In a message dated 4/13/2007 6:13:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Showgsd-=================== >Hi Fran and Barb, We tried Canidae and although I liked the ingredients, we could not for the life of us keep weight on our dogs with it. The Canidae people said they had heard this from some herding breed owners....couldn't explain it. We switched to Eagle Pack Holistic Select (Lamb and Rice) and we have never looked back. Great stuff... Kathy KATHY: I ALSO FEED COOKED CHICKEN AND OFTEN SUBSTITUE WITH BEEF LIVER AND BEEF HEART AND ALWAYS ADD PLAIN NON-FAT YOGURT...SOMETIMES ALL TOGETHER. I SIMPLY USE KIBBLE AS A BASE AND ADD FRESH COOKED MEAT.../CHICKEN AND BEEF , ETC.. I THINK CANIDAE SERVES WELL AS A BASE OF THE DIET..BUT I BELIEVE WE ALL NEED TO ADD FRESH COOKED MEAT AND LOTS OF IT.. JUST TO CLARIFY. BARB WILLIAMS ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================