chocolate?

[Karen]

All chocolate is bad for dogs, dark chocolate is worse than milk chocolate. The right amount can kill a dog, less will make it very sick.

The sheltie were I used to work ate part of a plate of brownies one Christmas, and spent the whole of Christmas eve throwing up and miserable. He lived, and didn't learn a thing - he would still eat chocolate given the opportunity, but there's a lot of cleaning up to do afterwards.

[wolfsoul]

Dogs cant not tolerate the theobromine inside the chocolate. They aren't "allergic" to it, as most people think. But it can make them very sick. Visa has eaten 2 whole chocolate rabbits and not been sick, but every dog is different and different types of chocolate cause more severe reactions. Just not a risk worth taking!

[sooby707]

thank you so much especially to majestic collies. i just wasent sure of what people were saying. but know i know for sure. how about coffe? is that bad for dogs?

[wolfsoul]

Yes, coffee is also bad for dogs. Theobromine (in chocolate) is very similar to caffiene, and so they cause the same reactions in dogs.