I use fresh Sweet Potatoes.. my guys love them and sit down and gnaw on them with pleasure.. Matter of fact that was the main course on Soot 12th Birthday party the whole kennel enjoyed them, now she also had some grapefruit sections not many were thrilled with that but Sooty was........ also use fresh bones from the meat cutter > > Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 11:41:48 -0500 > > The dogs certainly love the Sweet Potatoes but they are a little "pricey". I > paid $11.00 for a 1 pound bag of them at a little feed store in town. They > are called "Sam's Yam's". I imagine if you have a food dehydrator you could > make them yourself. Just have to cut them thick enough. I will also give the > hard marrow bones. Our local grocery store always has them in the meat case > and they are usually 3 to 4 inches long. I always come home and boil them > first, (just don't want the yucky bloody mess on the carpets) and the dogs > sit in the kitchen while they are cooking and then cooling in the > refrigerator. At present I can see at least 5 of them lying around. I never > have to worry about anyone choking on one either. > > Patti > Emily "The Leashlady" with 2005 HeroDogSelChSootCD, SelChLucasROMC and 3xSelChCindy keeping me entertained brownhillshepherds.com ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.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 ============================================================================