Like Ed, I feed raw; however, I start babies off with Gerber jarred baby food (the meats) licked off my finger by the puppies. They quickly graduate to skinless chicken necks, and raw chopped beef or ground turkey softened with some heated goats milk. Yum, Yum. Oh â?? and age â?? depends on the size of the litter â?? I usually start this supplement feeding at about 3 weeks of age. By 4 weeks of age, they are eating breakfast and dinner, with a snack from mom for lunch, and having mom with them all night. By 5 to 6 weeks of age, they are eating 3 times a day ( keeping mom away all day â?? but back with them for the night)â?? and then by 6 weeks of age, I do the horrible deed of taking mom away completely. Good luck with your puppies, Todd. (But why are you feeding Karo syrup ? â?? get goatâ??s milk or Lactose-free milk.) Iza Kabuska-Ackerman www.Karizmashepherds.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================