Now that it's 50 degrees here, the shedding has stopped. The skinny puppy is growing a nice coat, and the two boys no longer look like my rescues! I did cut back food, just because we've had our last show and Chopper would just get fat if I'm not conditioning him as heavy as before. I tried the show stopper and it had no discernable affect for me. It did seem that once I started adding probiotic to every meal, the fur became much shinier. Denise W. http://sabianshepherds.tripod.com for show and performance *join my site ring* ----- Original Message ---- From: Zoa Rockenstein <zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx> To: fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2008 11:28:02 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: blowing coat How is it going? All over the place! Last time she blew, I fed her K9 Show Stopper. I fed one third of the suggested amount because it put weight on her. This is probably why her coat did not come back as soon as promised. However, when it did come in, it was more glorious than ever! She finished shortly after that with a stunning coat! Zoa Dr. Zoa Rockenstein www.riverrockshepherds.com ----- Original Message ---- From: Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2008 10:05:02 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] blowing coat So how is the shedding going? Have the dogs started growing in coat yet? If I had a dogs to show at the national this year they would be coming with a full coat. It is dropping in the low 30's at night here now and the dogs are in full glory!!! I believe it was Dr. Goldfarb that told me that when they start to blow and look thin cut the food back for a few days and let them blow. They can't grow a new one until the old one is gone, Cold baths work really well too. If you over feed when they blow coat they will start looking way out of condition. Terry ===========================================================================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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================