RE: 2005 National Specialty

2003-06-09 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Tari, Would you care to correct this statement, or shall I? Pat Long Berwyn PA -Original Message- From: Jenn Waldron Posted for my breeder Tari Hafner 2005 Specialty Chair Let me start out by stating that there are no plans to hold the 2005 national specialty in Lancaster, PA. This rum

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2003-06-09 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
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Backing up in a Cart - part 2

2003-06-09 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
One more thought about backing up. The position of the shafts relative to the dog are also important. The most common offender of this is using the large competition cart with wooden shafts from Dog Works on a smaller novice dog. The problem lies in the fact that there is no adjustablility in the s

Backing up in a Cart - part 1 (long)

2003-06-09 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Reposted for Jim, the first time through they got garbled! I have put on many a draft clinic and have seen all kinds of setups where the participant have thought their dog was properly adjusted in their harness but were not. I would suggest that you have your outfit checked out by someone who has

RE: 2005 Specialty

2003-06-09 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
>Is the 2005 Specialty actually scheduled to be held in Lancaster County or is this hypothetical? Rose, In answer to your question, the Specialty Committee has changed the site of the Specialty from Lancaster. We'll all be looking forward to learning where it will be held! They have a great deal

RE: Lancaster County National

2003-06-08 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Radha, You ask some very good questions, and I'd have to do a great deal of research in order to give you specifics. But I'll try to cover most of them with the general information that I've followed over the years. Lancaster is unique because it has a group of people that are protected for sever

Babies & Berners!!

2003-06-07 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Reposted for Rose (sometimes AOL messages get completely garbled, does anyone know why that would happen?): Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 10:30:03 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Babies & Berners!! Hi Karyn & any other pregnant Lers!! I have 3 BMD's and had my first "hu

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2003-06-06 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text for Sherry: ! have been awake pretty much since Wednesday morning but I had to post this.. I am so proud of my girl Macy..aka... Santera's Evening Masquerade.. Macy freewhelped 18 beautiful Berner babies yesterday. 9 males and 9 females.  She began her labor at about 5:30 am

RE: Reminder - the Lancaster County PA Boycott

2003-06-06 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Tom, I'm sorry, I didn't realize! The 2005 people just got the information about the Specialty? Or have they had longer than 2 years? Didn't they realize a year ago or more that they were doing this? Wasn't that 3 years, or is my math really rusty? Couldn't we have used a site that we had used be

RE: Reminder - the Lancaster County PA Boycott

2003-06-06 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Sylvia, I'm afraid that I'm not kidding on this one. I wish I were! Thanks for getting your feedback in to the club so quickly, I'm sorry to do this to Suzanne, but the club needs to know BEFORE any decisions become finalized! (Her email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]) And just to clarify, it's not that ou

RE: stupid questions

2003-06-06 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Silly, that was number 5! Hug that Halley for me! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA -Original Message- From: Janice Parky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] You forgot my favorite one. 6. Yes, they shed. > Berner fun FAQs > 1. Purebred Bernese Mountain Dog > 2. From Bern, not Burma > 3. Gir

RE: Random acts of Destruction

2003-06-06 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Kelli, My Hannibal used to do the exact same thing at Oscar's age. Until we got Vesta. He was so happy to have a buddy - I don't think he ever left her side when we were out. Miss Vesta, however, also had to go through the random acts of wanton destruction phase. Paul got home early one time to te

RE: stupid questions

2003-06-06 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
It may just be time for a new Berner-L t-shirt, some of you will remember the two different years we did that, first time with a puppy at the computer, and the second with an adult at the computer. But on the back was: Berner fun FAQs 1. Purebred Bernese Mountain Dog 2. From Bern, not Burma 3. Gir

Pat Long Photos for Fundraising

2003-06-06 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
I will be doing them on a very limited basis in Texas, as soon as I know what day I will be doing them, I will let you know. I will NOT be available for any photos for any reason for any event held in Lancaster County. These photos have raised over $12,000 for the breed over the years, thanks to

Reminder - the Lancaster County PA Boycott

2003-06-05 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
For those of you who have any cause to come spend money in Lancaster County, just a reminder! A boycott has been underway in Lancaster County for some time now. The representatives of the county at the state level have been able to hold up any and almost all legislation that might curtail the right

RE: venting - one solution

2003-06-04 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Andie, Well, we have some baseball cards that will help answer some of those often heard questions and comments! See: http://bernered.homestead.com/Card.html Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

OT: Computer help needed

2003-06-03 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
This has been bugging me since she first mentioned the problem, I would love to find out the answer!! - Pat --- I need help posting... ever since I got my new computer for Christmas I have been unable to post to the list. Pat Long has verified that I

RE: Do Berners ever die of old age?

2003-06-01 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Dear Jordan, You just keep enjoying Hesse, and give him some big hugs from me too!! When my Hannibal died he was only 4 years old. It broke my heart, he was that one in a million dog that so many of us seem to find in Berners. But I decided that I would rather have 4 special years with a Berner t

RE: Do Berners ever die of old age?

2003-06-01 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
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

BernerFest, June 8th, NY?

2003-05-31 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text to make sure everyone sees it! (I wasn't sure where this is, but my guess is New York state?) --- Here is the info. you are looking for. Feel free to cross post. I am having to take pain meds. & do not have enough energy to even post. Please

RE: could you post for me?

2003-05-31 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text for Patt: -    We have a cottage on a lake and it is fenced except for the lake side.  So of course Oscar wants to jump in the lake and go to the neighbors to visit their dog.  Does anyone have any suggestions for a type of barr

Digest 4438 - No HTML!!!

2003-05-30 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Thanks for starting my Friday off so nicely!! And an enormous thank you to everyone who goes out of their way to make sure they post to the List in plain text! I know it's a pain, but it is well worth the effort. A great big THANK YOU ALL! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

RE: 2004 BMDCA National Specialty

2003-05-30 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Reposted in plain text for those of you who didn't see the original: --- Rollin, Rollin, Rollin, to Roundup 2004 The 2004 Specialty will be held March 28th - April 3rd, 2004 at the Hampton Inn and Suites & Convention Center in Mesquite, Tex

RE: Help us educate

2003-05-27 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Crossposted by author's request: (And if any of the posts here on the Berner-L have been especially helpful in managing through those difficult early training times, do let her know about those too! If you can't find the specific posts, I may be able to help you find them.) Pat ---

July Dog Fancy BMDCA Ad - Thank You's

2003-05-27 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Reposted in plain text for Robin: - Hello Everyone, Since those of you with subscriptions to Dog Fancy are beginning to receive the July edition that features BMDs, I thought it would be timely to share some information about the BMDCA

RE: iron on Berner decals?

2003-04-12 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text for Vilma: Does anyone know where I can order a medium sized iron on decal (maybe 4-6 inches diameter) of a Berner for use on clothing? Thanks!

RE: Pat Long's Health Disk

2003-04-05 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Janice, I'm glad that the disk helps! For those of you who don't know about it, it has all of the articles that are on my website, and a few others as well. It's $20 a diskette, or two for $30. All the money goes to educational efforts, or the Berner-L Education Fund. Pat Long, a babysat Maddie a

RE: Histiocytic Sarcoma

2003-04-04 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Margareta, Here is the quote from Dr. Moore's website on histiocytosis: "Histiocytic sarcoma and malignant histiocytosis (MH) occur with high incidence in Bernese Mountain Dogs, Rottweilers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Golden Retrievers and sporadically in many other breeds. Histiocytic sarcomas occu

ADMIN: Another Completely Plain Text Digest!

2003-04-01 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
All right, you guys are going to spoil me now! That's two - in one week without a single HTML post! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!! You are the BEST! I know it is a pain to do, but trust me - it is very much appreciated!! Arrgghhh, a brag!! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

Histio Fundraiser

2003-04-01 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Jean, I heard a disturbing rumor that Joye has free time. I was just shocked! Joye simply never ever has any free time, so it's undoubtedly not true. However... if she isn't logging lots of fundraiser tickets, maybe, just maybe - I have a better chance to win one of the paintings. Once again, I of

RE: BMDCA annual dues - Foreign Cheques

2003-04-01 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
For those of you who are in other countries, as always - Joye Neff and I are happy to help convert foreign cheques to US dollars. Our bank does not charge extra for deposits of foreign cheques. Contact us as soon as possible to make arrangements so that you don't have to go through a new membership

RE: BERNER-L digest 4347 - it's all in Plain Text!!

2003-03-31 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
TA DA!!! An entire digest with NO HTML!!! Thank you all so much, I'm just tickled pink!! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

Berner Mix at a Shelter

2003-03-30 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
http://www.petfinder.com/pet.cgi?action=2&pet=1548503 This big boy is described as a collie/berner mix, but he sure looks like a Berner from the photo. He's at a shelter in the NJ shore area. I know that Breed Rescue doesn't work with mixes, they have more than enough on their hands in our area w

Allegra is Eight!

2003-03-28 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted for Pamela: Happy birthday at you Happy birthday at you Happy birthday, dear Allegra, Happy birthday. Ah choo! Allegra v Kielerstar celebrates her 8th birthday today... She began the morning on the bed between us and helped Monty wake us up when the alarm went off.. There's nothing

Goodbye Sweet Harleigh

2003-03-27 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Forwarded for Sindi, with great sadness: CH Degrasso's Harleigh V Legacy 2-18-92 to 3-27-03 Harleigh was my best friend and the beginning of L-Sin kennels. She was a BMDCA Top Producer with 9 AKC Conformation Champions to her credit. Her legacy lives on in her children and in her grandchildren.

RE: BNN at the National?

2003-03-27 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Sherri, Excellent question, and absolutely! The BernerBayWatch is indeed an offering of the Specialty Committee!! We'd like to make a profit of course, and all the profits under the control of the Pacific Coast Consortium will be going to two of the Berner Funds (health and lobbying, if I recall c

FW: HTML free digest - almost!

2003-03-25 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
-Original Message- From: Pat Long & Paul Dangel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:11 PM To: 'Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List' Subject: HTML free digest - almost! We just had a digest that got me all excited, I thought it was an HTML free digest,

RE: BNN at the National?

2003-03-25 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Andrea, Good question, and I don't know the answer! But I do know that Bob Torstenson spends a good bit of money to do the Berner News Network, and I know he's gotten a few donations in the past - but not nearly enough to cover his costs! His efforts are always tremendously appreciated, and I'd ju

RE: Pet Therapy

2003-03-24 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text for Eve: Kenny, This is answer to your question about pet therapy work. I do work at two different hospitals with my dog Casper. He is certified through TDI (therapy dogs international) and the Delta Society. It is a wonderful and rewarding service that we do and I can't tell

RE: Wanting to be a breeder

2003-03-23 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Pat, I have always tried to stay in touch with the owners of both the sire and dam of my dogs. The owners of the dams were always very happy to hear any news, I didn't know who the owner of the sire of my first Berner was, the owner of the sire of my second Berner always kept in touch, and the own

RE: Raised Diners

2003-03-22 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Rita, So far, Purdue is the only, the latest, and a highly respected study! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

RE: Raised Diners

2003-03-21 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Mike and Deb, Actually, we've all always thought that a raised dish helped to reduce the risk of bloat. But a very extensive study by Dr. Glickman at Purdue University has found just the reverse - raising the food bowl actually increases the risk of bloat! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

RE: Light One Candle ?

2003-03-21 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Laurie, Sometimes web sites are sometimes unavailable, but if you keep trying, it should work - unless you have an old URL! http://141.211.110.76/Candle/lightonecandle.htm I'm not able to connect to it right now either, so let me check with one of the other board members! The Greater Seat

RE: Flushing ticks down the drain

2003-03-21 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
I enjoyed the line in one of Carol Lea Benjamin's books, something to the effect that you could never kill a tick too many ways. I got a real hoot out of that one! I could just see someone squashing it, burning it, shooting it, chopping it up, then flushing it down the toilet. Pat Long (& Luther)

FW: What do dogs see? A review of Vision in dogs

2003-03-19 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text for Helen: Thought I would share this sight with you...very interesting and if you haven't seen it, thought you might enjoy it and add it to your files. ~ Helen http://www.nahra.org/nahra/vision.htm What do dogs see? A review of Vision in dogs Helen Hollander, CPDT,CBC Th

RE: Frontline

2003-03-18 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Rhona, I've been using Frontline TopSpot for years now, it's the best tick product that I've ever found. Maybe it's only designed for American ticks? It's not a repellant, but it is supposed to kill the vermin within 18 hours of their getting onto the dog. I've always found it to be very effective

RE: My Gang - Springtime 2003

2003-03-16 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Fran, I'm hoping that Donna Coffin will share her experiences at the Potomac Valley regional specialty last weekend. She competed in obedience with her Sherman - who always does it just his own special way. I'm always excited when I get the opportunity to watch the two of them, I know that Sherman

Juvenile Cataract Question

2003-03-15 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text for Jackie, please respond directly to her: Can anyone give me information on juvenile cataracts? (I'm asking for a friend who has a 13 mo old Saint) I've checked the internet and also called my vet but wanted info from owners who have experienced this. Can it be corrected? W

RE: Flooring for Santa's new "kennel"

2003-03-15 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Molly, You will definitely find Flooring as a topic in the archives, but better yet, I have a compilation of a lot of the back posts on the topic! So go to www.berner.org and click on "berner-l compilations"! Good luck making the decision! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

RE: Histio Roll Call - The People Behind the Efforts

2003-03-14 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
We are such an incredibly lucky group. This breed seems to attract such wonderful people, and I'd like to take time to thank some of them. Joye Neff, the Fundraising Queen! You are AMAZING! Karen Pickles, the Fundraising Website Wonder. Thank you for keeping one step ahead of Joye, it's a difficu

RE: Berner-Garde Website Database

2003-03-13 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Kim, I'm one of the contacts for the Bernese Mountain Dog Genealogical Site, how can I help? Contact me off the List? Pat

RE: Help Needed ASAP of how to send tumors

2003-03-13 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Renee, I'm so sorry to hear about Bear, and I'll be waiting on pins and needles with everyone else to hear what the Oncologist says. There is an article about histio on my website, you can read it here: http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/ There is not currently any tumor submission proces

The Angel Lady

2003-03-13 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
As Joye mentioned, Karen Connors is our own very special Angel Lady. For those of you who know someone who needs a Berner Angel Pin, you can contact Karen to let her know, and she'll send it out. It's her legacy to her Britney, or rather Britney's legacy to us all. And Britney has touched a great m

RE: Lipid Build-up in Cornea

2003-03-12 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Tim, Don't think that blindness will necessarily preclude Gandalf from running free and enjoying life! Just a few extra commands will help tremendously. We taught our Sam the commands, up, down, over, under, and careful. That was about it! And when we called him, we clapped until he came. We lea

RE: AOL & HTML

2003-03-12 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Jennie, There are also several versions of AOL 7.0, the early ones did have plain text as an option, the later ones did not. So it's not always going to be the solution - but it may work for some people! Thanks for sharing!! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

ADMIN: We WILL All Be Sweet

2003-03-11 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
This is a warning - this List is a pleasant place, it will continue to be a pleasant place - even if I have to knock heads together to do it! Keep discussions from becoming personal, refrain from making comments that are incendiary, and remember to be respectful of one another. We have many rude b

RE: Pat Long Photos

2003-03-11 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Just a quick note. I had fun at the Potomac Specialty, they always do a great job! And I know how hard they work to make it look so easy! I sat and watched the show this year, and had fun doing it - that could get habit forming! I did photos just the one day after the show was finished, and we had

RE: raising two puppies at once

2003-03-11 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text for Vilma: >>I was wondering if anyone else has a problem with their pups getting along.  Barum and Bailey are from different littersbut i am having some sibling rivalery problems if i separate them they cry for each other Oh boy, you have two young puppies at

RE: Obedience brag -- both regional specialties!

2003-03-11 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Vilma, You know how much I love to see brags! And Congratulations!! It's always wonderful to see obedience brags - especially from someone who does so well in team with her dogs! As for brag donations, you can do it any way you'd like, they are strictly voluntary, and always cheerfully accepted!

ADMIN: HTML Causing Problems, as always

2003-03-11 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Just a note about HTML versus plain text. We have not had a single digest recently that didn't have at least one and sometimes as many as 5 or 6 posts that were unreadable for many of the List members. If you post in HTML, only some people will be able to read your email message. Please, PLEASE ta

Potomac Specialty Regular Classes

2003-03-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
2003 Potomac Valley BMDC Regional Independent Specialty, Point of Rocks, MD Saturday and Sunday March 8 and 9, 2003 177 Dogs entered with a total of 261 entries Sweepstakes Judge: Ms. Celia Cuellar Breed Judge: Ms. Deborah J. Wilkins Breed Results Sunday March 9, 2003 Puppy 6 - 9 months, Dogs 1st

Potomac Specialty results

2003-03-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Herb Hoffman was kind enough to type these all for another list - I'm using them to post here! Sweeps first. Pat --- 2003 Potomac Valley BMDC Regional Independent Specialty, Point of Rocks, MD Saturday and Sunday March 8 and 9, 2003 177 Dogs entered with a total of 261 en

Re: Need Help; Terribly Itchy eyes

2003-03-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Forwarded in plain text for Willem, please respond to him directly!! Pat -- I need some help for Dingo, she has already for a couple of weeks terrible itching eyes. She rub her eyes along everything on the carpet on stone walls in the garden along trees, and she rub so st

RE: help with digest

2003-03-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Kim, Thanks for making the effort, most people just email me to ask for help! I think the problem with your commands is that you are sending them in HTML. Are you sending emails from www.aol.com or from version AOL 7.0 or later? Try sending the list command from www.aol.com, and if that doesn't wo

Berner Hit by Car, Owner needs info!!

2003-03-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Please respond directly to Vanessa if you can help with any information! Pat Hello, My dog Samson an 11 month old Bernese was hit by a car yesterday. His injuries are to front right shoulder and side. He has a Pneumothorax,which I'm led to believe will heal,but the shou

RE: puppy feeding

2003-03-07 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Mark, Actually, there is quite a bit of research that has gone into the Large Breed puppy formulas. We used to think that percentage of protein was what determined growth, and many people still mistakenly believe that a low percentage protein food should be fed to growing Berners. (There is some t

RE: Breeder Referral

2003-03-05 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Dear Brigitte, Welcome to the Berner-L! I'm sure there will be a lot of people who can help point you in the right direction! You didn't happen to mention what part of the world you're in, but if you are anywhere near Maryland in the USA this weekend, there is an enormous regional Specialty, the

RE: Burning Lawn

2003-03-04 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Robin, Go to www.berner.org Click on "berner-l compilations" Then click on "yellow_grass" You'll see some of the back Digest posts about the topic! Pat Long (& Luther, UNCDX) Berwyn PA

RE: Big Brag

2003-03-03 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Bonnie, Congratulations! I'm always glad to see obedience teams doing well, you hug him for me!! As for the brag, probably the best thing you could do would be to send in to the histio fundraiser, see: http://www.overthefence.com/raffle/histio/ for information. Or you can send it to me for the ge

RE: MH Questions

2003-03-02 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Cathy, There is only one way that I know of to positively diagnose malignant histiocytosis, and that is by examination of a tumor sample, obtained either by biopsy or post mortem. That is also Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's team's preferred diagnostic method as well. They have been accep

FW: AND THE WINNER IS.........(Lobby Fund raffle for black and white sketch)

2003-03-02 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text in case you couldn't read it! Congratulations to Marsha! Pat Long, a babysat Daisy, (& Luther) Berwyn PA -Original Message- From: TERRY ZIMMERMAN Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:35 PM To: berner-l; bmdcgsmembers; bmdclubs; bmdlobby; ebnetbmd1; Marsha Hargrave; meado

RE: Long Lived Lines

2003-03-01 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Bobbie, It's wonderful to hear that you'll be doing some Search and Rescue work, we'll all want to hear more about that as the training continues! Excellent! You make the statement that the Lacey x Jackson lines has produced some of the most long lived Bernese. I'd sure love to know more about th

RE: Early Neutering Linked to Osteosarcoma

2003-03-01 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Molly, (And I know you already know this - I'm just giving the numbers we have for everyone who hasn't seen them yet!) With anything that is expressed in terms of an overall average, there will be many above and many below that average. So taking the statistics on males from the health survey, T

RE: Early Neutering Linked to Osteosarcoma

2003-02-28 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Vicky, Considering that the neutered Berners tend to have a longer lifespan than the intact Berners, both male and female, I'd still stick to the neutering! Pat Long (& Luther) Berwyn PA

RE: Bloating Question

2003-02-28 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Susan, We're ready for spring here too - just finished shoveling the driveway. Again. I love cold weather, but enough with the snow already! There is information about bloat that you can read here: http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/ it has information about bloat, experiences sha

FW: Health Costs

2003-02-27 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Trying this again! -Original Message- From: Pat Long & Paul Dangel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:57 PM To: 'berner-l' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Health Costs Subject was "Sterling is 9" Just a quick note o

RE: MDBMDC Fun Match - Mason Dixon club

2003-02-25 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
I was just reminded that Obedience is open to all breeds! Thanks Donna! (Will you have Sherman there with you?) Pat

RE: Histio Roll Call and Fundraiser

2003-02-25 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Of course, I have the two paintings here next to me, just waiting for - ME TO WIN THEM!! I do like to save the postage costs if I can, it's how I help contribute more to the breed. Selfless of me I know, but it's the thoughtful sort of Berner person I am! Jean, thank you so much for the work in pu

MDBMDC Fun Match - Mason Dixon club

2003-02-25 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
For all those of you in the Lancaster PA area: Sunday, March 2nd At the Kaye Ames School for Dogs Lancaster, PA - Rain or Shine! Conformation and obedience will be judged indoors. Light refreshments and food will be available, everyone is welcome - Berner owners, prospective owners, spectators, e

RE: Clarification of "Stick" Pedigrees

2003-02-24 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted in plain text for Carrie, sorry for the repeat for those of you who could read her other ones! -- Pat I have had a few people e-mail me with questions about what a "stick" pedigree is, so I thought I would clarify what I was asking for. Stick pedigrees are a method Dr. Battalgia has

Carting Berner in April Dog World

2003-02-24 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
OK, who is the Berner on page 46 of the April issue, pulling a Dachshund in the cart! Very cute! Pat Long, a babysat Gabby, (& Luther) Berwyn PA

RE: Vacuum, cleaners

2003-02-23 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Mark, You can also read all about the List recommendations on vacuums at www.berner.org, just click on "compilations" to see that back digest information! Pat Long, a babysat Gabby, (& Luther) Berwyn PA

Night Lights

2003-02-23 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Have all of you seen the night lights that the specialty store has for sale? http://www.bmdcaspecialty.org/2003/Pages/WaysnMeans.html I got one, and I'm seriously thinking that all of my rooms are looking a little dark and in need of a night light. I don't know how he did these, but they r

RE: Quilt for Fund Raiser

2003-02-21 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Vicky, We did one in 1999, raised about $6000! Many of us contributed squares, and Lynn Hawkinson did the piecing and quilting!! There were enough left over from the full quilt to do a lap quilt, and one more for a pillow. The lap quilt is hanging on my wall, I bought it at the health fund auction

RE: Another thought on dog call names

2003-02-18 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
> spare a thought for the similarly named person who may also be nearby Molly, That has happened to me! I was at the park with the dogs, and Luther took exception to a jogger. He started to bark and go into attack mode. "Luther, Stop it NOW!" The jogger stopped and looked, then continued. Luther

RE: Dog Park Incident

2003-02-18 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Janice, Dogs will definitely differentiate between breeds. Hannibal was attacked by a pit bull when he was a puppy, and he always enjoyed having an opportunity to return the favor. I made sure Hannibal was on a tight leash around any pit bull. I knew a dog that hated anything that looked like a Sa

Scrapple

2003-02-18 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Liz, I'm sure I would have loved the Haggis if I had been able to get any of the Berners to share, really I would have!! (Not off topic anymore, Berners are in this one!) http://www.berksweb.com/pam/scrapple.html All you want to know about scrapple and then some! I like to buy it ready made, and

RE: Pat Long eating Doggie Treats??

2003-02-18 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Mary, Actually, I wasn't raised in the South, but my Mother was. My family still lives down in Griffin Georgia, and my fondest childhood memories are of summer vacations in Georgia. Fighting with my uncle over the last of the fried okra. Or fighting with my uncle over the half gallon of butter pec

RE: Happy Birthday Harleigh

2003-02-18 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Posted belatedly for Sindi! CH Degrasso's Harleigh V Legacy is 11 years old today and she is doing well. Sindi Leo L-Sin BMDs Sumerduck, VA

Buster Cube

2003-02-18 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Forwarded in plain text, belatedly, for Andrea: Hi all, Note to self...  Do not let Chance roll Buster Cube under bushes so that it can hardly be seen...  Do not leave Cube outside in yard for weeks (months?) without first verifying that it is empty...   EEEWW Moldy, wet, congealed (

Virus type warning for Pay Pal Users

2003-02-14 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Wired News. - 02:00 AM Feb. 14, 2003 PT Bogus Alerts Target PayPal Users  - By Christopher Null PayPal users are under attack by an increasingly sophisticated series of e-mail worms. Since the beginning of the year, at least four e-mail messages disguised as security upgrade announcements fr

RE: BARF

2003-02-13 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Jean, The biggest drawback I know of the BARF diet is a lack of dietary knowledge. My understanding of the four basic food groups for humans is as follows: Chocolate McDonald's Potato Chips Chocolate That's not a mistake, chocolate is important enough to be two separate food groups. Green is not

Generosity and the Berner-L

2003-02-13 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Berner owners are an amazing group of people, and it's a group of which I'm proud and privileged to be a part. The efforts that people take to help each other and the breed as a whole are just fantastic. We have people who run incredibly involved fundraisers, people who help set up websites for fun

RE: Be suspicious of ANY ads selling dogs

2003-02-11 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
>from Lisa's email's subject line: Be suspicious of newspaper ads selling dogs Lisa makes an excellent point, but it's misstated. She should have said just "Be suspicious." It doesn't matter where anyone advertises, there are scrupulous and unscrupulous breeders (and buyers) all over. Some adverti

Computers

2003-02-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
To those of you who have already contacted me about older computers, thank you! BUT!! I absolutely cannot take this one on. If we are going to find uses for old computers, it will take someone with a bit of time to organize it, a bit of knowledge of computers and software to know what will work wi

FW: Sick Berner, Jake

2003-02-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Forwarded in plain text for Laura: It is with great sadness that I tell everyone that I helped my beloved Jake cross the Rainbow bridge on Thursday.I had hoped that his liver cancer would not advance so quickly, but that was not to be.Jake had not eaten for several days and when I took him for a

Computers

2003-02-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
If anyone is upgrading and has an older computer that could be shipped to someone that has a need for one, maybe someone would be willing to volunteer as a clearing house for things like this? People with a need for a computer: those that do rescue but can't afford one; those that are in the midst

FW: Re.Photo wanted.

2003-02-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Plain text for Willem! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 5:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re.Photo wanted. Hi Berner lovers, On this way i will thanks every one who gife responce on the call for photo,s from Berners in the snow,i am overwhel

RE: Re.Photo wanted.

2003-02-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Willem, I know that you have some hard choices to make, I've been enjoying all the photos I've passed along to you, so many of them are just wonderful!! Good luck, and happy painting! Don't do too much, save those eyes!! And I just wanted to take this time to say thank you for all the paintings y

Pat Long Photos

2003-02-10 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
I just wanted to post a note about the photos that Joye and I do as fundraisers (and Joye and I will be doing them again this year at the California Specialty). You can use those photos any way that you would like. So if you see someone like Sheila Jones posting that she needs photos to use for pai

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