[PyrNet-L] Feeding problem

["Geraldine Swierzy" <sheepriverpyrs@nucleus.com>]

 Ursette, my four year old bitch who was bred four weeks ago - and who
 normally has an excellent appetite, has decided to go off her food this
 week - but is supplementing with lots of stool! She has never been a 
 stool eater to this point - and nomatter how often I clean the pens and 
 yard, with eight pyreneans - and a winter's worth of snow just melting - 
 she can always find a tasty snack!
 
   Ursette is generally quite an obedient pyr (sorry, but it's true!) - 
 but when she finds a tasty morsel, she will not come when called until 
 it is devoured! She is fed a good quality premium food - and normally 
 would eat about 7 cups daily, but now is down to three. Adding ground 
 chicken or beef - or even canned dogfood does not seem to help. Maybe 
 this is the equivalent of a pregnant mom's cravings for pickles or ice
 cream!
 
    Any advice?
 
       Geraldine
 
 Geraldine Swierzy
 SheepRiver Great Pyrenees
 Alberta, Canada.
 www.sheepriver.com