I have a litter that was 3 weeks old on May 16th, I am feeding mom 4 times a day right now. She gets vegie mix plus 1 cup of kibble ( I know you are not supposed to mix them but she does well with this), lunch is mostly meat, chunks of beef, tripe, chicken, fish etc, whatever I have out at the time, different each day, supper is her chicken necks and backs, snack at bedtime is usually hamburger/tripe with cottage cheese, yogurt, etc. She is holding her weight well and still seems to be ready to eat at any time LOL. pups are growing well and active. I will start them on raw probably next week, they are already looking for something when I feed mom. My Cavalier litters for the last 7 years have been raised on raw and I feel they have been the strongest healthy litters that I have had. Margaret ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================