I have to laugh about the raw feeding and no puppies and have to compare it to those that don't believe in AI's....last year at this time I had a total of 22 puppies in a 3 week period from two bitches -- one bitch was bred, I believe, by two AI's and had 12 puppies (2 died) and one bitch was bred with ONE AI and had 10 healthy puppies. (Thank you Vicki Burkey for that "magic" touch *grin*) Yep, now that was one crazy Thanksgiving and Christmas!! Pat Lukos Sarava German Shepherds ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iza Kabuska" <izakabuska@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 5:43 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Raw feeders > Oi vey ! I have been feeding totally raw for about 4 years. I have never > had any problem getting bitches prego. As a matter of fact, about two > months ago, I did a really stupid thing - bred three bitches. One litter > of 7 by "Bronson" (lost 2) are 4 weeks old today; another litter of 6 are > two days old; and my long-haired sable bitch by Glass Palace & Maggie Mae > ROM is due 12/24, and she is LOADED. Oi vey ! A nice show-potential > puppy at 8 weeks old anyone ?????? > BTW, I feed green tripe mixed with chopped beef or chopped turkey, raw egg > thrown in once or twice a week, along with canned mackerel or salmon once > in a while, and feed raw chicken leg quarters by Perdue daily, very cheap > at my local Sam's. > > Now, do you REALLY think raw feeding causes no puppies ???? Or, could > there be another reason ????? > > Iza Kabuska > http://www.karizmashepherds.com > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================