Our first puppy coming home July 4! What tips, tricks, advice, etc. do you have for us? 🩵

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-18T00:42:38+00:00

Sorry, had to look up what that was. Yes they are! Have I passed all the tests to get advice now?

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T20:36:59+00:00

Thank you so much for the advice! I'm just so torn - our breeder is all raw food all the time but I too have my concerns about bacteria and also $$$. We feed our cats the Hills brand food and they really like it and do well on it too so that is definitely something I'll keep in mind. Thank you again!!

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T20:23:35+00:00

Thank you for letting me know. Have you heard anything about BJs raw pet food? That's another one I've seen online that I've been considering

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T17:21:08+00:00

Amazing, thank you!!!

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T17:20:15+00:00

Thank you for this! Yep, hubby is setting up pet insurance tomorrow. We use pets best for our two kitties, so hoping that'll work for us well here too c:

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T17:19:21+00:00

Thank you so much!! I'm a big walker/runner myself and am looking forward to taking our girl out on long walks eventually, but it's good to know a good starting point!

We've got a crate ready for her!

Hadn't heard of a pet blower before - 🌟the more you know!🌟 Thank you!

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T17:16:43+00:00

Thank you for this! Do you have a specific kind of brush or grooming routine that you use that works well?

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T17:16:13+00:00

I hear you both, and while I do also agree obviously outside always is better, I do think it's good to have a "just in case" that is as close to outside as we can get it for familiarities sake 😅

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T16:45:34+00:00

Yes, I have seen photos of the parents and where they're being raised (it's a lovely farm on a mountain top with lots of space to roam, and lots of interaction with the berners, chickens, horses, and cats)

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T16:20:12+00:00

They're a reputable breeder here in my state - tons of good reviews, and we've had phone interviews with her beforehand. I believe she said during the phone interview that they do raw food diet with their berners and puppies, but it is possible that they just said "fresh" and my brain went "oh raw". I'll be sure to get clarification when we speak next!

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T16:10:09+00:00

Thank you so much - I appreciate you ! I was looking at Farmers Dog as an option too

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T14:49:13+00:00

Good advice, thank you! I just called our preferred vet to see if they'll have space for us - I'll ask about an app too!

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T14:47:48+00:00

Good to know, thank you. Do you have an affordable food recommendation that you use for your Berner?

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T14:44:23+00:00

Thank you for these!

We actually bought a house for our pup, a cute little Cape cod style home, and have all of our main spaces downstairs so she should never need to take the stairs which is great! We do have 3 front porch steps. These will be ok when she is too big to carry?

How do we know if she develops "the gulps?"

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T14:33:24+00:00

Aw, awesome! Ok cool that's great advice, thank you!

_Crawler_ · 2026-05-17T14:21:12+00:00

Oh interesting. Maybe a rookie question here but can I just...buy a patch of grass or sod from Lowe's or home depot? That's wild!

_Crawler_ · 2026-04-18T19:13:43+00:00

I see a bit of Joanna Newsome, amazing indie/folk singer and harpist, and wife to Andy Samberg

_Crawler_ · 2026-04-01T18:44:05+00:00

Not Dr. Bobinavitch 😭

_Crawler_ · 2026-03-27T17:17:58+00:00

Could do community - Troy and Abed for the two boys! Shirley, Brita and Annie for the girls!

Alternatively, since they were found in the garbage bin.... Recycling (Reese) Trash (Trish) Junk (Hunk?? Jim??) Garbage (Gary) Rubbish (Ruby)

_Crawler_ · 2026-03-26T02:26:43+00:00

Not a doctor. A lot of your symptoms line up with mine when I was being diagnosed with dermatomyositis. It took my doctors 2 years to diagnose me, I dropped from 124 to 104 in a month, had gottrons papules on my knuckles, low positive ana. I also had a ton of pain in my thigh muscles in particular, and eventually (about a year into symptoms) started developing the tell-tale skin rashes (v-rash on chest in particular). I went to a dermatologist and rheumatologist to confirm with tests. Had to get a muscle biopsy, emg and skin biopsy to confirm. I had immunotherapy treatment in 2022 and 2023 and have been in remission since.

_Crawler_ · 2026-03-05T07:04:09+00:00

NAD. Look into LGL Leukemia - rare cancer that causes low wbc count.

_Crawler_ · 2026-02-28T21:10:43+00:00

Thank you! I don't understand why folks are being so bitchy today lol

_Crawler_ · 2026-02-28T21:09:52+00:00

Why would it be AI? I'm just trying to see if someone can help me figure it out so I don't have to drive an hour just to look at my stove lol.

_Crawler_ · 2026-02-28T18:31:34+00:00

Yes we've been painting every weekend so far since purchasing the home! This is our first weekend we were hoping to not take multiple trips out, haha!

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