That is the good think about opinions - Everyone has one - And they are about the only free thing left to us. With an opinion and 50 cents you can make a phone, if you can find a pay phone. :) Here is mine: I feed different foods. My dogs seem to like a change every now and then. I add NO supplements. I find coats to be mostly genetic and seasonal. I could starve my Fire - Bailey kids and they still would have full, thick, coats. I have tried EVERYTHING with EBONY and she stays VERY close coated and sheds every 2 months. Cathy did get her to gain weight by changing her kibble every 2 days to keep up her interest in eating. Now she is with a handler and eating everything in site. Go figure. With a heavy back ground in Food Sanitation feeding raw scares me to death. Yes, I know a dog's digestive system is different from human's. And I taught all the terrible things that can grow in raw food & my families regigiously practice the "Rule of 4" ,and I remember the story from 15 or 20 years ago of some famous Wet Coast dog who ate a dead fish on the beach and got salmonella and almost died. (No I don't remember the name or owner) So I choose not to dabble in raw. I am happy for the success of others. Carol In a message dated 2/26/2009 3:21:15 P.M. Central Standard Time, pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Personally I don't like any of the junk Purina sells....I feed raw. I think that everyone always thinks their dogs are wonderful on what ever they are feeding but they have NO idea what wonderful looks like until they try raw. They are forgetting all the suppliments they pour on top of the food to make the dog look better...I use NONE for my raw fed dogs. Not to mention all the extra they spend on special shampoos ect to fix all the problems with the coats they have. I am sure you must be getting hate mail with your comment on the hi pro since I got my share the last time I said purina was junk but really i don't care its the truth! **************Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filing&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000004) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================