I started showing English Setters in 1982, following all the rules; premium commercial dog foods, vaccinations every year, the latest chemicals to keep them free of fleas. Then I lost my first two English Setters at ages 10 and 6 to cancer. That's quite a blow when you think you are doing everything right.

I had always changed brands of premium commercial foods quite frequently because I was never quite satisfied. At some point, I started to wonder if the problem wasn't one of something lacking from the diet but rather excesses in these foods. Then in 1996, someone pointed me to Dr. Ian Billinghurst's book, "Give Your Dog A Bone". I read it in one afternoon and was just amazed. I thought all along what I've been looking for does not come in a bag. It comes from my grocery store! I quickly wrote out a plan and switched my first dog.

Over the next couple of years, I helped many, many people get started and found they were asking the same questions - they wanted spelled-out details on what to buy, how to store, a menu plan, what to use for supplements - and from there came "Switching to Raw".

Here are the raw fed "Birchrun" girls:

	"Switching to Raw" Cover Girl Ch. Weymouth's Make No Mistake "Casey" (OFA Good, elbows normal and BAER cleared) Shown here at 6 years of age, Casey had a wonderful career in the breed ring. She is a multiple BB winner, multiple Group placer, Specialty WB winner, ESAA's Winners Bitch of the Year Runner-up in 1995. She finished her career by going Best Veteran and Best of Opposite Sex from the Veterans Class at the first annual Lone Star English Setter Club specialty in 2000. Casey is also the dam of three champions, including Ch. Weymouths Eyes on the Tiger, BoS at Westminster in 2001
"Casey" At nearly 11.5 years old, Casey has been flying around the Veterans rings over the past year, winning Best in Veteran Sweeps, Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweeps, Best Veteran Bitch and Best Veteran at several specialties. Three breeder-judges commented on her wonderful condition. At nearly thirteen years old, we let Casey go onto greener pastures. Run free, my Lady Jane Ch Weymouth's Make No Mistake 11/9/92 - 7/14/05
Ch Weymouths Birchrun Step Aside "Savannah" (OFA Good, elbows normal and BAER cleared) Savannah is Casey's daughter and was Best of Breed at the Lone Star ES Club in April, 2002. Like all the Birchrun girls, she is raw fed and owner-handled. Savannah will make her Veteran debut in April, 2004

Ch Sevenoaks Birchrun Desert Rain "Tori"
Tori finished with a 4-point major in March, 2004 She is OFA Good, elbows normal and BAER cleared Tori has been totally raw fed since 10 weeks of age

Linwood Birchrun Let The Games Begin "Tatum"
Tatum is Casey's granddaughter, and has been raw fed since 10 weeks of age. She is BAER Normal, OFA Thyroid Normal, OFA Elbows Normal and OFA Hips Excellent.

	Ch Jordean Page Turner "Paige"
Paige, my daughter's Brittany who she handled herself at age nine to her championship with back-to-back-to-back majors. She has been raw fed for nearly 8 years.