I've fed 100% raw.? I've cooked for the dogs.? I've fed many different kinds of kibbles.? It all works for some dogs!? I loved doing the?raw but I do find it to be a bit of a pain when traveling and even at home it?takes "prior planning".? Kibble is DEFINITELY "easier" than raw or cooking.? Now I feed a combination, some raw, some kibble (I'm feeding Orijen right now and I *love* it as kibbles go).? What I find "funny" is that my one dog that was raised on raw from a baby, doesn't really like it.? He prefers his food COOKED, thank you very much :-) My one dog that did NOT do good on raw was one that had EPI.? She's no longer with us, but I tried EVERYTHING with her.? She did awful with raw but we finally discovered that a combination of cooking & kibble (with a lot of very expensive enzymes added!) was the best for her.? As for my current dogs...my BC can't eat a few if the "grain free" kibbles (tho he does great on Orijen).? My current GSDs?have no issues with food (thank doG!).? I think Cassie would eat dirt and?do well if I put it in a bowl and told her it was her dinner!? Julie Degen www.caissonkennels.com GSD "Cassie" PAM CH Carousel Farms Caisson VCD1 MX MXJ OF AXP AJP NFP HSAs RN CD TD TC OFA GSD "Yankee" CH Caisson's Unconditional Surrender AX AXJ XF HSAs OFA BC "Radar" HC BTO Masquerade MX MXJ XF HXAs HXBs CD OFA ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================