Fwd: Bernese Mtn Dog segment (KMM647112V8387L0KM)

2002-11-22 Thread BernerFolk
Here's the response I rec'd from MSL when I asked when the Ridgefield walk segment would air. -Sherri In a message dated 11/21/2002 3:05:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thank you for your interest in Martha Stewart Living television. Unfortunately, we do not have

AKC CHF Fundraiser - There is STILL TIME.......

2002-11-22 Thread Dr. William B. Neff
The drawing for the two gorgeous paintings that Willem Wijnberg painted for our AKC CHF Fundraiser to fight canine cancer will be on Thanksgiving Day. Both of these Berner paintings are just gorgeous and once you see them you are going to want to make a donation to help fight Cancer and to try

Re: AKC CHF Fundraiser - There is STILL TIME.......

2002-11-22 Thread Pat Long
http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/CHF/ Joye, I also found out that Matthew Breen (who is also working on this study in North Carolina in concert with the lab at Fred Hutchinson) is known to the Berner community in the UK. It may have even been his influence that helped target the Bernese

We need Help Help Help with Transport!!!

2002-11-22 Thread KahlanRule
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Re: We need Help Help Help with Transport!!!

2002-11-22 Thread Annes4
In a message dated 11/22/2002 8:04:46 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We are still in need of some help transporting Teddy. There is still a segment between the IL/IN border and Akron, OH on Saturday that still needs filling as I understand it. Are there any listers

Help Needed for Run

2002-11-22 Thread KahlanRule
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2002-11-22 Thread KahlanRule
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Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery

2002-11-22 Thread Nobles.Carrie
IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY Don't take this the wrong way, but for the longest time now, I've been trying to imitate my dog. Not his look, which is furry and black. Not his walk, which, as with most of a waddle. And not his tail. I don't need a tail. I

Martha Stewart

2002-11-22 Thread Imbrich
I thought Martha Stewart Living was airing Ridgefield Berner Parade story today (11/22) She's in high Thanksgiving mode and unfortunately there's no hint of Berners. Does anybody have an update?

Berners and Newfs/ was Looking for Breeder

2002-11-22 Thread Eileen Morgan
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am looking for a breeder. I used to live in Colorado and had talked to many people with BMD's. After researching quite a bit, I feel that this is the companion I am looking for. I used to have a Newf, she was a great companion.

Re: chronic ear problems

2002-11-22 Thread Eileen Morgan
Lliira always was getting ear infections; she also has airborne plant allergies which render her completely miserable from late August until the first frost. Last year we put her on allergy shots and low and behold, all the ear infections cleared up and have not returned. Eileen Morgan The Mare's

Re: Christmas Puppies for Sale!

2002-11-22 Thread Dino Candelaria
Dino and the Blackcoral Berner Bunch remembering Kru, Cozy, Sergio and Diver Caldwell ID [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/blackcoralberner/ Vicky Whitney [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/21/02 04:40PM WAIT!! WAIT!! Read the whole letter before you get upset. Yep you can be upset at the end-

Who Let the Dogs In? And When?

2002-11-22 Thread Robin Disler
Hi Everyone, The link below is an article that appears in the Washington Post today that I found interesting and thought you might enjoy. It talks about where and when dogs became domesticated and how dogs actually understand humans even better then chimpanzees. Happy Reading, Robin

Understanding HD/ED Ratings

2002-11-22 Thread Karyn Waugh
Good Morning All!! I have what I hope is a simple question. I thought I knew what all the different ratings were for HD and ED and I'm finding out real fast that I know very little. What does HD Normal mean? OFA grades HD as either excellent, Good, Fair, Borderline, Mild, Moderate, or

ADMIN: Plain Text versus HTML

2002-11-22 Thread Pat Long
HTML, or hyper-text markup language, is what allows us to post with colors, underlines, italics, and all of the special text editing techniques that we have available to us. The Berner-L cannot handle it properly, nor can everyone's email software. Plain text is what is required to post to

Re: chronic ear problems

2002-11-22 Thread Michaela Simmons
Hi Carol I can't speak form personal experience but one of my friend's Berners used to suffer mercilessly from chronic ear problems. For years on end. Like you, she exhausted the whole antibiotic-drops- ear salves- etc- range and although all these things helped for a little while, nothing really

Re: Understanding HD/ED Ratings

2002-11-22 Thread Jeff Mary Chapdelaine - SnoBear berners
Hi Karen, I will try to help you with this. There are many pedigrees where you will see dog's with ratings from foreign registries. Most of those system's ratings can be found here: http://www.malinut.com/do/hd.shtml GDC had a hip rating as Normal but it was either EN= Excellent Normal, GN=Good

Griffin has Erhlichiosis!

2002-11-22 Thread Cecilia Ståhl
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Rescue Dog Convoy

2002-11-22 Thread Pat Long
posted in plain text for Maria: I am trying to help Ellen with this rescue. We are still in dire need of people to drive Teddy to his forever home! We have pieces of the trip but big gaps and time is running out. The Akron Ohio to his home leg looks good for Saturday if we can get him from

Wake Up Call

2002-11-22 Thread dvick . willbeck
Michigan, 6:30am Friday morning, four inches of freshly fallen snow. I'm tired yet awake enough to let the dogs - who can hardly contain themselves - outside. I put them out and head for the kitchen and some breakfast. As I munch on my toast I gaze out the kitchen window across the

List Messages

2002-11-22 Thread Karyn Waugh
I'm just curious, does anyone else get the digest form of the list and if so, do you have any problems with not all the messages showing up? I notice that quite alot of the messages never get posted on the digest form. I get a funny message about HTML in where the message should be. I'm

Re: List Messages - ADMIN: Plain Text versus HTML

2002-11-22 Thread Pat Long
You see? This is what I'm talking about!! I am NOT making it up!! As a matter of fact, I'm going to forward what it is that many of us see when you post in HTML. I'll remove the culprit's name to protect the insolent, I mean innocent. Pat From: Karyn Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: List

Griffin has Erlichiosis!

2002-11-22 Thread Cecilia Ståhl
Four days on the list and I'm already asking for help ... My 3 year old intact male, Griffin, was diagnosed today with Erhlichiosis. He had had a very tiny nosebleed, no other symptoms and to be on the safe side, I took him in earlier this week for the vet to check him over. I had had him on a

ADMIN: message was posted in HTML

2002-11-22 Thread Pat Long
This is all that I receive at this email address when someone posts to the List with HTML or with attachments. Please don't ask me to repost it for you in plain text, because I never got the original message to be able to do that. You have to resend it to me privately so that I can post it in

RE: Article on Origins (DNA) of Dogs - Also in the Wall Street Journal

2002-11-22 Thread Nancy Melone
If you miss this version, a similar article appeared in today's Wall Street Journal (front page of MarketPlace section) on page B1. -Original Message- From: george hasenauer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 3:36 AM To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List Subject:

AKC CHF Raffle.

2002-11-22 Thread jean cheesman
Hi All, Just a reminder for those of you who have not yet entered this raffle for these two beautiful Berner paintings donated by Willem, tomorrow is the closing day!! http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/CHF/ OK, I have a big interest here 'cause one of 'em is my Mr Mischief Sam as an eight week

Berner Parade on MS TV?

2002-11-22 Thread KendyBo
Sorry about the wrong info about the Ridgefield Berner Parade. I thought we were told it would be aired today, but it wasn't. Does anyone know when it will be on? Kendra

FW: Berner-L Histio RollCall

2002-11-22 Thread Auger, Meg (MN14)
If you're interested, add yours to the List. Hannibal, 7/29/88 - 5/23/93, loved by Pat Long, Berwyn PA Toby 6/29/97 - 6/30/00, loved by Sid Liz Steinweg, Colorado Springs CO Ria, 2/4/98 - ll/4/02, loved by Mary and Lou Norris, Manassas, VA Arrow - 2/14/97 - 12/8/98, loved by Carol Ken

Re: Honoring Seniors

2002-11-22 Thread jean cheesman
Would love to add a current dog to this roll call, but my eldest dog at the moment is Sweet Sunny Girl aged eight! Have also Simmy at three and adoptee Barney at four. Honoring Seniors is very special to me, lost my first ever Berner, Tinka, a few weeks short of her fourteenth birthday! Biggest

Re: Dog Food

2002-11-22 Thread Kelly
My question would be is this added to the food or being added because they are using euthanized pets in their food and it's getting into the food through these pets. No it is from euthanized cattle and horses that have been processed for the food. It is not being added by hand. Kelly Weir

RE: AKC CHF Raffle.

2002-11-22 Thread Pat Long Paul Dangel
Of course, if I know Joye (and I do), then she's probably going to allow procrastinators all next week to get their donations in - I'll bet all you need to do is to let her know that they are on their way!! Joye - mine should be in the mail if you don't have it already!!! Pat Long, a babysat

Re: Dog Food

2002-11-22 Thread Kelly
Here is the link to the Fox 2 News web site www.wjbk.com . Kelly Weir Michigan http://home.twmi.rr.com/skylinebmd/index.html/hopeindex.htm

Learning lessons the hard way...

2002-11-22 Thread catherine green
Vicky Whitney wrote -- (No lectures, please, on how I should have been doing this since he was a baby puppy -- I've learned my lesson, and make a solemn oath that I'll do so with the NEXT puppy. Damn, I hate learning lessons the hard way . . . ) Same goes for me! Except that I completely

Re: Dog Food

2002-11-22 Thread nbmws6
I have this link that was posted a few weeks ago. http://www.doglogic.com/petsinfood.htm - Original Message - From: Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 6:25 PM Subject: Re: Dog Food Here is the link to the Fox

How to post in Plain Text if you are AOL

2002-11-22 Thread JSTELMAK
The process if very simple: 1. Verify you are typing your message in Arial font 2. Type your message 3. Highlight your message (left click and drag the length of the message). 4. Put the cursor someone on the highlighted message and right click. A small window will appear. Scroll up to

RE: Learning lessons the hard way...

2002-11-22 Thread Patricia McIlveen
One time (c. 1989) I clipped my bulldog girl's nails and made her bleed...The next time she was fine. But.. even with some counter-conditioning and positive reinforcement and desensitization, *I* still get very goosey about nail trims. I need to be clicker trained! Patricia McIlveen (Yeoman,

Re: Understanding HD/ED Ratings

2002-11-22 Thread Marion Brown
This is my understanding of the Swiss system, and I am open to correction! Since 1st January 1992 : HD A = Clear, HD B = Transitional, HD C = Mild, HD D E = Severe and not permitted for breeding. ED 0 = Free (Clear), ED 1 = Light, ED 2 3 = Severe and not permitted for breeding. I think that

Re: Dog Food

2002-11-22 Thread Ray Pat Burgett
One must read all of the reports as this story of cats and dogs in dog food has been around for a long time. The following is from the FDA report on testing of Pet Foods. Despite suspicions that pentobarbital may come from euthanized dogs and cats from animal shelters, the FDA says DNA tests on