like I said.. what works for one , may not work for the other..I didn't have a get deal of success with Nupro for my dogs and I used it for a couple of years. It gave one of the dogs diarrhea, so he never got it.I just wasn't overly impressed is all.. Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com/biologic.htm for TESTIMONIALS Give your dogs the Ultimate in Nutritional Support! BiologicVETNx -the PERFECT supplementation for Raw Diets! http://www.biologicnr.com/biologicvetnx/ Contact Shadowacre for breeder program Information ----- Original Message ----- From: <ORSuite@xxxxxxx> To: <sanderhaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 5:16 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: nupro supplement > > In a message dated 1/7/2006 8:01:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > sanderhaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > i have been using nupro for as long as i can remember, at least 10 years. > no issues, great coats, no hot spots, etc. > > susan > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > I use Nupro as well, for about the same length of time. The loose stools > CAN occur with some dogs if it isn't introduced slowly. It is pretty much a > dehydrated liver product, organ meat making it very rich. I have always been > able to get al of my dogs on it. Some can go right on maintenance does(1 > scoop), others might get the 2 scoops a day to start and some in between. The > thing like most about it is that it gets rid of a lot of the "bitsel" shedding > that GSD does. Does not prevent blow coat, but my vacuum sure gets a rest. > Every dog I get in here has that famous GSD shedding going on. Within a month > I have it under control. Coats are great and it has almost every imaginable > vitamin, mineral, enzyme in it. The one thing I cannot "scientifically" > PROVE is that it claims to aid in fertility. I had a bitch who would never give > more than 3 pups, TOPS! In the 3 litters she had.Well, she had 8 after being > on Nupro for 5 months. At the age of 6, she had 8! But then I have always > had large litters of pups, but I have been using Nupro as well. AND, if one > is so inclined-- a person could make a nice liver shake for yourself to > drink! ALL regular natural ingredients! > > Chris > > "Do Right and Fear No One" --from the Stephanitz Family Crest > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================