Yes, I also remember Gaines....we fed our Beagles that when I was growing up. Funky red stools. I remember when Science diet was the "premium" food to feed, but most show folks only fed the Growth as the rest was garbage. Then Iams came into fad and the race was on! My goodness, look at how the pet food business has changed and grown. Obviously there was money to be made from baby boomers and beyond catering to the needs of their beloved pets. The choices today are amazing and I am not all that convinvced that they are all good for our dogs as many are so new to the market. Much of it is a marketing ploy to get you to buy their food. Do we really need 10 different choices of the same food? lamb and rice, lamb and duck, duck and buffalo, turkey and chicken...ad infinitum). Oh heck, who am I kidding, I get suckered into the marketing as fast as anyone..lol Cynthia --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================