LuAnn Kennedy wrote: >A friend of mine has a litter of 11 GSD puppies. She was told by another >breeder to start feeding some raw hamburger at around 8 days. I don't like >feeding raw to puppies that young. I don't want to overstep the other >breeder's toes, but.............. >Her puppies have the runs now and I told her to discontinue the hamburger. > >I would like to get others opinions on what they feed puppies that young or >when they start weaning and what they feed? > >Thanks so much. > >LuAnn > > *IMO, 8 days is too young. How about 18 days? And then feed only a pea-sized bite of very lean hamburger. Most of them turn into attack puppies as soon as they get a taste of the meat. Doris E* ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================