On Mon, 23 Oct 2017 20:31:08 +0100, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On Mon 23 Oct 2017 04:47:26a, Nancy Young told us...
>>
>> > On 10/22/2017 11:05 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>> >
>> >> The only thing I was careful about was chocolate, but that wasn't
>> >> too much of a problem because I ate it all before they could get
>> >> to it.
>> >
>> > I really admire you for taking such good care of your pets like
>> > that.
>> >
>> > I'm going to try to be more like you.
>> >
>> > nancy
>>
>> I'm certainly not advocating that chocolate should be given to dogs
>> and cats. However, back in the 1950s I doubt that most people were
>> aware that chocolate was toxic or poisonous for dogs and cats.
>
> In 1950's UK I doubt any chocolate got wasted on dogs; it was a rare
>treat even for children.
>
> Janet.

Even though it came off ration, it was not readily available in shops
until about 1954/55