are chocolates good for dog??
By nyang1984
@nyang1984 (464)
Philippines
9 responses
@SassyBrat (463)
• Canada
12 Feb 12
Chocolate, onions, garlic and a few other items are very bad for dogs.
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@nyang1984 (464)
• Philippines
12 Feb 12
why?? i mean can it shorten their lives??? i should tell housemates about this... thanks for the info SassyBrat... :)
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@JustAUser (31)
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13 Feb 12
Chocolate contains a poison that will affect dogs, cats, and humans. The poison is known as theobromine in case you want to do more research on your own. I'm not sure of the exact reasoning it has such a greater affect on dogs and cats versus the affect on humans other than genetics and size.
@nyang1984 (464)
• Philippines
13 Feb 12
thanks for the info i've learned, thanks much :)...i've read an article about the same awhile ago..
@Galena (9110)
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12 Feb 12
absolutely not.
in fact, chocolate is very toxic to dogs.
and that toxin can build up gradually in the body. so eating the occasional small piece over a long period of time will do just as much harm as eating the same amount in one go. and if there is that build up it can take just the small amount to take that dog over the edge and make them either very ill or even kill them.
@nyang1984 (464)
• Philippines
13 Feb 12
hi! Galena,,thank you for this insightful info... i've learned i really should also inform my housemates 'bout this.. :)
@shskumbla (3338)
• India
24 Feb 12
I have dogs. I know it like chocolates. When I am eating chocolates it comes near to me. and asking chocolates from me. I give a piece to it. It eat that in very happily.
I don't know 'giving chocolates good for Dog...?'
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
12 Feb 12
We don't have dog but a cat pet.We usually lend out cat a piece of chocolate when we are eating and our cat is enjoying eating it and nothing bad happen.I guess it is good for a dog to eat chocolate too and for sure they will like it.
@SassyBrat (463)
• Canada
12 Feb 12
No! I'm telling you it is not wise to feed any pet chocolate! See the above posts!
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
12 Feb 12
It is dark chocolate and cocoa, such as baking chocolate, that is bad for dogs. Milk chocolate is not the culprit. Every dog I have ever had ate chocolate, milk chocolate that is, and lived to be a ripe old age. I had a basset that loved onions! and did him no harm.
@crimsonladybug (3112)
• United States
12 Feb 12
As I understand it, it is not the chocolate that is harmful to dogs, rather that most commercial chocolate is processed with a chemical called alkalai that they are not able to digest.
A small amount like what you've described shouldn't do much more than make your dog sick to its stomach but try to keep him away from it in the future.