When I first bought Moxie as a total novice, I was told by the breeder to use various supplements (and yes, walnut extract was one of them). I thought it was the flavoring you bought in the store and she got 1/2 tsp a meal until it got boring, didn't work and stopped. (Did you know how much of that ounce is water??? LOL) I was told I used too little and not long enough. Also to use various supplements for her ears, coat and pasterns. (Never had a problem with them, but I guess this was supposed to be prophylactic). It seemed that she was destined for dry coat, light eyes, a tail that curled over her back and flopping pasterns. Since I ignored most of it (like training her for obedience at the same time she was going into the conformation ring... a supposed big no-no), it was interesting that at about 28 months, she had beautiful dark eyes, a coat that was full and rich, great ear set and that tail with just that fun flip at the end when she was especially joyful. I have tried lots of the recommendations (NONE harmful), I heard about, but have learned that 1) they really don't matter in the ring and 2) really a PITA and too much bother. so the dogs when I showed toward the end of my dog showing years, went in "butt naked" a wash, a blowdry and here you are. Some of us are slower learners than others. S On Mar 26, 2009, at 4:38:14 PM, "Laurie Pruett" <pruett@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >That is exactly what I am talking about. How can you truthfully breed your >male dog to a bitch without people knowing that he indeed has light eyes and >therefore the progeny may inherit these eyes and the bitch's owner is >wondering why. >To me that is altering, plain and simple. I am really surprised that this >showed up on this list. How many of you are doing this? I never have used walnut extract to darken eyes although I was told about it years ago by a professional handler so the practice has been around for awhile. -- Stormy Hope www.carpoc.org AKC Legislative Liaison, GSDCA Sunshine Squad <showgsd.org/sunshine.html) GSDs and more ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================