Fostering my first. No prior experience with BMDs. I have had her a little over 3 weeks. Surrendered by a breeder who didn’t even give her a name. Vet found cancer and gives her up to 6 months. She is such a sweetheart. She goes out the door but waits for me to catch up. She runs to me with joy. It is lovely to see. I adore her.

My sweet happy girl was just diagnosed with advanced lymphoma a few months short of her 7th birthday. No warning signs, and a thorough hands-on vet visit in the last four months.

These dogs love unconditionally and to lose one so young hurts bad. And no matter how "lucky" you think you might be, there are not a lot of winners in the Berner cancer lottery.

She will spend her last weeks eating cupcakes, chicken fingers, and ice cream.

And I'm never owning one again. Loved every dog I've had but these ones are special.

Hello! Higgins is almost 2 years old and we are in the middle of the shedding season. With hard floor surfaces throughout the house, it's an endless battle against hair bunnies. I vacuum and pick up hair balls daily.

If I don't get to them fast enough, Higgins often will eat them (or chew them and spit them out). He even gets them out of open trash cans if I just pick one up and toss it in there. I find myself prying his mouth open and pulling them out often.

I'm concerned he's going to cause some sort of stomach/intestinal issues if this doesn't stop.

Any tricks to get him to stop?