cusrard creams?

[borntoshoot 1]

hi all, i was just thinking about the shoot that i beat on and sometimes take my patterdaleX border terrior,

 

anyway, at lunchtime sometimes people give their dogs 4 or 5 custard creams aswell as a handfull of dried food.

 

i tried this with my patt and it gave him his energy back after 5 drives of walking.

 

anyway, has anybody else tried this and would you do it or avoid it?

 

just wondering.

 

thanks, atb borntoshoot

[Cold Ethyl 63]

Wouldnt give the dog custard creams cos of the sugar in them and a few other choice ingredients.The food should be ok though i use dog biccies or cooked chicken

[borntoshoot 1]

anyone else?

[littlefish 585]

Never mind giving a dog energy from custard creams, i'd be more concerned about them getting diarrhoea from custard creams!!!

[Kay 3,709]

do they not simply carry something sugary incase the dogs blood sugar drops very low after the amount of working they probably do on a days shoot ?

[leec 132]

i use recharge and sometimes a ball of mince meat about the size of a tennis ball or bit smaller doused in glucose powder

[Cold Ethyl 63]

dioralyte is good i use that when we got home

[borntoshoot 1]

do they not simply carry something sugary incase the dogs blood sugar drops very low after the amount of working they probably do on a days shoot ?

 

i think that may be the main reason why they choose custard creams, that and the fact that we can eat them aswell and the dogs love em.

[paddybarr 77]

i use Maltodextrin

 

copied from a website -

 

Replenishing glycogen stores is accomplished by providing a “good carbohydrate†at an

appropriate time. Muscle cells have GLUT4 pathways that are active during exercise and for

up to 30 minutes after exercise. These pathways allow for the uptake of carbohydrate into the

muscle without the release of insulin. Simple sugars (glucose, dextrose, fructose, corn

syrup) cause an insulin release that leads to subsequent hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

Complex starches (bread, rice, grains) take too long to be digested and absorbed. Both cause

fluid imbalances that can contribute to diarrhea and dehydration. Maltodextrin is a small

complex carbohydrate and is the ideal carbohydrate for this purpose. Maltodextrin is rapidly

absorbed without an insulin release or fluid imbalance and is readily utilized by the GLUT4

pathway. When a maltodextrin supplement is given within 30 minutes of exercise, up to 85%

of pre-exercise glycogen levels are restored. Without this targeted approach, only 40% of pre-

exercise levels are restored.

[Lurchergirl:) 0]

More of a fig roll girl myself:)