This is one reason I used to feed Bil Jac. It doesn't swell at all. It is a baked food and it does have fines. You can't moisten it or it gets like cement though. My dogs loved it dry more than most foods. You have to give a biscuit to clean the teeth afterwards. Anne, TN On Mar 22, 2008, at 1:28 AM, Carolyn Martello wrote: > This site went on about how long it now takes to break that compressed > morsel > of dry kibble........and strongly stated that dry kibble should now be > soaked for at > least 10 to 20 minutes. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================