This post is not what you think it’s about. It’s not about how I love chocolate and hate the calories. It’s about how my precious but mischievous Jack Russell Terrier scared me to death this morning when I woke up and found that she hard torn open the packaging, and eaten a chocolate chip cookie.
As much as I love the taste of chocolate, the smell of chocolate, the versatility and pairings of chocolate, I would look at it with an evil eye for the rest of my life it it hurt my little princess. Most of us know that chocolate is not good for dogs, but I found this website that gives much more detailed information about the toxicity of chocolate to dogs. It’s good to know, but still not a substitute for calling your vet, which we did. Poor Ice (my dog). We had to induce vomiting (with hydrogen peroxide) and she did puke it all up, thank goodness. Our Vet, Dr. Prattis, also checked her out and gave her the thumbs up.
My lesson learned: Ice is nimble. Ice is quick. Ice can jump over more than a candlestick. She also uses her front paws like hands and has remarkably fine motor skills for a dog. Let this be a friendly reminder to keep anything chocolate, especially the good expensive chocolate all you fabulous bakers use, in extra safe places.
Oh no! Poor Ice. I hope she is better after this whole ordeal.
I have in the past given my dog “toxic” foods such as grapes and fish poached with lemon slices, unbeknownst at the time that grapes/raisins and citrus fruits are bad for dogs. (No problems though, thank goodness!)
I am now constantly on the web and scour my canine cookbooks trying to figure out what I can or can’t feed her. There are a lot of conflicting information out there, but at the end of the day, it is better safe than sorry.
You can make it up to Ice with Carob Chip cookies! http://www.families-first.com/pets/carobcookies.htm
Oh my! I feel for you! My dogs constantly eat things that make them sick (my pitbull found rat poison in the garage on Valentine’s Day of all days….) and I’m always terrified that they will do it again. I read your post and got an instant chill up my spine!
Thanks Ellen, I generally don’t let Ice eat any human food since it’s hard to know what she can/cannot eat, but she does grab anything she can on the floor outside, often so fast that I don’t even see what it is.
Thank you for your empathy Dr. Food…the heart attacks of doggie parents….I hope your pitbull learned his lesson and stays aways from the poison. =(
Plus, Ice is clever, she knows to pounce in the .004 seconds when someone looks away.
Awwww, poor Icey poo poo. =( Well I’m very glad to hear that my god-daughter okay.
K&S;, it's funny how she knows I wouldn't allow it if I saw.
Caroline, she's good and ready to play!