I truly believe that the statement we made was a loud one, and possibly one of the means to help us to an end. FYI; Berners were NOT the highest selling dogs at this auction.........the Leo's have seemed to draw their interest now. There was a Leo that sold for 5000.00 Cavaliers are still in high demand and will probably stay there for a while since they are so much easier to house and sell. The highest selling berner at this auction was $2750.00. This was for a 4 year old female that I suspect they had problems breeding. Many of these dogs were there because the breeders/importers could not sell the dogs. Others I think have learned that raising and selling this breed is NOT going to be as easy as most breeds because the true berner lovers are SO much more aggressive about education and protecting their breed. So it is a double-edged sword.......we are glad they are having a tough time breeding and selling the dogs, but we hate to see them show up at auction. I hope you are all as pleased as I am with the job these wonderful BARC people did. It is not easy to go to these auctions, but it is even tougher when you are sent with instructions and limitations. If any one has ANY questions, please feel free to ask. I am always available in any way that I can be of help. Thank you again Gary, Penny, Liz and Jim.....ya did good! Amy R. Kessler LionHeart Bernese BARC, Inc. PO Box 472892 Aurora, Co 80047 www.barcinc.com > ATTACHMENT part 2.2 message/rfc822 From: "Don Metzler" To: "BernerDigest" Subject: Watchung BMD Show Schedule Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 13:31:21 -0500 Hi, The Watchung BMD site does not list the show schedule. Since a good number of you folks on this digest below to the Watchung BMD club, could you please let me know what the schedule looks like for the next couple of months. I would be interested in seeing the carting as well as conformation trials. I would like to swing bye and put a face to some of the names. Thanks! Diane Metzler NJ > ATTACHMENT part 2.3 message/rfc822 From: heytrap To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Digest 4102 Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 13:35:10 -0600 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ---REMAINDER OF MESSAGE TRUNCATED--- * * This post contains a forbidden message format * * (such as an attached file, a v-card, HTML formatting) * * Mail Lists at Prairienet only accept PLAIN TEXT * * If your postings display this message your mail program * * is not set to send PLAIN TEXT ONLY and needs adjusting * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ---- > ATTACHMENT part 2.4 message/rfc822 From: "Linda R. Wilbur" To: "Berner L, Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing" Subject: Please change me to individual posts. Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:35:11 -0500 Please change. Thanks. Linda R. Wilbur Henrietta, NY [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ATTACHMENT part 2.5 message/rfc822 From: "jean cheesman" To: "Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List" Subject: You've got to laugh! Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 20:55:44 -0000 Hi All, Earlier today I had put a Guestbook on the Histio Roll Call WebPage I am busily constructing at the moment and a little later had the usual confirmation mail back from from the host server. Here's part of the message: >>>You've just created the Web ID: histiocytosis for yourself, and >>>we couldn't be happier! Well, you've got to laugh! BTW All those of you on the original Roll Call who have sent me pics or promised to send, biggest thanks! Starting to look like a proper website! Those of you who haven't responded to all those personal mails I sent out, I hope you have a good excuse and were away for the weekend or only have a computer at work!! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MESSAGE EXCEEDED PERMITTED LENGTH * * * * message truncated * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
