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The contents roughly break down into three areas, please scroll down this page to the area you are interested in or click on the appropriate link.
The
first is current news and issues - things you definitely need to know
about. This could be details of forthcoming events, reports on recent events, closing dates
for entries etc or
news of missing Bernese or, fortunately only very occasionally, warnings about significant outbreaks of diseases we
may have heard about on our Bernwatch page. Sometimes people are seeking your
help for health surveys or lobbying or asking for support in other ways.
The
second category is
information about the breed, the club, details of
forthcoming events from ourselves or other clubs, health related topics and
anything else we can think of that visitors might want to know.
The
third section contains reports of club events and activities, as we
accumulate them these will build into a record of the club and the breed in
Britain over the years.
Missing Bitch in Ireland
2011 Handbook Preliminary Notice
2010 Handbook Pages on the
website
2011 Page - The starting place for details of our big year
New Acting Honorary Secretary
The Late Sue Toms
2011 Calendars now available from Bernershop
Thinking of Breeding a litter? Best read this cautionary note
Bernwatch - any health or welfare issues we
think you should be aware of, any current and those remaining on file may be listed.
(last update 3rd Feb 2009)
The Bernese Mountain Dog - A Brief Description of the breed
The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Great Britain - General Information about the
club
Club Contacts - How to Contact the various sections of the club including
Membership, Bernershop, Champions Plates, Rescue and other enquiries
Bernese Health - A collection of varied information (and links) relating to our Breed's Health including the Veteran's section, Litter Information, Hip and Elbow info and including advice for prospective owners to look through.
FAQs - Frequently asked Questions about the Bernese Mountain Dog
including much useful info for prospective puppy buyers
Forthcoming Club events - Details of where we hope to see you with
schedules, directions, entry forms etc or links to special event pages
Quick Dates - Simply the dates of club events as far ahead as we can say
Quick Links - Links to the most popular pages on th esite
Rescue - A look at the club's Breed Rescue service and photos of some of the
happy dogs we've helped
Club Constitution & Code of Ethics - Links to the 2 structures that are
the basis of the club & what it expects from its members
Carting - Thinking of carting with your Bernese, here's a good starting place.
Overseas Visitors - Information for overseas visitors to the British dog world
Stats & Info - All 31 years of CC winners 1977-2008. Top Breeders, litter registrations from KC BRS (and more to
come!)
Useful Links - Collection of links to other clubs and organisations for interest
and information
List of Paperwork - also available from various places on this site but brought
together here for ease of use
Championship Show Week-end - Reports and Photos of our big annual event, the
show, the social, the fun, the games .... the sheer insanity!
Northern Open Show - Reports from the annual Springtime show, held at
Grenoside, nr Sheffield
Christmas Open Show - Reports and Photos from the opener to Christmas, now held
Nr Slough
Garden Party - Reports of the great friendly Bernese family day out
Swiss Party 2010 - Click here for the report page of this year's event
Handbook - Reprints of features and adverts from the club's flagship annual
publication - Are your Bernese in it?
Other Events - Older Working days, unique events
Home Page Photos - A further chance to view the photos used on our homepage
Browsing Guidance
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All details of dogs, people, events procedures on this web site are reproduced in good faith and in the spirit of informing on all matters concerning the Bernese Mountain Dog. The committee can accept no liability for any errors made in good faith or as honest mistakes and asks to be informed so that corrections can be made.
All the excellent cartoons on this site are drawn by, and copyright of, Danielle Green and should only be used with permission.
Most of the reports, photographs and editorial on this site are produced by Steve Green for the BMDC of GB unless otherwise stated.