Any kind of chocolate is toxic, but white chocolate is the least toxic.
You can recognize that your dog has eaten a toxic dose of chocolate from the symptoms. Within the first few hours, the evidence includes vomiting, diarrhea or hyperactivity. As time passes and there's increased absorption of the toxic substance, you'll see an increase in the dog's heart rate, which can cause arrhythmia, restlessness, hyperactivity, muscle twitching, increased urination or excessive panting.
This can lead to hyperthermia, muscle tremors, seizures, coma and even death.
Theobromine, a component of chocolate, is the toxic compound in chocolate. (Caffeine is also present in chocolate, but in much smaller amounts than Theobromine.
White chocolate: 200 ounces per pound of body weight. It takes 250 pounds of white chocolate to cause signs of poisoning in a 20-pound dog, 125 pounds for a 10-pound dog.
Milk chocolate: 1 ounce per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20-pound dog; one-half pound for a 10-pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2 to 3 ounces of milk chocolate. It would take 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog.
Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level.
Sweet cocoa: 0.3 ounces per pound of body weight. One-third of a pound of sweet cocoa is toxic to a 20-pound dog; 1/6 pound for a 10-pound dog.
Baking chocolate: 0.1 ounce per pound body weight. Two one-ounce squares of bakers' chocolate is toxic to a 20-pound dog; one ounce for a 10-pound dog.
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2006-12-04 09:42:35
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answered by HDB 7
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It's the Theobromine in chocolate that is toxic to dogs. Dark/milk chocolate has quite a bit of it. White chocolate has less but can still be quite dangerous to a dog. Color does not make a difference. Best idea is to not give them anything with chocolate but rather enjoy it yourself. Best,
2016-03-14 02:02:18
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answered by Anonymous
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While all chocolate is bad for dogs, the worst chocolate for them is dark and baker's chocolate. Milk and white chocolate have less cocoa, so it will take a bigger serving of these two types of chocolate to make a dog sick or die.
2016-03-26 23:22:04
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answered by Anonymous
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2015-08-10 05:09:11
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answered by Anonymous
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Chocolate isn't that bad but you shouldn't say '' hear dogie want a chocolate bar.'' No but I have a Boston terrier named Zoey who at a whole non hollow dark chocolate bunny. And lived and is still alive. But try not and feed your dog chocolate.But white chocolate is just fine and half of the chocolate we eat isn't actual chocolate. So to sum it up white chocolate is just fine is small amounts and even tiny amunts of milk chocolate.
2016-02-06 13:11:58
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answered by ? 1
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The darker the chocolate, the more theobromine (what dogs can't handle) it contains. Baker's chocolate is the strongest, milk chocolate less, and white chocolate even less. He should be fine - maybe have some diarrhea or stomach ache, but probably not. You can give him some Pepto Bismol if so - a childs dose if he is 50#s +, half that if less.
2006-12-04 11:08:11
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answered by mustanglynnie 5
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After I started training my dog, he became very attached to me and loves to stay by side as long as he can. But just going to them won't help. You have to practice what they teach you outside of the class and you need to keep up with it at least every now and then after the class ends otherwise they'll just go back to previous habits. This course is a really good place to go for dog obedience classes. It get's your dog around other people and dogs to socialize while getting the training you need. As for electric collars, I would say to not get one. In my experience, they're only a negative effect on your dog. I mean of course you're going to need to correct your dog, but being positive and encouraging your dog works a lot faster and easier.
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2016-04-15 02:57:05
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answered by MLaurie 3
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I remember a pet store at one time had dog biscuits that had white chocolate on them. I was like "Are you serious?!" Lady claimed that it wouldn't hurt the dog. I didn't care...the word chocolate scares me to even let my dog try it. All chocolate should be bad for dogs and cats.
2015-05-30 08:16:37
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answered by Danielle 1
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Dogs are one of the most common pets world wide. Because of this, it makes sense that there are many different dog training methods out there. Unfortunately, most of these training methods are less than ideal to use for your pet.
Because of all of these differing dog training methods out there, many new pet owners get confused which to follow and even start using methods that are highly inaccurate or counter-productive for their pets. This article will show you the top three dog training methods that you should avoid like the plague!
Method 1: Using Punishment as Training
You'd be surprised how many pet owners use punishment as their "bread and butter" for obedience training. Unfortunately, as with bread and butter, this is one of those dog training methods that is very "unhealthy" for both you and your pet.
Think about it. When you punish anything, whether it's a dog or a human being, you're using negative energy. It's like you're a dictator and your pet is your slave. This is a very negative relationship between both and will only lead to problems in the future.
You want to establish a positive, loving relationship with your dog. Punishment is NOT how to do it. There are much more effective training approaches out there that work much better.
Method 2: The "One Person in the House Trains the Dog" Method
I couldn't think of a more creative title so I just named it the most descriptive title! Basically this is one of those common dog training methods that people follow without even realizing it! Here's a common scenario:
There is one dog and multiple people in the house that play with, feed, and take care of the dog. Out of those many people, only one actually trains the dog to listen and obey them. The others merely play with the dog.
This dynamic is highly ineffective if you are serious about training your dog. The reason is that only one person training a dog, no matter how great their training skills are, will not get the dog to listen to everybody. The dog will realize that it needs to behave around one person, but know that the other people don't care. Dogs are smart! They know who the "dominant" people are and who they can get away with more "mischief" with.
I've seen this problem happen with many pet owners where they try really hard to train their pet but cannot achieve any results. The reason is often that while one person is trying to train their pet to not do one thing, the other people in the house are actually rewarding the very thing!
An example of this is when dogs jump on people. This is not good behavior and one person could be training them to stop this. At the same time, another family member may think it's cute and pet and cuddle them after they do this. What's a dog to think when different reactions happen with different people?
Method 3: Following No Dog Training Methods - Using Intuition
I know many pet owners that think that because they have children and successfully raised them that they can get their dog to listen to them as well! Aside from the big ego, this approach assumes that dogs learn exactly the same way that humans learn.
While this is true to some extent, dogs are dogs and people are people. Different approaches are needed for different animals. While they may be more subtle than training a giraffe, they are still there and have a big impact on the results you'll see.
It is important to understand exactly what you are teaching your pets to do and not to do. If you don't, you may very well end up doing things counter-productive.
The best solution to this is to pick up a book or go find some training course out there that has a depth of coverage on the topic.
Other Poor Methods of Approach
If you've been trying to train your dog for a few weeks now and haven't seen any real results then I'm pretty sure that you're following a "Method to Avoid" approach. While I only listed three methods, there are thousands of other approaches that don't work. Take the results that you are getting as a signal if you are using a good method or a poor one. If you haven't seen any good results from your approach, move on and try another one.
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2016-04-15 01:44:12
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answered by Anonymous
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Yes! Any chocolate is equally as bad. Chocolate is one of the top 5 reasons that dogs or cats die. In case your wondering about the other 4- Rat Poison, antifreeze, Owner( too much flea medication) and
2006-12-04 09:37:59
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answered by samanthabohon 3
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