October 28th, 2009
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Yes, yes, we all know dogs can’t eat chocolate. But picture this scenario: Dressed-up children lugging bags of candy snack on chocolate bars while trick-or-treating. Naturally, some of the candy drops and the children reach into the bags for a replacement. Nobody cleans up the dropped candy because nobody would pick up dirty candy off the ground. Right? Nobody but a dog, that is.
Dog walkers, please be watchful the week following Halloween. While dogs are never allowed chocolate, they are mysteriously drawn to it and some doggies can spot and swallow a chocolate bar wrapper, dirt and all, in seconds. Helen Fazio and her dog Raja are world travelers. Click here to visit their blog, and click here to follow them on Twitter. |
I know my dog had a secret stash that it took us a while to find. To top it off, it was those little chocolate bottles filled with alcohol, another No No.
If it can happen in a house where there’s no children, it can certainly happen in one with children.
Please Be Careful!
*big licks*
Roy
I wonder how much chocolate it would take to make a dog sick. If I’m eating a candy bar my dog has his nose right in my face wanting some. I gave him a couple small bites a couple times and it didn’t bother him at all. I dont want to push my luck , though.
This is a dog that won’t eat dog food but wants to eat what I eat.
My dog got into chocolate someone left lying around. Stock Hydrogen Peroxide in your med cab just in case this happens. Start with a single TBSP of HP, get your dog to lap it up (they will, tastes like water). Give it 3 min. to work and if it doesn’t, repeat with one more TBSP and wait a few min. This will cause your dog to vomit up all the chocolate. What a mess, but it works. The best thing of course, is to make sure no one leaves chocolate around.