BlankOn the cover page for the GSMDCA Bylaws revisions that you will be receiving in the mail it states that the revisions are in red and blue. On the actual...
Hi all, We are new the Swissy world and were wondering what type of medical issues we should be aware of and watch out for. We are working with Phreddie at...
We met Phreddie, she has beautiful dogs and I know there are people in the boston area that have good dogs from her. I'm sure you've heard about epilepsy,...
Bill and Michelle, There are numerous health issues that can affect any dog, and especially large breeds like the GSMD. Some of the more serious and common...
We have 2 Ricky and Storm are from the same litter and almost 3. Ricky occasionally has licky fits, but they don't last long. Storm on the other hand has...
Bill and Michelle A really great (and fun) resource are these and the GSMD forums. Pretty much any topic you can think of has been discussed in great detail,...
A licky fit is caused by a rapid build up of gas in the stomach, the goal is to reduce the gas ASAP. The build up of gas isn't necessarily going to cause a...
Just wondering what the "temperature" of this group was to Cesar's handling of Caine the GSMD on The Dog Whisperer tonight..... Does anyone know the owners...
I did not see it - but if it was on food aggression it is an older show. There is a thread on www.greaterswissdotcom.com about it from about a year ago... ...
BlankWelcome to the Wonderful World of Swissys! I am a long time Swissy owner (over 20 years now) and a dog trainer (over 35 years now (grin- and I am only 29)...
I sent the administrator of the forum my information to sign up, but never heard back, does anyone know if the www.greaterswissdotcom.com is still active, and...
Clint, The forum is alive and very active!! Remember, this is a forum that is manned and financially supported by volunteers - and as such, sometimes there is...
BlankClint said: does anyone know if the www.greaterswissdotcom.com is still active, and how I can sign up? LOL. Yes, Greater Swiss.com is very active and...
For those of us who would like to both show on September 20, in Goshen Ct, and attend the Swissy Fun Day, Ox Ridge Kennel Club has agreed to try to schedule an...
I thought Sendaishi had handling classes, although I've never been to them. Sendaishi is in Manchester. Also, American K9 Country (Celeste Meade's place in...
I have heard back from Ox Ridge Kennel Club. They will be starting thier show at 9:00 am, and have requested that the GSMD's have a 9:00 am ring time. They...
That's nice, but what if they don't give us an early entry? I can't afford to enter a show now-a-days and not go and I don't want to miss the Fun Day.  ...
Also, anyone who is planning to help Peter with the set up for Fun Day probably doesn't have a prayer of doing both, since the Fun Day starts at 11am, and is...
I understand that Peter will need help in setting up, and appreciate that, but it was accomodating of OxRidge to request the early ring time for us, in case...
Right, Kristin. I am planning on helping Peter and I would hope that there would be more board members on hand to help as well like there was last year. I...
Greetings all, The Swissy Club of New England (SCONE) is having their Fun Day on Sat., 9/20 in Pepperell, MA and we are in need of raffle items. If you would...
BlankWe will be cruising out of NYC on Sept 29 to Boston and then Nova Scotia for a week. Can you give me an idea of what the weather might be like? So I can...
Glenda, What a wonderful trip you'll have! I've always wanted to go to Nova Scotia, are you taking the CAT ferry out (Portland/Bar Harbor). Bar Harbor is...
That was excellent advice.but this is New England.it might be 80 and humid or you might get your very own blizzard.neither of which are terribly likely.but...