Kay, That is a good question.? I have found that even my OFA Good dogs will slow down and get gimpy as they age.? Don't we all?, LOL!? I use the K-9 Liquid Health and start at about age 5 or 6, depending on the activity level.? Dogs that are doing herding or jumping activities start earlier.??It has been proven that liquids are far more absorbable in dogs that pills or powders.? This is why I use the liquid health.? I have a?9 yr old and an 10 yr old here that still act like puppies when they play and work.??If they do play too hard and get sore, they recover quickly?because they?have NO arthritis.? I do believe in prevention and think this regimine has helped prevent chronic problems.? I am open to other suggestions as well so hope folks will post to the?List what they?supplement. Laura? -----Original Message----- From: showgsd <showgsd@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, Jun 14, 2009 11:10 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Supplements for joints I am curious as to what brands of Glucosamine, MSM & Chondroitin supplements, listers have found best. ?I have all my dogs on these supplements along with others, as they are very physically active either with jumping exercises in obedience and rally and or herding. ?I have used ?either K-9 ?Liquid Health Arthritis & Joint Formula or SyoviG3 soft chews. ?These dogs are all OFA hips and elbows and I just use it as a preventative as they are so active. ?Also, if you used this type of supplementation, at what age do you start? Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com Home of Multi BISS & Multi Group Winning Ch. Rohan's Reward TC, CGC, HT, CD, RE*, CHIC "Strider' - see his pups on my website *pending AKC confirmation ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================