I came across an article, at the beginning of the year, about soaking dog food. The premise was dog's digest their food better when its soaked and consequently do not need as much food. So, I tried it and I'm here to tell you its true. All of the dogs have gained weight with the soaked food. As for grinding food....since I live here in the middle of Pa. Dutch puppy farmer heaven I can tell you THEY always grind their puppie's food. Its fed straight from the feeders this way. They claim the littlest of puppies will eat it and they don't lose them from low sugar or stravation. Sue T ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================