Hello All!

When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm

That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!


--


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
> tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
> That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>
>

The trouble with chocolate and dogs is the theobromine content. The
darker the chocolate, the greater the danger. The crap that coats
Reeses Peanut Butter Cups is barely chocolate at all.

I wouldn't rush a dog to the vet if he got hold of a chocolate chip
cookie. On the other hand, there are better ways to say "I love you"
than feeding a canine chocolate.

James Silverton wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
> tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm

I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not true
and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney failure
when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say which dogs
can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.

>
> That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!

Taking care of a dog over 17 years old seems like a tough gig.

>
>

"Kathleen" > wrote in message
...
> James Silverton wrote:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs. Not
>> that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
>> tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>>
>> That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>>
>>
>
> The trouble with chocolate and dogs is the theobromine content. The
> darker the chocolate, the greater the danger. The crap that coats Reeses
> Peanut Butter Cups is barely chocolate at all.
>
> I wouldn't rush a dog to the vet if he got hold of a chocolate chip
> cookie. On the other hand, there are better ways to say "I love you" than
> feeding a canine chocolate.


I had a black lab that ate almost all of a Lindt's 2 pound sampler including
the box. I thought for sure she was going to croak but she never showed any
effects at all.

Go figure. Of course, when I saw what she had done, I could have almost
killed her myself.

George L

On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:56 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>Hello All!
>
>When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
>tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
>That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!

I also read continually that Macadamias are bad for dogs. Well, every
single one of our dogs has madly crunched the shell and eaten the
tasty morsel inside and their lives have never been shortened. Our
Border Collie is excellent at it and does at least 2 or 3 daily. We
worry more about her teeth holding up

aloha,
Cea

On Sep 1, 3:20*pm, pure kona > wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:56 GMT, "James Silverton"
>
> > wrote:
> >Hello All!
>
> >When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
> >Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
> >unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
> >tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
> >That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>
> I also read continually that Macadamias are bad for dogs. *Well, every
> single one of our dogs has madly crunched the shell and eaten the
> tasty morsel inside and their lives have never been shortened. Our
> Border Collie is excellent at it and does at least 2 or 3 daily. *We
> worry more about her teeth holding up
>
> aloha,
> Cea

The albumen in eggs if bad for dogs and they cannot digest it and it's
hard on their liver or spleen or kidneys or something...can't remember
which organ it is.

pure kona said...

> On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:56 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>>Hello All!
>>
>>When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>>Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>>unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
>>tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>>
>>That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>
> I also read continually that Macadamias are bad for dogs. Well, every
> single one of our dogs has madly crunched the shell and eaten the
> tasty morsel inside and their lives have never been shortened. Our
> Border Collie is excellent at it and does at least 2 or 3 daily. We
> worry more about her teeth holding up
>
> aloha,
> Cea


I thought it was mustard that was deadly to dogs.

Andy
--
I'm no longer a danger to society.

"pure kona" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:56 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>>Hello All!
>>
>>When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>>Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>>unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
>>tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>>
>>That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>
> I also read continually that Macadamias are bad for dogs. Well, every
> single one of our dogs has madly crunched the shell and eaten the
> tasty morsel inside and their lives have never been shortened. Our
> Border Collie is excellent at it and does at least 2 or 3 daily. We
> worry more about her teeth holding up
>
>

Dogs: http://www.vetinfo.com/dtoxin.html

Cats: http://www.vetinfo.com/ctoxin.html

On Sep 1, 3:33*pm, Andy > wrote:
> pure kona said...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:56 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > > wrote:
>
> >>Hello All!
>
> >>When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
> >>Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
> >>unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
> >>tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
> >>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
> >>That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>
> > I also read continually that Macadamias are bad for dogs. *Well, every
> > single one of our dogs has madly crunched the shell and eaten the
> > tasty morsel inside and their lives have never been shortened. Our
> > Border Collie is excellent at it and does at least 2 or 3 daily. *We
> > worry more about her teeth holding up
>
> > aloha,
> > Cea
>
> I thought it was mustard that was deadly to dogs.
>
> Andy
> --
> I'm no longer a danger to society.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Salmon...at least fresh off the hook or from the river is almost
deadly. If they eat a dead or live fish and somehow survive...then
they are immune, go figure.

Chemo the Clown said...

> On Sep 1, 3:33*pm, Andy > wrote:
>>
>> I thought it was mustard that was deadly to dogs.
>>
>> Andy
>
> Salmon...at least fresh off the hook or from the river is almost
> deadly. If they eat a dead or live fish and somehow survive...then
> they are immune, go figure.


Worst thing we ever fed Annabelle, our Jack Russell Terrier was the last
Sunday morning pancake which she immediately took outside and buried.

Perhaps for when times got tough, she'd save us all!?!

Andy

"dsi1" > wrote in message ...
> James Silverton wrote:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs. Not
>> that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
>> tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not true
> and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney failure when
> given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say which dogs can
> and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.

My brother's miniature poodle nearly died from eating chocolate candy bars,
but I'm not sure exactly how many he ate. Not sure of the name of them,
either.

On Sep 1, 4:23*pm, Andy > wrote:
> Chemo the Clown said...
>
> > On Sep 1, 3:33*pm, Andy > wrote:
>
> >> I thought it was mustard that was deadly to dogs.
>
> >> Andy
>
> > Salmon...at least fresh off the hook or from the river is almost
> > deadly. If they eat a dead or live fish and somehow survive...then
> > they are immune, go figure.
>
> Worst thing we ever fed Annabelle, our Jack Russell Terrier was the last
> Sunday morning pancake which she immediately took outside and buried.
>
> Perhaps for when times got tough, she'd save us all!?!
>
> Andy

I had a lab who would bury rawhide bones in the summer and then go get
them in the winter. By that time, they were nothing but a gooey mess
of stinky leather. He was in heaven chewing on that! Of course, when
he got done, he wanted to give you a kiss.

On Sep 1, 5:20*pm, pure kona > wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:56 GMT, "James Silverton"
>
> > wrote:
> >Hello All!
>
> >When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
> >Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
> >unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
> >tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
> >That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>
> I also read continually that Macadamias are bad for dogs. *Well, every
> single one of our dogs has madly crunched the shell and eaten the
> tasty morsel inside and their lives have never been shortened. Our
> Border Collie is excellent at it and does at least 2 or 3 daily. *We
> worry more about her teeth holding up

Your dogs can crack macadamias? That's a tough nut to crack.
>
> aloha,
> Cea

--Bryan

Chemo the Clown said...

> I had a lab who would bury rawhide bones in the summer and then go get
> them in the winter. By that time, they were nothing but a gooey mess
> of stinky leather. He was in heaven chewing on that! Of course, when
> he got done, he wanted to give you a kiss.


And tail swipe everything that wasn't nailed down off tables with his tail
without a care?!!

Andy

On Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:45:51 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
> wrote:

>On Sep 1, 5:20*pm, pure kona > wrote:
>> On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:36:56 GMT, "James Silverton"
>>
>> > wrote:
>> >Hello All!
>>
>> >When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>> >Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>> >unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
>> >tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
>> >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>>
>> >That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>>
>> I also read continually that Macadamias are bad for dogs. *Well, every
>> single one of our dogs has madly crunched the shell and eaten the
>> tasty morsel inside and their lives have never been shortened. Our
>> Border Collie is excellent at it and does at least 2 or 3 daily. *We
>> worry more about her teeth holding up
>
>Your dogs can crack macadamias? That's a tough nut to crack.
>>
>> aloha,
>> Cea
>
>--Bryan
Yes. I read it was the world's toughest nut (can't remember the
source) because it is almost perfectly round, with a fairly thick
shell. But what Mollie wants, Mollie gets. And it is, indeed, on
Sheldon's <toxic to dog> list, but I promise Mollie the dog is alive
and very well.

Go figure.

aloha,
Cea

I babysat my Uncle's house and tended to "Sam" the Cheasapeake. An army
strong giant dog. We got along great. I walked him a couple times a day
around the neighborhood.

Once, we were about a half a block from the house when while on the leash,
Sam went from pulling me along and rewound to address a kid who was going to
mug me! Punk went off running!

I didn't think a family dog I wasn't much a part of would be so defensive of
me. I was VERY glad.

After babysitting we all spent time together and my cousins began a pillow
fight and I fought back playfully but Sam, confused, took his stance and
opened his mouth and grabbed my face in mouth. Not breaking any skin, it was
his way of saying, you're great, but my loyalty is to Billy and Peter. How
could I NOT see that coming!?!

Andy

Cheryl wrote:
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message ...
>> James Silverton wrote:
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>>> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>>> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids
>>> would tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look
>>> at this:
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>>
>> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not
>> true and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney
>> failure when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say
>> which dogs can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.
>
> My brother's miniature poodle nearly died from eating chocolate candy
> bars, but I'm not sure exactly how many he ate. Not sure of the name of
> them, either.
>

I had a miniature Poodle who ate an entire package of Hershey's kisses,
foil included. He didn't even fart.

I think some dogs are affected more than others.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

"James Silverton" > wrote in news:Ytgnm.696
:

> Hello All!
>
> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
> tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
> That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>
>



http://www.peteducation.com/article....+1659&aid=1030


http://www.treshanley.com/cic/dangerousfoods.html


http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison...ple-foods.html


http://www.dogforum.org/showthread.php?t=4467


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

Cheryl wrote:
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message ...
>> James Silverton wrote:
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>>> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>>> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids
>>> would tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look
>>> at this:
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>>
>> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not
>> true and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney
>> failure when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say
>> which dogs can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.
>
> My brother's miniature poodle nearly died from eating chocolate candy
> bars, but I'm not sure exactly how many he ate. Not sure of the name of
> them, either.
>

This seems to be the only way to test whether or not it's a deadly
poison to your dog, making the revelation that chocolate can be fed to
some dogs almost worthless. That's the breaks.

dsi1 wrote:

> James Silverton wrote:
>
>> Hello All!
>>
>> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
>> tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
>
> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not true
> and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney failure
> when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say which dogs
> can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.

It's not the kidneys that are affected. It's the nervous system,
cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. And it's not a question of
which dog (as if some are invulnerable), it's how much chocolate and at
what concentration.

Kathleen wrote:

> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>>> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>>> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids
>>> would tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look
>>> at this:
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>>
>>
>>
>> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not
>> true and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney
>> failure when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say
>> which dogs can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.
>
>
> It's not the kidneys that are affected. It's the nervous system,
> cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. And it's not a question of
> which dog (as if some are invulnerable), it's how much chocolate and at
> what concentration.
>
Tsk... Should read as "Not JUST the kidneys that are affected."

Kathleen wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
>>> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
>>> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids
>>> would tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look
>>> at this:
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>>
>>
>> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not
>> true and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney
>> failure when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say
>> which dogs can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.
>
> It's not the kidneys that are affected. It's the nervous system,
> cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. And it's not a question of
> which dog (as if some are invulnerable), it's how much chocolate and at
> what concentration.
>
Our pup is going to training at Pet Smart. The teacher there told us
that the chocolate can stay in their system for years affecting their
organs many years after they eat the chocolate.

Our guy lived to be almost 16. I don't think the Hershey's kisses he ate
when he was 9 could have possible killed him 9 years later. Who knows?

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Cheryl wrote:

> My brother's miniature poodle nearly died from eating chocolate candy
> bars, but I'm not sure exactly how many he ate. Not sure of the name
> of them, either.

A friend of mine told me a story about her parent's miniature poodle,
how much it loved! chocolate kisses and how one day they came
home and the dog was dead and all these kiss wrappers were all
around. It had gotten into the candy dish.

I'm thinking ... yeah, because dogs aren't supposed to have chocolate.

She said the vet told them I guess he died happy, with not a word
about the dog/chocolate thing. I didn't say anything at the time.

nancy

Kathleen wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
>>
>> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not
>> true and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney
>> failure when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say
>> which dogs can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.
>
> It's not the kidneys that are affected. It's the nervous system,
> cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. And it's not a question of
> which dog (as if some are invulnerable), it's how much chocolate and at
> what concentration.
>

Thanks for the info. The kidneys are a favorite organ to cite when
you're not sure what the heck causes a problem to mammals. That's my
guess anyway. :-)

It sounds like you're saying that I could give my medium-sized dog 2 or
3 pieces of crappy chocolate like a Hersey's Kiss or a Reese's Peanut
Butter Cup with no problem. Please let me know if this is not true. I'd
like to see what my dog thinks of this stuff.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> Kathleen wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not true
>>> and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney failure
>>> when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say which dogs
>>> can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.
>>
>> It's not the kidneys that are affected. It's the nervous system,
>> cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. And it's not a question of
>> which dog (as if some are invulnerable), it's how much chocolate and at
>> what concentration.
>>
>
> Thanks for the info. The kidneys are a favorite organ to cite when you're
> not sure what the heck causes a problem to mammals. That's my guess
> anyway. :-)
>
> It sounds like you're saying that I could give my medium-sized dog 2 or 3
> pieces of crappy chocolate like a Hersey's Kiss or a Reese's Peanut Butter
> Cup with no problem. Please let me know if this is not true. I'd like to
> see what my dog thinks of this stuff.

http://www.vetinfo.com/chocolate-dog.html

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> Kathleen wrote:
>> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not true
>>> and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney failure
>>> when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say which dogs
>>> can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.
>>
>> It's not the kidneys that are affected. It's the nervous system,
>> cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. And it's not a question of
>> which dog (as if some are invulnerable), it's how much chocolate and at
>> what concentration.
>>
>
> Thanks for the info. The kidneys are a favorite organ to cite when you're
> not sure what the heck causes a problem to mammals. That's my guess
> anyway. :-)
>
No, there are many blood test values that point to kidney failure, or liver
failure, or any other organ failure. The key is to have a vet who knows the
norms for your pet so that if an unfortunate death occurs, they can see what
it was. Some owners don't want to know, or care to know, what caused death.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Kathleen wrote:
>>> dsi1 wrote:
>>>
>>>> I heard this too when I was growing up. Now I find that this is not true
>>>> and it's only some dogs that will kick the bucket from kidney failure
>>>> when given chocolate. The problem is that nobody wants to say which dogs
>>>> can and cannot tolerate chocolate. That's the breaks.
>>> It's not the kidneys that are affected. It's the nervous system,
>>> cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. And it's not a question of
>>> which dog (as if some are invulnerable), it's how much chocolate and at
>>> what concentration.
>>>
>> Thanks for the info. The kidneys are a favorite organ to cite when you're
>> not sure what the heck causes a problem to mammals. That's my guess
>> anyway. :-)
>>
>> It sounds like you're saying that I could give my medium-sized dog 2 or 3
>> pieces of crappy chocolate like a Hersey's Kiss or a Reese's Peanut Butter
>> Cup with no problem. Please let me know if this is not true. I'd like to
>> see what my dog thinks of this stuff.
>
> http://www.vetinfo.com/chocolate-dog.html
>

It seems that milk chocolate is the kind most deadly for dogs. How odd
is that? Looks like not Hersey's Kisses for doggie...

dsi1 wrote:

> brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>
>> http://www.vetinfo.com/chocolate-dog.html
>>
>
> It seems that milk chocolate is the kind most deadly for dogs. How odd
> is that? Looks like not Hersey's Kisses for doggie...
>

Darker chocolate contains higher amounts of theobromine. Milk
chocolate is low on the scale.

On Sep 2, 5:36*am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
> tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
> That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!

The oldest recorded was a blue heeler that was 29 years old (died in
1939), apparently was fully documented.

There was another heeler reported to be 32 when it died, but there was
not enough documentary evidence for record books.

JB

>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

RegForte wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> http://www.vetinfo.com/chocolate-dog.html
>>>
>>
>> It seems that milk chocolate is the kind most deadly for dogs. How odd
>> is that? Looks like not Hersey's Kisses for doggie...
>>
>
> Darker chocolate contains higher amounts of theobromine. Milk
> chocolate is low on the scale.

You're right, I'm severely twisted around. My apologies.

RegForte wrote:

> dsi1 wrote:
>
>> brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> http://www.vetinfo.com/chocolate-dog.html
>>>
>>
>> It seems that milk chocolate is the kind most deadly for dogs. How odd
>> is that? Looks like not Hersey's Kisses for doggie...
>>
>
> Darker chocolate contains higher amounts of theobromine. Milk
> chocolate is low on the scale.

Right. And the lethal dose of white "chocolate" is something like 350
pounds, and it has to be dropped on the dog from two stories up.

"Golden One" > wrote in message
...
The oldest recorded was a blue heeler that was 29 years old (died in
1939), apparently was fully documented.

There was another heeler reported to be 32 when it died, but there was
not enough documentary evidence for record books.

Anyone know the oldest Border Collie?.. and what is their average life span,
please?

Cheryl wrote:
>
> My brother's miniature poodle nearly died from eating chocolate
> candy
> bars, but I'm not sure exactly how many he ate. Not sure of the
> name
> of them, either.

My daughter's cocker spaniel gorged on a box of chocolates left on the
dining room table when she was out. The dog almost died - the vet
saved him but he was blind, poor thing.

"Dora" > wrote in message
...
> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> My brother's miniature poodle nearly died from eating chocolate candy
>> bars, but I'm not sure exactly how many he ate. Not sure of the name
>> of them, either.
>
> My daughter's cocker spaniel gorged on a box of chocolates left on the
> dining room table when she was out. The dog almost died - the vet saved
> him but he was blind, poor thing.

Good Heavens!!!! ((

George Leppla > wrote:

> I had a black lab that ate almost all of a Lindt's 2 pound sampler including
> the box. I thought for sure she was going to croak but she never showed any
> effects at all.

Well, Labs are so dimwitted they don't know when they are supposed to
be sick. I used to have one. He was a great dog, but boy was he dumb.
He would chew on empty metal cans and glass bottles, or anything else
he found. My sister once sent me a Lebanon Bologna for Christmas and
the UPS guy stupidly left it on the front porch. Oscar, my Lab, had
a great time eating the bologna and the box it came in.

> Go figure. Of course, when I saw what she had done, I could have almost
> killed her myself.

Yeah, I was pretty mad about the bologna, but I mostly blamed
the UPS guy.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

> wrote in message ...
> George Leppla > wrote:
>
>> I had a black lab that ate almost all of a Lindt's 2 pound sampler
>> including
>> the box. I thought for sure she was going to croak but she never showed
>> any
>> effects at all.
>
> Well, Labs are so dimwitted they don't know when they are supposed to
> be sick. I used to have one. He was a great dog, but boy was he dumb.
> He would chew on empty metal cans and glass bottles, or anything else
> he found. My sister once sent me a Lebanon Bologna for Christmas and
> the UPS guy stupidly left it on the front porch. Oscar, my Lab, had
> a great time eating the bologna and the box it came in.

Awwww bless)) I bet he was good fun though) Anyway, had you not loved
him he wouldn't have outlived the bologna incident)

wrote:
>
> Well, Labs are so dimwitted they don't know when they are supposed
> to
> be sick. I used to have one. He was a great dog, but boy was he
> dumb. He would chew on empty metal cans and glass bottles, or
> anything else he found. >

My son's black Lab ate socks. So many, he needed surgery to remove
them. He came home, recuperated, and ate socks.

Dora wrote:
> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> My brother's miniature poodle nearly died from eating chocolate
>> candy
>> bars, but I'm not sure exactly how many he ate. Not sure of the
>> name
>> of them, either.
>
> My daughter's cocker spaniel gorged on a box of chocolates left on the
> dining room table when she was out. The dog almost died - the vet
> saved him but he was blind, poor thing.

Wow, hard to believe he could still practice medicine, not being
able to see.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> Dora wrote:
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>> My brother's miniature poodle nearly died from eating chocolate
>>> candy
>>> bars, but I'm not sure exactly how many he ate. Not sure of the
>>> name
>>> of them, either.
>>
>> My daughter's cocker spaniel gorged on a box of chocolates left on
>> the dining room table when she was out. The dog almost died - the
>> vet saved him but he was blind, poor thing.
>
> Wow, hard to believe he could still practice medicine, not being
> able to see.
>
> nancy

Bad Nancy! <G>

On Sep 1, 4:36*pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> When I was growing up I was not told that chocolate was bad for dogs.
> Not that my Border collie got much but I swear he could hear someone
> unwrapping a chocolate bar from a quarter mile. We horrible kids would
> tease him by crumpling a piece of aluminum foil. Anyway, look at this:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8232569.stm
>
> That perverted dog was the world's oldest it seems!
>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

It's poisonous to dogs in relatively small amounts, even (depending on
the size of the dog). Our mini Schnauzer (worst dog that ever drew a
breath) could have diarrhea all over the house if he got one square of
Hershey's milk chocolate; OTOH, our German Shepherd managed to acquire
a 2-lb. bag of M & Ms, and quit eating them about half-way through -
she vomited it all up, but after that was just fine.

Sorry, this really didn't turn out to be "dinner" conversation, did
it.

N.