lamping rabbit 11 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 hi i have a 7 month old collie x greyhound dog and a few people have told me to give him some pasta a couple of times a week .as they say it will give him energy . i feed minced chicken and complete mixed togather .............any advice.......plz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag dan 784 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 hi i have a 7 month old collie x greyhound dog and a few people have told me to give him some pasta a couple of times a week .as they say it will give him energy . i feed minced chicken and complete mixed togather .............any advice.......plz I feed alot of pasta especially to pups as it piles the weight on , and burns of slowly producing energy as its a carb . Alot of coursing lads feed carbs the day before the dog is run . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamping rabbit 11 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 cheers mate ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Dogs dont get there energy from Carb's, They get there energy from Fats Me ad rather be getting more raw food into it than pasta, And small and othen 4/6 times a day, Plus if your going to use mixer/complete feed at diffrent times than the raw as it digests at diffrent times in the stomach eg feed raw in the morning and dry at night or the other way round, And good regualar worming with a decent wormer and you wont have a problems.. Edited February 23, 2010 by tiny 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,701 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Dogs dont get there energy from Carb's, They get there energy from Fats Me ad rather be getting more raw food into it than pasta, And small and othen 4/6 times a day, Plus if your going to use mixer/complete feed at diffrent times than the raw as it digests at diffrent times in the stomach eg feed raw in the morning and dry at night or the other way round, And good reguarl worming with a decent wormer and you wont have a problems.. ill go along with that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goldfinch2007 2,332 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Dogs dont get there energy from Carb's, They get there energy from Fats Me ad rather be getting more raw food into it than pasta, And small and othen 4/6 times a day, Plus if your going to use mixer/complete feed at diffrent times than the raw as it digests at diffrent times in the stomach eg feed raw in the morning and dry at night or the other way round, And good regualar worming with a decent wormer and you wont have a problems.. carbs are your dogs main source of energy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag dan 784 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Dogs dont get there energy from Carb's, They get there energy from Fats Me ad rather be getting more raw food into it than pasta, And small and othen 4/6 times a day, Plus if your going to use mixer/complete feed at diffrent times than the raw as it digests at diffrent times in the stomach eg feed raw in the morning and dry at night or the other way round, And good regualar worming with a decent wormer and you wont have a problems.. carbs are your dogs main source of energy Thanks mate , thought anyone would know that !!! . Carbs slowly release energy into the system thats what helps your stamina . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Unlike humans fella, Dogs get there energy from fat and not carbs.. There a few members on here that know the fancey ins and outs of it all, And fancey words so ill leave it too them to do the full run down on it, But each to there own and all that.. Edited February 23, 2010 by tiny 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slipper 116 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 not sure on this one, usually feed it once a week, i would of thought it contains to much starch and gluten, my dogs prefer rice tbh, atb slipper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Catcher 1 639 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 not sure on this one, usually feed it once a week, i would of thought it contains to much starch and gluten, my dogs prefer rice tbh, atb slipper Rice is good for starch but a working dog must have carb,s if your in dout ask any vet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cooper101 86 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 "There is no known minimum dietary carbohydrate requirement for either the dog or the cat. Based on investigations in the dog and with other species it is likely that dogs and cats can be maintained without carbohydrates if the diet supplies enough fat or protein from which the metabolic requirement for glucose is derived." hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 The best form of energy for any dog is FAT simple, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CI HIR 13 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 The working dog food I give my dogs contains dry pasta and I feel it gives them that little bit extra energy and size.Carbohydrates will definately give a fit dog more muscle mass as it breaks down to glycogen which is stored in the muscle cells.Most racing greyhounds have boiled rice(high in complex carbohydrates) as a big part of their diet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Catcher 1 639 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 The best form of energy for any dog is FAT simple, Feed a house dog fat for a few year and the vet will love you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 The best form of energy for any dog is FAT simple, Feed a house dog fat for a few year and the vet will love you You know what i mean any working dog.. Be it coursing,Ferreting or sled pulling herding.. Ill still stand by the fact the fat is the best form of energy, Im not saying carbs cant give energy after the body has converted them into one thing and then the body can absorb that bla bla.. Like i say ill leave it to someone that knows the fancey ins and outs of it to explain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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