Tripe is the reticulated section of the cows fore stomachs. It stinks..fermenting grass!!!It is very nurishing as it has bacteria and enzymes as long as it is fed fresh...Its the first thing wolves eat when they kill a deer etc...The "grass" is digestable by a rumenating animal(cows etc) but not by dogs a s they lack the enzymes to dogest grass...thus they are Carnivors Tripe and Oatmeal for most of the GSD history in Europe have been the normal food for GSDs....Chuck ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================