My mom used to give our German Shepherd 12 boiled egg (cut up) on top of her food every morning. she said it was good for her coat.

Just be REALLY sure to cut them up. Our Shepherd, Tisch, loved he eggs SO MUCH that once in awhile we'd give them too her whole ( boiled and un-shelled, of course) it was kinda fun to see her chase the slippery things all over the kitchen floor before she 'caught' it.

this backfired on us one day, when Tisch gulped it down so fast, that she choked on it. it filled her throat and she couldn't breathe. she panicked and ran - luckily she was inside the house, and my mom was quick to react - she cornered Tisch and basically gave her a doggie heimlich manuver and out popped the egg. After that episode, we were always VERY carefull to give particularly favorite treats in small bites!

I often gave Tristan a boiled egg on his food, as we got him from rescue and he had a very sparse coat. after lots of good food (including eggs, Omega oils, and other suppliments) he had the most beautiful, glossy coat you ever saw. it GLOWED.

I would be careful about too many, though - recently my teenage son (skin-child, not fur) was on a thing where he really liked eating boiled egss and egg-salad sandwiches. he was eating 4-6 eggs a day. too many - as they caused gas.

if that's too many for a 150lb active boy, I'm sure it's too many for a dog! LOL! and you have to live with the 'odor'!

however, if you have any 'extras" - we'd be happy to help you use up all those eggs!!


laura