I had not thought of that argument Ed, and you are entirely right. All species lived without fire for some time, we are told, so I am starting my raw diet and turning off my stove. Join me? <grin> Dave >  Helen fed raw ground beef......ground beef has more surface area and > due to the grinding process is more susceptible to bacteira and other > germs-..I grind my own ground beef and would never feed store ground beef > to any of my dogs, adult or puppy....feed em raw, it's how they were put > together by the founding father( or mother)...FB ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================