This has always been my philosophy as well.? I feed raw and the dogs thrive on it.? However, I have 2 dogs that cannot tolerate raw.? I feed them either Eagle Pack Holistic or Canidae.? I have never fed Purina, Pedigree or Iam's even way back 30+ years ago.? I fed Eukanuba, way before it became commercial, and it was an awesome product for working dogs.? I have been thru many kibbles since then and have now found variations that work for me and my dogs.? I prefer raw as I know exactly what is going into my dogs.? But, every dog is different and one needs to find out what works for them and their dogs.? Laura -----Original Message----- From: Kay Reamensnyder Betty Doerpinghaus <bedkar@xxxxx> To: Carol Moore <scharo777@xxxxxxx>; pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx; kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx; GSD list <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 8:48 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Purina Hi-pro, Raw, or what? You are right on the mark, Carol. Find out what your dogs do best on and be happy. What ever works is what is right for your particular GSD. -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.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/ ============================================================================