My handler told me that his dogs did great on Purina too. We CO-owned a dog with him. Our dog died suddenly. After much investigation, all the vets, the nutritionists, they all concluded the root cause of what happened to him was the garbage food he was feed. That started the chain reaction that lead to his death. These are not my words, but well versed people in the field. My late friend, Pat Turrise, had told me when I started out in shepherds, that the worst food you can feed a shepherd is Purina. How true those words were. Keep feeding Purina, I will stick to food that the experts in nutrition say is good. I will not post further on this topic as I know that a lot of people will just want to argue. This is my opinion, this was Pat's opinion, this is a most nutritionists opinion, and I am happy with what I feed and can sleep at night. Janet _www.JanMarGsd.com_ (http://www.JanMarGsd.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 ============================================================================