Ileana, We use Pro Plan adult, and change from chicken, to beef, to Turnkey/Barley without any problems, kibble mostly but do give them some chicken mixed in. We wait until whole chickens go on sale for .69 to .89 cents a pound; we then cut off the breasts for us and they get the rest...everything.... Makes our chicken breasts really inexpensive..... We will freeze the whole chickens...say 2 or 3 of them and the bones appear just like fresh once they are thawed. We also give them Dr. Kruger's Hi Performance formula. Always have great stools from the dogs and great coats on them. Best buy was one they had at Costco this week: Buy two fresh chickens for .89 cents a pound and they give you two more chickens for free, with their Costco coupon of the month. We ended up with 4 pretty decent sized chickens for only $7.05 total, with the breasts then for us! As to beef, try your local independent small markets and ask them to set aside some bones and unused stuff for you; that might work. By the way, we all still miss you here in California!!! Peter Cacioppo www.members.tripod.com/EagleGSD Eagle Hill Vineyards and Winery, German Shepherds and Belted Galloway cattle -----Origina Ok, so I don't have a butcher in this area, where else can I get these raw beef marrow bones? Those of you who feed raw, where do you get your chicken backs, etc? I believe I was told not to freeze the bones, to keep them from splintering? So, when you buy A LOT, how do you storage it? Just curious. Ileana ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================