Chocolate Dogs

So, Easter is approaching. The chocolate eggs get smaller and the prices higher. I'm not sure how these companies get away with it, so I'd like to see the government regulate the cost to quantity ratio where easter chocolate is concerned. It's no big deal. On another note, don't feed the chocolate to your pets. At least not dogs; I'm not sure what studies have been conducted towards cats, birds, fish or other home-stay creatures.

Dogs and humans are different in a lot of ways. For example, dogs can run about the snow all day on their bare feet and it doesn’t cause them any harm. On the flip side, humans can only run in the snow for thirty seconds or so before their feet begin to freeze. Dogs can also walk comfortably on all fours, whereas humans become strained after a short while. There are plenty of differences like these between dogs and humans. Chocolate tolerance is just another.

Dogs are really out of luck here, because it's obvious that they genuinely enjoy the taste of chocolate. It turns out that, for dogs, a chemical in chocolate called theobromine is the source of the problem. The chemical is similar to caffeine in that if too much is ingested, it becomes toxic. Different types of chocolate contain different amounts of theobromine: it would take 20 ounces of milk chocolate to kill a 20 pound dog, but only 2 ounces of baker’s chocolate or 6 ounces of semisweet chocolate.

Dogs are probably thinking to themselves: "Still, what's two ounces of baker's chocolate when we've got this to contend with!" Eeek -- Click here