>Barbara Galasso <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >I'm confused about whether or not garlic is good for dogs. > IMO , Garlic does not repel fleas it is merely a fable of wishful thinking. In far-sight ........... I imagine one could feed buckets of garlic to our dogs to the extent that the aromatic Sulphide compounds ooze from the pores it would keep fleas away . It has been found that garlic, onions or any other member of the Allium family can be toxic to dogs . A properly fed dog in excellent health including a strong immune system will seldom if ever get fleas. We here are basically chemical free and do not have fleas and neither do our dogs *g* Cheers, ~S Image German Shepherd Dogs -home of - Am / Can Ch.Scherlo's Mr.Karizma OFA h/e http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/?yguid=140553699 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicalHomeopathyPets/ http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TruthAboutVaccines/ http://community.webshots.com/album/125344462zaHnik --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================