Berner U Offerings at the 2007 National Specialty
Welcome back to Berner University!
Berner-U Updates.
This is to clarify details regarding the Berner-U that are not clearly covered in the Planning
Book.
1. The CGC/TDI with Michele LaBagh and Wendy Keene, 1-3 PM, is an
opportunity to TEST your dog and NOT a preparation class to pass
these tests.
There is an ADDITIONAL FEE for testing your dog for the Canine Good
Citizen and the Therapy Dog International certificates.
The fee for either one, the CGC or TDI test, = $20.
The fee for BOTH CGC & TDI tests = $30.
You need to bring your dog's brush and your check book with you to
the meeting room AFTER you have been notified by Colleen DiMarzio-
Richards, Berner U registrar, you have been accepted to be tested. We
will only be able to test about 20 dogs this year because of time and
space constraints. DO NOT send any money into the central registrar.
2. Kevin and Shari Curran will be in Louisville, live with their dog,
and not appearing on DVD as posted.We are very pleased to have them
present their work on Animal Assisted Therapy.
3. Dr. Bell will be speaking Monday evening at 7 PM and there is NO
CHARGE for attendance. We DO need a count of students to choose the
size of the meeting room and to have enough chairs. If you plan to
attend, please email Andrea Brin at
andrea@petpathways.com
4. Dr. Bell has agreed to allow us to film his evening presentation.
Whether or not you are attending the Symposium, would you be
interested in purchasing a DVD? Please email
andrea@petpathways.com
so we can anticipate your order. Cost and availability of the DVD
will be posted online after the Specialty.
5. Good news! Berners (well behaved, of course) are welcome in
seminars and workshops so bring them along. Some workshops even
require them as examples of conformation and behavior so be prepared
to volunteer their services.
This year all our educational efforts will be concentrated on Monday of Specialty
week. All the Berner U workshops will be held at the Executive Inn. We are
pleased to present a faculty of experienced BMDCA members plus three distinguished
guest lecturers. The day culminates with an exciting BMD Breed Health Symposium,
co-sponsored by the Breeder Education Committee and BMDCA.
Complete descriptions
for all classes and biographies of faculty members are at
www.berneru.org.
If you have questions related to the Berner U, please contact Linda Seaver
by email at
tschuggen@aol.com
or by phone at 914-234-6024 or Andrea Brin by email at
healthyoptions@brin.org
or by phone at 570-696-6896.
Class offerings are correct as of December 28, 2006.
| Day/Date |
Time |
Faculty |
Class |
| MONDAY, May 7th |
9-11 AM |
Sue Brightman & Angela Wagenblast |
Sieger Evaluations |
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|
Maria Wright |
Nutrition 101 |
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|
Elaine Gunn |
Pedigree Research & Analysis: Resources & Record Keeping |
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|
Sue Wilkinson DVM |
Practical Puppy Manners |
| |
|
Andrea Brin |
Basic Massage Techniques |
| |
|
Elaine Ostrander PhD |
Bernese Research at NIH |
| |
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1-3 PM |
Margie Reho |
Understanding Movement |
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|
Helen Hollander |
Canine Body Language |
| |
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Linda Seaver |
Mentoring New Breeders |
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Mary Shaver & Kathy Gray |
Rescue Roundtable |
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|
Patty Smith |
BMD Breed Standard |
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|
Wendy Keene & Michele La Bagh |
CGC/TDI Testing |
| |
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4-6 PM |
Jim Barrett |
Freestyle 101 |
| |
|
Matthew Breen PhD & Erika Werne |
Dogs, Chromosomes, Genes and Cancer – A Molecular Cytogenetic Approach to the Study of Cancer in the Bernese Mountain Dog |
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|
Andrea Brin |
Holistic Healing Alternatives |
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|
Mary Alice Eschweiler |
BMD Breed Standard |
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|
Kathy Berge DVM |
Training for the AKC Tracking Title |
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|
Shari Curran on DVD |
Therapet & Animal Assisted Therapy |
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7-10 PM |
Jerold Bell, DVM |
A Practical Genetic Overview of the Bernese Mountain Dog |
