I agree. The dogs do not need a lot and loading is a waste. Rice works well as it is slower in digestion. I looked for the other article by Arleigh Reynolds that discusses the rice/carbs slower digestion rates offset the shiver-weight loss during the cold nights. So it can serve as a valuable part of the diet.

Along the same lines with the article coming full circle on feeding fat, the rice/carbs are the same. Lots of 'older keeps' used them, maybe thinking they were valuable to the dog like the human, then got away from as science suggested they had no nutritional value to the dog and in turn found they were useful after all. Sort of ironic. EWO