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RECOMMENDED LINKS

Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America. The National organization of Bernese Mountain Dog breeders and owners, this site provides local club contacts, a buyers guide, working & training tips, health & fitness information, a copy of the breed standard, a calendar of events, the BMDCA store and other references.  Be sure to look at the BMD Info Series, a grouping of articles covering many aspects of owning a Berner.

Berner Garde Foundation.  The Berner-Garde Foundation was established to collect, maintain and disseminate information about genetic diseases observed in the Bernese Mountain Dog. The database contains information which has been compiled over many years from voluntary submissions of data from owners and from other public sources of information, including the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals(OFA) and the Canine Eye Registration Foundation(CERF).  The information in the Berner-Garde Database is publicly available online, free of charge to everyone. Owners, breeders and puppy buyers can use the database to research pedigrees and how certain dogs might fit into a breeding or puppy buying decision. Veterinarians and researchers who are working to reduce genetic disease in the Bernese Mountain Dog can access information in the database and are welcome to contact Berner-Garde for additional assistance.

Berner Health Info Links - Put together by Robin Camken, who spent hundreds of hours on the web compiling information, this super site is the place to go to research most known health problems of the Bernese Mountain Dog. Please read and observe the copyright information provided by Robin.

Berner.Org - Learn about the history and origins of the breed, visit informative sites, and explore the home pages of Berners across cyberspace, club and rescue links and photo gallery.

Berner-L - The Bernese Mountain Dog Mailing List is an Internet email mailing list that allows Berner owners and enthusiasts to communicate by e-mail with hundreds of people worldwide who share a common interest in the breed. Exchange stories, questions, suggestions, tips and other information about the breed with approximately 2,000 subscribers spanning the globe, from America to Australia and all points in between.

BMDINFO.ORG - Breed Information & Education For Puppy Buyers, Owners and Breeders.

Skips BMD Links - This is a collection of links to various Bernese Mountain Dog related web sites that the author found using various "search engines".

Boris Book Reviews -   Boris is a Bernese Mountain Dog who loves to cuddle up with his human and a good book. Using a list compiled from the members of the Berner-L, and including comments from some of the listing members, this site recommends books about Berners. Should you decide to purchase a book, follow the links provided and you will help Bernese Mountain Dogs far and wide, as any commission earned on the sale of books through this web site will go to the BMDCA Health Fund. 

Veterinary Information Network - This site has a pet medical library that includes a list of commonly prescribed drugs, what they are used for, common side effects, and interactions with other drugs.  You can submit questions, join a chat, or subscribe to a free newsletter.

Columbia Animal Hospital, Columbia, MD - This site is maintained by the staff of this local veterinary clinic.  There are six vets on staff.  The site has an extensive library of articles, questions and books on a wide range of subjects.  Type in your subject and it will find matching articles.  

Doctors Foster & Smith PetEducation  - A thorough discussion of lawn problems caused by dog urine and feces, with  facts vs. myths on prevention and cure.pat

How To Read Laboratory Tests - The major tests and some of the common vocabulary in lab reports are explained. 

Dog Days Behavior Center - Puppy 101 - A wealth of positive training tips for pups, covering housebreaking, crate training, mouthing, beginning obedience, etc.  

Wilczek Woodworks - Bill and Barbie Wilczek have a woodworking business which among other items includes dog wagons and carts.  Check it out on their "Gone to the Dogs" page.

Dangerous Mushrooms - Two flyers warning of dire consequences of wild mushroom ingestion by Bernese Mountain Dogs.  http://bernese.biz/MushroomFlyer.htm http://bernese.biz/MushroomFlyer2.htm

What's That Strange, Scary Lump?  A video presentation of benign canine lumps and bumps.

 

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