Hi all, I am at work so without going into lengthly detail, I have been using Diamond Lamb & rice for about 8 years. for the past several months my dogs have been itching--more & more-I DO NOT HAVE FLEAS--and I have decided it has to be the dog food?? Something they are eating. I do feed raw and cooked meat, and raw veggies (mostly carrots), and they all get fish oil, Vit B complex, and vit C. the itching is getting worse and much as I dont want to, I have decided to change their food. A pet store owner/groomer friend of mine suggested "Loyall" by Nutrena. I am paying $29.99/40# bag of Diamond for years--b ut my supplier gives me a $5.00 discount on each bag-so it costs me $24.99 per 40# bag. I can afford that. Much as I would like to use something more expensive, I really can not do that-so I thought I would try the Loyall.The price is almost the same as what I have been paying for the Diamond so I can afford to feed it-my question is--are any of you familiar with this dog food?? I never heard of it before until the other day when I bought a bag. It is supposed to be formulated for dogs with "skin sensitivities"--and seems to be good ingredients. I am thinking that maybe Diamond has changed their formula or something-my dogs have been on this for all or most of their lives-I am going crazy trying to figure out what to feed that I can afford. I REFUSE to use a corn based food-they are not cows-they are dogs and CORN IS FOR COWS. So................ any thoughts on this problem? Cheri Hunt Cheradon Shepherds http://www.cheradonshepherds.com/index.html Home of Ch. Cheradon AchtungErynbrook Molokai, TC, OFA H&E, PA,TH,CA, Eyes Cert. and Certificate of Health Merit Excellent from the GSDCA (aka Ch. Mikey) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================