Moist and Meaty. Our family house dog growing up lived to be just over 18 years old. She ate Moist and Meaty her whole life. We got her before my 3rd birthday, and she died the end of my 3rd year in College. THAT is a long life!!!! We pay for Eukenuba and Exceed now, but it does make you wonder!!! Sean SHOGSD@xxxxxxx wrote:Sally wrote..... "It is amazing. I always ask my grooming clients whose dog's coats look great what they feed- it is always , pedigree, purina dog chow or ol roy" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a groomer also, when I have someone whose dog lives an unusually long life, I always ask what they feed. I get the same answers as Sally does, but would like to ad "Kibbles and Bits" and Blue Seal. Each time it gets me wondering why I pay for a premium food, but never dare change. My very first dog was a GSD-X and she ate Purina Dog Chow her whole life. She still holds the record for my longest lived dog, and I got her in the late 60's. BTW, the one dog I did have bloat was eating Canidae.....one of the premium preferred foods. As the gas prices get higher, I find myself thinking about those cheaper foods more and more.... Wendy Luba Cheeryo ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================