In a message dated 4/14/2007 1:06:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: Here is a real question, why do people get so touchy about what others are feeding????? I don't care if a person feeds Kibble, Raw, a mix, or brings home goodies from a 4 star restuarant. I don't care if they supplement , or don't , I don't care if they feed green eggs and ham, Sam I am...... I think PERSONAL CHOICE in all things.... ROTFL! I agree with you to a point. Where I start to disagree is when a dog NEEDS a special diet, (allergic to one or more proteins, needs something else), or a handful of supplements to look good, feel good and stay healthy and sound, God bless the dedicated owners for putting up with that and for trying to make life good for their challenged dog but for the love of Pete, take them out of the gene pool. Not only is all that an awful lot of work for those of us who compete with our dogs, but what about the unsuspecting companion puppy buyers who take the siblings home. Do they also need a degree in nutrition to have a dog who is feeling good, looking good and who is able to digest food and do they too have to spend $$$$ on all sorts of "special" diets and supplements? Maybe it's an old fashioned way of looking at things, but give me healthy dogs who do well on just quality kibble, fresh water, fresh air and lots of exercise who enjoy good health, conceive without turning it into a science project, easily whelp healthy litters without me having to have multiple freezers and an entire medicine chest of "stuff" and I'm happy. Now, if I could get mine to shed only once a year like Carolyn's, I'd be delirious! Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================