This story from Bernese
Mountain Dog owner Lisa Allen appeared on the bonecancerdogs email list, and is reprinted here with her kind permission.
We offer every type of Bernese
Mountain Dog owner or prospective owner opportunities to learn about and have fun with the breed, from the prospective puppy buyer who is looking for a healthy puppy with good temperament, to the fancier with many years of experience in breeding and showing Bernese.
All you Bernese
Mountain Dog owners better pay attention here.
Not exact matches
Learn more about the Caucasian Ovcharka /
Mountain dog and find out if you are truly ready and equipped to be a new
owner of one of these outstanding puppies.
The
Mountain Cur
Dog loves having a job and will do it to the best of his ability to please his
owner.
A Cape Neddick resident driving on
Mountain Road early Friday morning spotted Rollie, according to the
dog's
owner, Meg Nichols of York Street.
With a rich history from the frontier times, many
owners consider the
Mountain Curs impact on the lives of some of the first settlers to America to make him the most patriotic
dog.
Although more commonly used for the activities above, many
owners find that their
Mountain Curs can have no natural treeing and trailing instinct - whereas, they do exceptionally well as a hunting or bay
dog.
indoorpet.osu.edu Boulder Friends Interested in
Dogs and Open Space (FIDOS) FIDOS is a non-profit Boulder Colorado based organization created in 1994 for and by
dog -
owners who were concerned about maintaining access to Boulder's Open Space and
Mountain Parks.
Bernese
Mountain Dogs will do well living in the home with their
owners because they love human company.
The Caucasian
Mountain Dog requires not only an experienced
owner but an
owner who has experience with guard
dogs.
In the blog comments, an
owner of a Bernese
Mountain Dog reports successful apartment living, including plenty of exercise.
Solving Bernese
Mountain Dog Behavior Problems One of the most common questions dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
Dog Behavior Problems One of the most common questions
dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my
dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?»
Owners often give up their Bernese
Mountain Dog during the trying adolescent period when the dog is especially rambunctious and too much for them to hand
Dog during the trying adolescent period when the
dog is especially rambunctious and too much for them to hand
dog is especially rambunctious and too much for them to handle.
The Bernese
Mountain dog is not only accustomed to the frigid temperatures of this region, but it excelled at pulling carts, accompanying livestock, standing watch and providing its
owners with loyal companionship.
Solving Appenzeller
Mountain Dog Behavior Problems One of the most common questions dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
Dog Behavior Problems One of the most common questions
dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my
dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?»
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Mountain Dog Behavior Problems One of the most common questions dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
Dog Behavior Problems One of the most common questions
dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my
dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?&raq
dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?»
Dog owners can drop their pets off at Stone
Mountain Pet Lodge for a «play date» with other
dogs, or you can choose our individualized program.
Certainly a positive Ehrlichia patient reveals tick exposure and veterinarians should be sure
dog owners understand the possibility of comorbidity i.e. that other tick transmitted organisms Borrelia (Lyme), Babesia, Anaplasma, Bartonella, Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever associated bacteria may also have infected their pets as many of the ticks that transmit Ehrlichia also carry and transmit these organisms.
Certainly a positive Anaplasma patient reveals tick exposure and veterinarians should be sure
dog owners understand the possibility of comorbidity i.e. that other tick transmitted organisms Borrelia (Lyme), Babesia, Ehrlichia, Bartonella, Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever associated bacteria may also have infected their pets as many of the ticks that transmit Anaplasma also carry and transmit these organisms.
Silvana Vogel Tedeschi's The Bernese
Mountain Dog: Yesterday and Today «The Bernese
Mountain Dog: Yesterday and Today earns its rightful status as a first - rate
owner's manual replete with all the usual topics you would expect to find in a guidebook about
dogs, while supplying the American fancier discerning breeder, and judge with invaluable information never before available to an English - speaking audience.
The Gatlinburg Sky Lift allows
dogs to ride with their
owners to the top of the
mountain.
Adopted
dog surprised his
owner by rescuing two people caught in a riptide The Bermese
mountain dog, named Nico, bounded into the water without hesitation to save a couple who were struggling in the water This
dog playing the drums to White Stripes» Seven Nation Army will blow you away The cute canine lies next to its bass - playing
owner as she taps out the iconic beat on the percussion instrument A
dog playing the bass drum to Seven Nation Army is the best thing you'll see today This Vine is everything it promises to be, a beautiful golden retriever pup takes the role of Meg White, going thud thud thud on a bass drum whilst her
owner plays one of the most famous guitar riffs in rock history Watch feisty feline take on pack of wild
dogs in epic turf war battle - the winner might surprise you This is one cat that wasn't about to let five canines get the better of him - no matter how loud they barked Labrador has tumour the size of a human baby removed from his stomach WARNING: This story contains graphic images.
Caucasian
Mountain Shepherd
owner must be very responsible when introducing such a
dog to his family, particularly children.
Bernation prides itself on producing Bernese
Mountain Dogs which are sound in body, gentle in nature and loyal and loving to their
owners.
If you would like to learn more about Bernese
Mountain Dogs, we provide an opportunity to meet Bernese owners and their dogs (see our Breed Info pa
Dogs, we provide an opportunity to meet Bernese
owners and their
dogs (see our Breed Info pa
dogs (see our Breed Info page.)
Thanks to Rutherford County, NC Humane Society rescuer Debbie Anderson, a little lost
dog named Winnie was recovered Wednesday in the Young
Mountain area and is now back in the arms of her
owner.
The Bernese
Mountain Dogs were bred to work - to help their
owners with hauling those large milk containers down the Alps in carts.
As an
owner of two such breeds, Bernese
Mountain Dogs and Irish Wolfhounds, I decided to find out as much as I could about this condition - just in case!
The
dog is attached to a
mountain bike or Scooter via a line and harness and the
owner must try and match the
dogs pulling speed by pedaling or scooting
The Portuguese Water
Dogs and Bernese
Mountain Dogs are fortunate to have a significant number of breeders and
owners focused on health.
Denali is a 5 year old, tri colored Greater Swiss
Mountain dog was surrendered by her
owners to a local shelter.
At home, Dr. Stevick is the proud
owner of her Bernese
Mountain Dog, Daisy and she also has her warm - blood horse, Brinley.
We have found it helpful to provide a written, referenced discussion of umbilical hernias in Bernese
Mountain Dogs that can be presented to the puppy's veterinarian to assist in making knowledgeable recommendations to the
owner.
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dog) Cat People: Bakersfield (cat food / litter, spay / neuter assistance, vaccination assistance) 661-327-4706 Cats in Need (of Human Care): Southern California, multiple locations (spay / neuter assistance) The Chester Foundation: Sacramento region (veterinary care assistance) FACE Foundation: San Diego (grant assistance for pets in need of emergency or critical care) FixNation: Los Angeles (spay / neuter assistance for cats) Friends of Long Beach Animals: Long Beach (spay / neuter assistance) Haven Humane Society: Redding (low - cost spay / neuter, pet food assistance, emergency veterinary grants for residents receiving Medi - Cal or Medicare) Clinic: 530-241-1658; Shelter: 530-241-1653 Helen Woodward Animal Center: Rancho Santa Fe (pet food) Helen Woodward Animal Center Animeals program: San Diego County (free pet food for the
dogs and cats of elderly or disabled people) Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley: San Bernardino (low - cost spay / neuter) Humane Society of Truckee - Tahoe: Truckee, Sierra County, Eastern Placer County or Eastern Nevada County (pet food pantry and low cost / free spay & neuter programs for Pit Bulls, Chihuahuas, and those that qualify) Keep Your Pet: Sacramento (behavior assistance, veterinary care assistance, services for seniors) LA Animal Services: Los Angeles (spay / neuter, vaccination and microchip assistance) Marin Humane Society: Novato (pet care assistance to low - income seniors, persons living with HIV / AIDS and those receiving hospice services; please see website for complete list of services) Mercy Crusade's Spay and Neuter Clinic: Oxnard (spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Mojave Desert Animal Rescue: Western Mojave Desert (pet food & supplies and veterinary assistance for homeless, unemployed, disabled, and senior pet guardians)
Mountains» Humane Society: Lake Arrowhead (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Napa Humane: Napa (spay / neuter assistance) Ohlone Humane Society Special Assistance Program: Fremont, Union City, and Newark (veterinary care assistance, pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Orange County SPCA Animal Rescue Fund: Orange County (assistance for veterinary care including spay / neuter) Palo Alto Humane Society: Palo Alto (spay / neuter assistance, assistance for emergency veterinary care) PALS: Pets Are Loving Support (veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners) Pasadena Humane Society: Pasadena (spay / neuter assistance) PAWS / LA: Hollywood (pet food and supplies, veterinary medical care assistance, grooming, spay / neuter, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners, and other services) PAWS San Francisco: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners Peninsula CatWorks: veterinary care assistance for cats only Pet Assistance Foundation: Multiple Locations, Southern California (spay / neuter assistance for
dogs, cats, and rabbits) Pet Orphans of Southern California: Van Nuys (veterinary care assistance) The Pet Rescue Center's Pet Pantry: Orange County (pet food, litter, and flea treatments for unemployed, senior, or disabled pet
owners) Pets Are Wonderful Support: San Diego (pet food / litter, pet supplies, veterinary assistance, animal transport, temporary foster program, veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners) Placer SPCA SOS Program: Placer County (rental deposits, temporary boarding, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends (RUFF): Laguna Beach (pet food) Riverside County Department of Animal Services: Riverside (spay / neuter assistance) Sacramento SPCA: Sacramento (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) The Sam Simon Foundation: Los Angeles (free surgery for non-orthopedic procedures; free spay / neuter operations, including vaccinations, flea control, deworming, nail trims, and antibiotics) Sammie's Friends: Grass Valley (veterinary care assistance) San Francisco SPCA Animal Hospital: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners, spay / neuter assistance Santa Cruz SPCA: Santa Cruz (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Santa Maria Valley Humane Society: Santa Maria (spay / neuter assistance, microchips, pet food bank) SEAACA: Downey (veterinary medical care assistance, spay / neuter, vaccination assistance) Sequoia Humane Society: Eureka (spay / neuter assistance) SHARE Marin Humane Society: veterinary care assistance programs for senior, disabled or ill pet
owners Spay Neuter Animal Network (SPAN): Ventura (spay / neuter assistance) SPCA for Monterey County: Monterey (pet food, spay / neuter and vaccination assistance) Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: Walnut Creek (pet food, spay / neuter assistance, emergency veterinary assistance) VET SOS: San Francisco (free veterinary care and supplies for pets of the homeless) Voice for the Animals Foundation: Santa Monica (veterinary care assistance)
«In our ongoing dialogue with Hartz consumers,
dog owners repeatedly expressed confusion at the breadth of grooming tools on the market, and anxiety regarding which to buy for their particular
dog», said Kimberly Cassar, senior director of marketing at The Hartz
Mountain Corporation.
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Mountain Dog: A member of the herding family of
dogs, this medium - sized, active breed is generally good natured and develops a strong, lasting bond with his
owner.
A courageous
dog, the Aidi lived and worked in the Atlas
Mountains of Morocco protecting his
owner and property from wildcats, other predators, and strangers.
These, along with individual submissions by
owners have resulted in the Repository now having DNA or tumor tissue from over 2,700 Bernese
Mountain Dogs.
Cougars or
mountain lions may be desperate and hungry enough to attack
dogs on leashes with their
owners present.
For
dogs that like to hobnob with the rich and famous, Laurel Canyon Park (8260 Mulholland Dr., Studio City) is 3 tree - lined acres in the Santa Monica
Mountains where pedigreed boxers and poodles mingle off - leash with equally well - groomed
owners: Orlando Bloom, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Reese Witherspoon have been spotted here.
If you want to hit the ultimate A-list
dog run, head to Laurel Canyon Park (laparks.org)-- 3 tree - lined acres in the Santa Monica
Mountains where pedigreed boxers and poodles mingle off - leash with equally well groomed
owners: Orlando Bloom, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Reese Witherspoon have been spotted here.
The story of Hoagie the
dog, who allegedly came to the defense of his
owners when they were attacked by a
mountain lion, spread like wildfire across the blogosphere.