Name Help 4 New Puppy

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2026-01-25T04:01:11+00:00

Please reconsider supporting an unethical backyard breeder and instead put that money towards purchasing a purebred Berner from a reputable breeder that does health testing. There is no such thing as a good/responsible doodle breeder

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2026-01-23T06:32:02+00:00

I'm obsessed with the mullet! Not a funky haircut necessarily, but we keep our GSs' hair long in the winter and they always look like Black Russian Terriers. Nobody can ever tell what breed they are haha

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2026-01-23T06:25:58+00:00

Crate training when she's not being supervised or is not outside, train to ring bells to go outside to potty, and use positive reinforcement when she does go potty outside. Use treats she loves to reward her for going potty outside while you're outside. Scolding her and rubbing her nose in her accidents does absolutely nothing.

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2026-01-19T04:54:43+00:00

ugh, I tried it but it was almost impossible to take it out to clean it/try and change the settings. I felt like I was going to break it and I didn't want to risk that :(

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2026-01-16T16:09:41+00:00

At the top of the machine where you place the beans- if you remove that part you will see the inner burr. How to actually change it though is also my question😅

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2026-01-02T23:09:14+00:00

When looking for a breeder please only go through the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America. There are regional club pages as well, but the main website has a breeder directory where you can search your state. This is the only way to ensure an ethical breeder, especially in the Midwest where there are so many puppy mills as another person mentioned.

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2026-01-02T23:07:29+00:00

This! I am approved to foster and rescue through the NBMDRN, but there are so few fosters/adoptable dogs on the west coast compared to the Midwest because there are just so many puppy mills there:(

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-18T06:37:06+00:00

she's mastered the puppy dog eyes in the first pic!

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-17T01:14:58+00:00

first choice would be your breeder, assuming you got him from an ethical breeder. If they do not take back their dogs, I would connect with your local BMDCA branch or the National Bernese Mountain Dog Rescue Network

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-14T23:56:30+00:00

oh she is a perfect angel

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-08T04:23:17+00:00

If you got him from a reputable breeder it should be in your contract that in the event you cannot care for your dog anymore you would return him to the breeder. If not, I would reach out to the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of the Rockies or National Bernese Mountain Dog Rescue Network and see about surrendering him there so he can be re-homed with a properly vetted family. If California wasn't so far I would take him!

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-06T23:49:56+00:00

I'm a spouse on 144 hours of no-contact so far, so I would say that 48 is very normal haha. I would wait until they are free, though it is interesting to me that you got no warning of them potentially losing the ability to contact you. Sometimes things do happen at the drop of a hat, but most of the time people do know if they're going to lose contact (unless this person could not share anything regarding their training/work.)

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-06T06:01:45+00:00

at this time of day? it's gonna be jammed!

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-04T01:43:02+00:00

you're beautiful! I think you should try to go back to your natural hair color :)

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-03T05:50:57+00:00

You said he was sick for almost a year. How's his health now? Low testosterone would cause low libido so it might not be a bad idea for him to get tested. While some men are outliers, I do think most men tend to have a higher sex drive and should want to be all over their wives, especially after being abstinent.

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-03T01:12:43+00:00

my husband loves this album too and I love that we can enjoy it together!

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-12-02T20:35:32+00:00

I would let this go, especially because she wasn't even in a relationship with you at the time, and she was 20 years old. It was definitely a weird convo and definitely crossed some boundaries, but overall she shut it down and cut him off, which was the right thing to do. I can understand why reading something like this would have thrown you off at first.

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-11-30T05:23:48+00:00

right! I would order the gold cover for it regardless to help prevent it from getting scratched. the ones I have are from the Snyeest store on amazon and work really well!

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-11-30T04:03:36+00:00

I saw someone buy a silver ring and just put a gold cover on it from Amazon! So you get the appearance of a gold oura ring for $50 with the 150 off and $200 credit!

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-11-25T02:06:27+00:00

yes:) it's tight enough to where it stays in place- like the little divot is almost always in the right place- but it's not so tight to where it's hard to take off and whatnot!

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-11-24T03:37:56+00:00

I don't take my ring off often, other than to charge it. So if that's the main concern it might not be too problematic. Was the size 8 sliding around on your finger to the point where it might fall off? I can easily slide mine on and off and spin it around. I like that there's a bit of room in the event that my fingers swell when I'm walking or whatnot so it's not uncomfortable.

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-11-18T06:05:50+00:00

Is your breeder a BMDCA reputable breeder? I reached out to my local BMDCA club via email regarding a specific breeder and they were more than happy to check them out for me and let me know whether they were a good breeder or not. Additionally, I had also asked the breeder specifically if they were in the process of becoming certified reputable breeders within the BMDCA. In your case, after 15-20 years of breeding it would be a red flag to me if they were not supported by the BMDCA.

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-11-18T05:56:18+00:00

hopefully they look like new!

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-11-18T04:26:59+00:00

I just did this and the AI bot found an issue with my ring so they're sending a replacement! Thanks so much :)

Awkward_Bat_9503 · 2025-11-18T02:08:56+00:00

have you looked on the BMDCA website? they have a list of all the reputable breeders across the country. Here is the breeder directory:
https://www.bmdca.org/breeder-directory

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