This is not to start a debate on food. JMO. Don't knock it until you try it ! TY Grace, >It IS allergies and his body's way of trying to get rid of toxins that can show in many forms, itching, red skin, paw licking, blotchy skin, hot spots, ear infections, runny goop eyes and on and on. >If this was my dog he would be changed 'immediately' to whole raw meat with bone in . something like Chicken halves or leg quarters which has the perfect balance of meat & bone are excellent for starters. > No small parts especially like wings or necks unless they are still attached to the bird. > Dogs are carnivores and are supposed to eat prey-like food , not over processed bacteria laden cattle fodder in a bag. aka crap in a bag. > If it is such pure food as claimed by the manufacturer , ask your own good common sense why it does not rot in the bag ??? > Look at the canine skeletal head structure and teeth. You will not find any tools there for grinding grains and grasses. > Instead you will find lovely strong white tools for [1]tearing (canines) [2],pulling (incisors), [3]cutting & sawing ( spaced premolars) and [4] crushing and smashing ( large rear molars) . http://www.apbtconformation.com/teeth.htm > Their system cannot process vegetables or grains it puts a great overload on the liver and pancreas which eventually can turn to pancreatitis, diabeties and other maladies. > Just because Rover tolerates what you feed does not mean it is good inside. > What does tolerate mean anyway ? TO suffer in silence. As with a baby they can not tell you what is wrong, or their head or joints hurt , etc. > Vets that are indoctrinated to not be 'raw' friendly will give you just another processed food and drugs. > Instead of addressing the cause they merely mask the symptoms while asking you to feed the same damn food that is causing the problems. > To me this is NOT hearsay, I live the raw feeding way for all my carnivores. > Good luck, Luv your dog, ~Shirley Grace Eaton <zgrace_grace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Someone who bought a pup from me two years ago called me today and told me her dog is having problems with his skin on his belly and groin area. He has black, tarry splotches that are wartlike. It has been going on about 6 months. She recently switched to a duck and potatoe food that is helping the splotches go away. He has been on the new food almost 6 weeks. I asked her if it could be an external problem since it seems to located on the underside of him. She said he is itchy everywere but he splotches are on the underside. I askedif it was hotspots, she said no, her vet thought it was an allergy problem. Anyone ever experience somthing like this???? Grace Eaton --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================ Image German Shepherd Dogs http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/rawfeeding/?yguid=140553699 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicalHomeopathyPets/ http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TruthAboutVaccines/ http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/pet-law/ http://community.webshots.com/album/125344462zaHnik --------------------------------- 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================