Sally, you are absolutely correct. I would not put pool filter DE that is laced with chemicals aka poisons anywhere near my kennels , dogs or anywhere else on my property for that matter. Grabbing an idea and running to get the cheapest product can be disastrous .Do your homework folks. Study the subject and make an informed decision on feeding DE. It must be food grade as anything else could have poisonous additives. I have used pure DE for years in my hybrid plant gardens to kill soft bodied critters like snails , slugs , etc. because it slices & dices the creatures. Wonder what it does to doggies insides ? http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/defaq.html This is about the best info on DE but I am leery of the products sold here ,some using garlic to "boost the immune system" as I believed that garlic is toxic to dogs. I will ask Magda who is a homeopathic practitioner at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicalHomeopathyPets/ She is just great ! Cheers, ~S http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/?yguid=140553699 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicalHomeopathyPets/ http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TruthAboutVaccines/ Sally <sally@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: The talk last week said it should be human grade to use for the dogs Sally www.embroiderybysally.com --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================