----- Original Message ----- From: Kathy Tank To: Showgsd-l Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 5:52 PM > FRAN: I AGREE.. I KNOW IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR MY 4 KIDS, BUT I AM > PLEASED AND BELIEVE IT IS MORE THAN WORTH IT... I HAVE FED IT FOR SEVERAL > YEARS> WITH ALL EXCELLENT RESULTS.. BARB WILLIAMS > ============================================================================ > Hi Fran and Barb, We tried Canidae and although I liked the ingredients, we could not for the life of us keep weight on our dogs with it. The Canidae people said they had heard this from some herding breed owners....couldn't explain it. We switched to Eagle Pack Holistic Select (Lamb and Rice) and we have never looked back. Great stuff...Kathy ***************************************************************** I agree with Kathy; We went through the revolving door of trying new dog food ....and Canidae by far "sounded" the best according to the label!! However....our dogs lost weight and coat on it...... After trying almost every dog food known.....we pretty much stick with the basic Adult Maintenance Nutro Natures Rcipe......and our dogs seem to look as good as anyone else's.....coats are fine except when they shed and we haven't mastered how to solve that one. <G> They still shed once a year whether we like it or not. <G> Anyway....dog food seems to be a personal choice and what works for one doesn't always work for someone else. Healthy dogs just do well on a reasonably good diet. It amazes me how long this subject can go on ........and recycle..... It still comes down to personal preferance and I'm not going to try to sell anyone on our chosen brand and labels. We discovered labels don't always mean much...... Evan where are YOU.......which month are we scheduled to discuss actual dogs......? I miss Tom Castriota saying ............"BREED BETTER DOGS"!!! Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx www.marhaven.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================