No. I think it's a learned habit. The key to raising good eaters is making sure that they are surrounded by good eaters. Cindy www.cinosamgsd.com --- On Thu, 8/6/09, Barbara Galasso <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Barbara Galasso <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Poor eaters passed from one generation to the next? To: "'Showgsd-l'" <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:48 AM A couple of breeder friends and I were discussing the topic of poor eaters recently. One of them owns a stud dog who isn't the worlds greatest eater and is picky so if you put a pill in his food, he's on a search and rescue to find it and get rid of it! So his owner will put a pill or vitamin stuffed in a meat ball to get it in him. Now the other breeder owns a daughter of his and says she has the same problem with her. It's a challenge every day to get this girl to eat and forget about giving her a supplement! So my question is, do you think this can be a genetic problem......poor eating parent = poor eating offspring? Barbara ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================