All the way from the UK comes this adoreable Berner painting painted by UK artist Bonnie Bullock. There is also a gorgeous broach
that would look great with your Berner or a favorite sweater!
Donated By Anne Longbottom
24. - 25. Berner Denim Jacket
Imagine how great you would look in this denim Berner jacket with Swiss trim and a screened Berner on the back!! You could sizzle
in the show ring and be the talk of the town! This jacket has Swiss trim sewed on by Debbie Fitch to make it an original fashion creation.
Maybe we'll see more of Debbie's creations on Project Bernway! Two sizes of this jacket will be auctioned off!
Donated By Debbie Fitch and the BMDCNV Ways & Means
26. Berners in the Snow by Beth Hickman
This print says what all of us already know - Berners LOVE snow! Three Berners are enjoying a cold day in this print by artist, Beth
Hickman. This piece will surely conjure up thoughts of your own Berners each time that you view it!
27. Jennifer McNulty Berner Painting
Jennifer McNulty has quite a talent for capturing the essence of a Berner puppy in this phenominal piece. The vivid greens accentuate
the Berner colors and this puppy seems to say that he is growing rapidly into a magnificent adult Berner right before your eyes!
Gale Werth is a quiet and modest person, who would probably not be comfortable with any publicity. And I apologize to her in advance
for trying to give people who are new to the breed a bit of forgotten history.
Gale has probably had a tremendous impact to the dogs we see today, but with only a few notable dogs of her own. But go back in your
pedigrees, many of you will find Broken Oaks back there. She got her second Berner, Mon Plaisir's Shady Lady, in 1974, and she got
out of the breed before 1990.
Among her many other accomplishments she handled her girl Arjana to a HIT at the National Specialty, two back to back Winners Dogs
with her boy Deiter at the National, and two years later took a Best in Specialty Show with that same boy. The following year she
showed her girl I-Ching to a Best of Opposite Sex from the classes (and didn't take Best of Winners either, it must have been a rather
remarkable specialty that year).But the titles at the Specialty don't tell the tale. One of the bitches from Gale's "B" litter went
on to be the foundation bitch for the Dallybecks line. Her dogs figured prominently in a number of lines that are familiar to all
of us today. She is no longer breeding Bernese, but she had an eye for a good dog!
I have to wonder if her artistic talents didn't play a very large role in her eye for selecting dogs. You have to understand that
she didn't have a lot of dogs, didn't co-own with a number of other people, but instead kept and used the best she had. Not many people
have that sort of skill. But her artwork is what fascinates me most. The BMDCA was asked to provide a piece of art representative
of the breed to the AKC Dog Museum, and they selected one of Gale Werth's incomparable carvings - simple little wood carvings that
she did, Berners in various functions. But they have been described as the most anatomically correct Berner art that you'll ever see.
Gale was lucky, she lived in an area with some master woodcarvers from Germany. She took a class with them, and enjoyed spending time
with the elderly carvers. They were a bit nuts, because they were bird carvers – and of course every single feather had to be just
perfect. Gale didn't even try, she stuck with what she knew, and learned to carve Berners. And oh, what Berners! Jumping a high jump,
pulling a cart, doing agility, she showed these beautifully detailed dogs in perfectly scaled settings.She did a limited number of
wood carvings, all of which she has donated to be used as fundraisers. Only a few have been in fundraisers so far, each unique, and
each a fantastic work of art - by someone who bred, showed, and worked with her dogs. Although there are no Bernese Mountain Dogs
at Broken Oaks kennels these days, their memory is retained through her carvings, true collector pieces.
Pat Long
28. Gale Werth of Broken Oaks Kennels offers "Road to Bern"
29. Wooden Berner Toilet Seat
Do you have Berner decor throughout your house? Do you have it in you rbathroom? If you don't, this is your chance to own a one-of-a-kind
piece! This wooden Berner toilet seat features an adult on the outside and a puppy on the inside. Each Berner has been wood-burned
into a rich wooden seat and pictures cannot begin to illustrate the fine detail in this seat!
Donated By Sue and Dana Sanvido in memory of CH. Adesa's Hot Stuff CD, RA, "Micki"
30. - 31 Nautical Berner Quilt and Pillow
The Inland Northwest Quilters have done it again! - They have created, pieced, and stitched a GORGEOUS quilt complete with a matching
pillow that will be auctioned separately! The quilt features a Berner with a lighhouse and the pillow matches and spells out BMD!
The work in this pieces is beyond what words can express. It has to be seen to be believed!
Donated By the Inland Northwest Quilters: Debra Bammel, Stephanie Biksacky, Dino Candelaria, Vicky Hall, Amy Pannell, Vicky Whitney
32. Murray Johnston's "Black, White, and Rust All Over" Jacket
Ever since Murray Johnston designed a gorgeous quilt for the 2007 Health Fund Auction, people in the Berner world have admired her
talent and work. She is a lover of Berners and this can cartainly be seen in this gorgeous jacket that she designed. The front and
back of the jacket features photos of Berners in black and white surounded by fabric in black, white, and tan.
This jacket can be
worn or displayed as a piece of art on the wall - a true work of art!
Donated By Murray Johnston
Check back daily for items as we will be adding a few at a time!
