I have been given permission by Da List Administration to share this important information with everyone. Too many people asked about what I did for me to send individual notes. As with most everything, - timing - is important. I always waited at least an hour or more to feed after working, training or whatever. This gives the dog, or anyone, time to relax and be ready for proper digestion. I had rescues and boarders as well as dogs for training of many breeds & mutts. I fed everyone as follows: I would mix some canned food in with kibble using a couple milk bones and leave them in sticking up whole. This would make it so that the dog had to take time to eat rather than gulping down the food. Very often, if the dog wasn't in really good shape, like a rescue, I would feed a small breakfast as well as the evening meal. I always weaned puppies gradually so they would be able to get used to not having milk only. I would always begin feeding adult formula food at around 4 months of age. Best to you! Norma no L ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================