I do not understand the concept of grain free foods? as there are many good things grain does for any animal , like most things in moderation. I know ranchers in our area who leave a bag of hog grower cut open in the barn for the ranch dogs, that and table scraps is what they live their whole life's on ( don't know if I agree with this?) but I do know some of them live to be 12 -15 years old? Emilie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Staack" <s_dstaack@xxxxxxxxx> To: <germanshepherds4show@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:01 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] grain free foods I have several shepherd owners trying the grain free dog foods and they are experiencing constant runny stools. They have contacted their vets and tried several things to stop the runs but nothing works.They have even tested for several problems and received the all clear there I had the same problem on grain ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================