[imperfectlyblue]

Thanks for the info guys... as far as obedience, she is very trainable and can do many "obedience" types of things such as: sit, stay, leave it, down, and speak. We just can't get her to come to us when she is outside.

Arlene, I think you might be right about her teeth. Ed is getting worried and I just told him to call the vet to reassure himself... I think it's the teeth thing too. She just isn't eating as much, or with as much vigor as she used to -- but she is still eating. If she continues to eat less, I may look into other options. I just didn't know about picking something random up from Walmart without knowing if it was good enough, you know?