My other passions & career:

*RinChen Tibetan Terriers (est. 2004)     http://www.RinChenTibetanTerriers.com

*Essential Oils Therapy for Animals (& their people) :    http://www.essentialoils4all.com    or
 http://www.oils4all.younglivingworld.com , Young Living Essential Oils member # 787163.

*PAWS-itive Pet Care (parent company: Pedigree Education, Training & Services (P.E.T.S.) - Pet Care and Dog Training:       http://www.PAWSitvePetCare.com

Affiliations:

  • The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America   Member since 1997, Breed Ambassador since beginning of program, 2005 Natl Specialty Assistant Show Chair, Natl Herding event chair 2008 & 2012.     http://www.bmdca.org  
  • The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Watchung (New Jersey, NY & Eastern PA)     http://www.bmdcw.org    
                                                                Member since 1994, Board of Directors 2008-2010
  • The Three Rivers Bernese Mountain Dog Club (western PA)  http://www.trbmdc.org/  Member since 2011

Resources and other Berner special friends:

  • Bernese Mountain Dogs of Greater New York http://www.bmdgny.org   social group focused on weekly outings
  • Berner Garde  http://www.bernergarde.org     Statistics, pedigrees and photos of Bernese Mountain Dogs 
  • The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Canada         http://www.bmdcc.ca
  • Swiss Club for Bernese Mountain Dog         http://kbs.5t5.ch/  
  • The American Kennel Club  http://www.akc.org

Yahoo Groups:  all these discussion internet groups are free to participate. Participation may require advance approval of moderator .

  • HerdingBerners - I am the moderator. Must have minimal experience with BMDs working livestock .
  • BMDCAMembers - must be a member of the BMDCA
  • BMDCWMembers - must be a member of the BMDCW (NJ, NY & Eastern PA)
  • WatchungCarters - BMDC-Watching members doing draft (carting)
  • Berner-L  general info and support for interested Berner families
  • NaturalBerners - natural, wholistic diet, medical &  lifestyle support information for your Bernese
  • BMDBreeder-L     -  recommendation required.
  • BernerPerformance  - share obedience, agility, carting, tracking, herding info
  • BMDWorkingEvents - share obedience, agility, carting, tracking, herding info
  • DMBerners - forum to discuss degenerative myelopathy in Bernese Mtn Dogs

Health organizations:

  •  The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals  http://www.offa.org 

Friends & shopping:
Schaussi's Alpen Schatz Boutique, Telluride, Colorado  http://www.alpenschatz.com/  Exclusive Imported European leashes, collars and Alpine clothing & accessories

All Things Bright & Biothane, http://allthingsbiothane.com/ (Martha & Peter McCormick)- Biothane Dog Gear by Knowledgeable Dog People

Wilczek Woodworks http://www.wilczekwoodworks.com/(Bill & Barb Wilczek) -custom wood carts & draft harnesses

Nature's Farmacy   http://www.naturesfarmacy.com/store/index.php

Natural Rearing.com  (Marina Zacharias)
            http://www.naturalrearing.com/coda/index.html#landing

The Wholistic Pet       http://www.thewholisticpet.com/

https://www.mypetcarnivore.com/

The Whole Dog Journal        http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/
AlpenSchatz Bernese Mountain Dogs
  Kinnelon, NJ 07405
http://www.alpenschatzbernesemtndogs.com/   973-769-0907  AlpenSchatzBerneseMtnDogs@gmail.com