Hi Guys, Just 2 days have passed since I became owner of this group, and we are ready to go! All the basics are now in place, so all we need to make this a...
Hello to everyone on the group. Firstly Thank you Jude for the opportunity to join this group. I'm Tracey - Domestic engineer & part time school meals...
Hi Guys, Well I guess those of you who have already joined (11 members are listed today and the group only officially started yesterday!) will know who I am, ...
Hello All I'm Jill & am married to Richard & we have a 7 year old son, called Joseph. Our Bernese is called Yogi, who is 16 1/2 months old & 2 cats called...
Greetings! My name is Lynn and I live on the Wirral. Married to Tony for a very long time, we have two daughters, Katy who left home recently to start her...
Hello All, My name is Emma and I share my life with 2 handsome bernese, Benji who is 9 and Merlin who is nearly 4. We live in North Cornwall and spend our...
Hi everyone I am Jan Lodge and I live in Gloucester. My husband and I currently have two beautiful Bernese living with us, male and female. We have been...
Hello, my name is Edgar and I live in NY. My wife and I are building a home and we'd like to celebrate our new home with a puppy that will grow with our new...
Hi All I am Alison, I'm married to Duncan, have two sons, James 3yrs and Lee 1 and a half yrs, two Berns, Sophie aged 5yrs and Willow aged 3yrs and 2 cats,...
Hi Tracey, Welcome to the group! Rearing one Bernese puppy into happy adulthood is no mean feat. Taking on a second rescued Bernese is a HUGE commitment and...
Hi There Edgar Welcome to the group. I've only owned Bernese for the pass two years although my passion for these dogs has been smouldering away for a few...
Hi Jill, Welcome to the group. One thing is for sure - you could never enter a house where there is a Bernese and NOT know it is there! They are not exactly...
Hi Edgar How nice to hear from someone all the way from NY! It sounds lovely that you are building your own house, a really exciting project and I can well...
Thank you so much Tracey. That was extremely helpful and you answered most of my questions and concerns. I will heed your advice. Thank you so much. Edgar ...
Dear Edgar, Welcome to the group. You wrote; ... It's a great idea to have a Bernese to complete the family home, but expect a lot of hair and dirt brought...
Hi Edgar I'm Jan Lodge, my husband (Lionel) and I live in Gloucester, England and we have two Bernese aged 1 year and 2 years. They are adorable and make ...
No, I live in upstate NY. I'm assuming someone in your home is staying home during the day correct? My wife and I both work and I wouldn't want to leave the...
This is Edgar again. I would like to thank everyone for all of your help and support. The only time we would leave the dog alone would be when we went to...
Hi Edgar Welcome to the group. you wrote << We would leave the dog alone from about 7-4pm.>> Imho, that is a long time to leave any dog - let alone a puppy. ...
Hi All My name is Lorraine Grayling & I am a non recovering Bernese -aholic! I live in Essex, UK. I have been involved with the breed since the early Nineties...
Hi Everyone and Jude of course, we extend our thanks to you for your time, effort and interest in setting up this open group with all the potential it offers....
My intentions are that during training, someone would be there with him/her all day. I was thinking more about when we're done training him/her. I really...
Hello it's me Edgar again. I have a question that I don't know if it's been answered already but I'm going to ask it again. After a puppy has been trained,...
Hi, my name is Jean Stone and I am looking forward to being part of this group. I am married and have two adult children (one of each sort!) and a ten year...
Hi Edgar, I have seen what others have written and must just reiterate what they have said - your hours away from the house - 7 - 4 are just too long for any...
Hi Guys, It is very important for every member of the group to know exactly who is sending and receiving messages. For those who have not already done so,...
Hi Again Edgar, I think it's great that you are asking all these questions before considering a pup, and taking your time to consider every aspect. With regard...
Hi Edgar Yes, you are right, I work all day but my husband works part-time on split shifts so he is home for 4/5 hours during the middle of the day so it works...
Hello Edgar Having read your mail and all the follow ups re: Buying a Bernese Puppy.(or any other breed). I am inclined to strongly advise you against doing...
Edgar Having watched the flurry of advice from fellow B-i-GB-ers in response to your queries I do believe you would be ill-advised to ignore their words of...
