With all the discussion of raw feeding, I thought I'd remind everyone of a great book: There is one book that is like the BIBLE for all natural rearing and feeding. Juliette de Bairacli Levy first published THE COMPLETE HERBAL HANDBOOK FOR THE DOG AND THE CAT in 1955. The edition I have is the 1992 updated version. Not only does the author outline and discuss natural (raw) diets, she discusses care of the brood bitch, the "natural rearing" of pups and the use of herbs. The author does not believe in shots at all, thinking that they lower the immune system--this lady was WAY ahead of her time. On her diets, her Afghans have lived to be 20+ years and she believes that this should be THE NORM for all dogs, not the exception. Everybody should read this book--not that you're all going to switch everything you do because of it, but because the book offers many logical, methodical ways to do things with our dogs and cats. The author is often quoted in other , more recent or modern books (ie Dr. Pitcairn's--which is another GREAT book.) Penny in NY ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================