I just wanted to say for the record to prevent any other dog to suffer as one of ours did, when she was just 6 years old, while we were using the Ol Roy brand dog food for many years ago. The dogs always had a good Vet check up with beautiful coats and normal stools, but one day, our female was fence running and her back broke into. I questioned the Vet as to why such a thing would happen and he said that it was due to the dog food lacking in vitamins and minerals to keep the bones healthy and strong. The Vet said that I could continue feeding the Ol Roy dog food if, I bought Vitamins and minerals and added them to the diet. When you buy the vitamins and minerals needed to have a complete diet separately, the cost increases and it is easier to go ahead a purchase a higher costing quality dog food that supplies all of the proper nutrients. Francine ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================