Re: State of the Breed (dog on the mt, whatever)

2002-12-05 Thread BernerFolk
In a message dated 12/5/2002 10:56:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > There have been in the past and will be in the future, BYB who will sell to > shops and anyone with sufficient funds; but hopefully, as written before, > this breed will save itself and there will stil

Re: State of the Breed (dog on the mt, whatever)

2002-12-05 Thread Annes4
In a message dated 12/05/2002 12:00:42 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << This is no longer a "special" breed in the sense that when you are on the other end of the lead, you get alot of attention because people are so surprised to see a BMD, or don't know what breed it is,

Re: State of the Breed (dog on the mt, whatever)

2002-12-05 Thread Eileen Morgan
- Original Message - From: "Sharon Montville" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It is very important to remember this fact about the > Bernese in the USA: This is no longer a rare breed. I do not quite agree with your assessment. At least where I live, I am more often asked what kind of cross Micawb

State of the Breed (dog on the mt, whatever)

2002-12-04 Thread Sharon Montville
It is very important to remember this fact about the Bernese in the USA: This is no longer a rare breed. I will say it again for emphasis - this is NOT a rare breed. So, I just don't understand why people are paying top dollar for a puppy just because it is a BMD. I don't understand why people a