And there is one in every crowd. Now that we know the yucky coat and smell that comes with it are not a age issue, we can say that it was historically a problem we saw mostly in old dogs. To be factual, the first time I ran into this, my dog was about 4. Once I found he needed to change food he was fine. At 11 1/2 he had such a great coat that I had to consider keeping his pelt when I put him down for kidney failuare. As I was in the process of moving from Maryland to Miami and had not researched a taxidermist, I was forced to let it go. The Rottie at almost 10 also had a fantastic coat when she left us. Dexter's coat at 9 1/2 was equally outstanding, but we let him go too. Now Cuz has always had issues with dry coat. It is not icky at all, just dry. I think he keeps too much of the fats he gets on his ribs and does not want to let any go to his coat. He also has some pollen or mold allergies and has been itchy for years. Antihistmines don't stop it completely, but they do slow down the barking some. sheila Shofar Shepherds <shofar_k9s@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Here comes the English teacher again :-) Calling it the 'Old Dog' Odor implies that all old dogs become malodorous as they age. I just went and smelled my 14 3/4 dog and while you all know she has some issues, odor is not one of them. Thank goodness. I do find that if I am not conscientious about brushing my dogs the dead hair, if not removed, does tend to smell doggie, and I agree that what they eat can cause odors. Is he rolling in something? Have you had bloodwork done lately? Checked his thyroid? Sorry that I'm not of more help. Leslye Morrow Member GSDCA Shofar Shepherds and Shelties ----- Original Message ---- From: Rebecca Little To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2007 11:21:56 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: Re: [Germanshepherds4Show] Re: Re: 'Old dog' odor I think that old dog smell has alot to do with the food/foods the dog eats. I have known a few different people who switched foods for that very reason and had great success. Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds http://sites.centralpets.com/mammals/peakesbrookgsd/index.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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 ============================================================================