I have fed raw for a long time now, as some of you know I compete in Cani-cross and bikejoring.  This year my Kelpie and I won the UK championship (his first year competing) and we also represented the UK in the European Championships.

I feed a good variety of meat, bones and offal, with eggs and fish once or twice a week. I just wonder if my working dogs could do with some carbs such as pasta or rice ? I feel he doesnt have as much energy as he should, but then wonder if im expecting too much of him (he does top speeds of 25mph and averages 15-18mph)

What are peoples opinions on adding carbs ?

Dogs get their Energy from fat not Carbs, what kind of meat do you feed atm?
This is hopefully a link to a really interesting article I pinched from another Forum. Well worth a read. I'm not good with links so if this doesn;t work let me know and I'll try again.
This is a short extract from it:
"Continued research showed that dogs actually have a very low requirement for carbohydrate and that; indeed, fat was the preferred fuel for endurance in the performing dog. The question often arises: If carbohydrates help people, why don't they help canine athletes? The reasons are complex and involve differences in gait, cardiovascular physiology and energy metabolism. Dogs and humans just have differences."

http://www.b-naturals.com/newsletter/feeding-the-performance-dog/  (you may have to copy and paste it into your address bar)

interesting, thank you.  They get lamb, hearts, lungs, tripe, beef, kidney, liver, chicken.  I assume lamb is quite fatty ?

Thanks Agilabs for such a fantastic article.  I'd been wondering about carbs & endurance in dogs - and now I know the answer.  I've also copied it to my breed's raw feeding site.

If you are particularly interested in performance dog nutrition I would suggest you read:

Performance Dog Nutrition: Optimize Performance with Nutrition by Dr Jocelynn Jacobs.

http://www.amazon.com/Performance-Dog-Nutrition-Optimize/dp/0975963406