Swimming-duck

So I have a question. On one of the other threads, someone had posted about giving their dog whopper-like things (I think you called them maltesers or something like that?). Anyways, I'm NOT wanting to start a debate or anything. I'm just curious because I thought chocolate was extremely toxic to dogs, but I know a couple of you allow it now and then.

I don't really foresee giving my dog chocolate and I am not a fan of Whoppers (I know, do I still get to stay on the forum...pretty please?), but I'm a nut whenever the kids have chocolate. I keep Maemae out of the room until I have swept up every last morsel when the kiddos are done because I'm so afraid that she could get hurt.

So with chocolate is it that certain types are toxic and certain types are not? Or that it's toxic in large doses, but not small doses? If I don't need to be a spaz everytime there's a chocolate crumb on the floor, that would be good information to have. If you have any other info. about dogs and chocolate, I'm all ears.

Also, feel free to pm me if you don't want to give your opinion openly!

Esther

I think it's bakers chocolate? I cant remember. Maybe dark chocolate? Bakers is what I wanna say.

I know he'human hadda dalmatian growing up who ate one of those one pound hersheys kisses all by herself and was fine...

houndmomma

I’m sure someone will come along with more detailed info – I’m only sharing a life experience with it and my kids – which makes me like you – nuts about keeping it away from them.

Years ago both Flash and Lucy got into a box of chocolate caramel candy – the reaction they “both” had to the chocolate is it completely blocked their urinary tract where they couldn’t go potty. It was too scary for me to want to relive. So again for me personally, I don’t let them anywhere near the stuff –

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DaniyPatito

I dont think whoppers are made with real chocolate but I am not sure about that

loopylou

It was Monty who liked the malteasers! They are small sphere of honeycomb covered in chocolate. To be fair he really doesn't get them too often but I don't mind giving him the odd one. He enjoys them so much. I know I shouldn't.....

My last dog also had occasional chocolate and was fine. I'd never leave them alone with a bag though!

What is a whopper? Over here it's a burger.

Did anyone know raisins were poisonous to dogs - I didn't know until I was speaking to someone whose dog was really ill and it was suspected he'd eaten some!

Esther

whoppers, here, are malted milk balls AND hamburgers.

Kirska

It takes a lot of milk chocolate to be toxic. Harley has eaten an entire bowl of "fun size" chocolates and was fine. Anabelle did the same thing and threw up once but was okay.

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houndmomma

Whoppers are malted milk balls covered with a chocolate-flavored coating produced by The Hershey Company. The candy is a small, round ball about 3/4 of an inch in diameter. They are typically sold either in a small cardboard candy box, in a larger box that resembles a cardboard milk carton, the “Fun Size” variety which is a tube-shaped plastic package sealed at the sides, containing twelve Whoppers weighing 21 grams (0.75 oz), or the even smaller variety of a tube containing three Whoppers weighing 6.8 grams (0.23 oz).

And for more info – and photos of what they look like here is a link for you.

Whoppers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jen~

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Momma to Rickie age 5 ~ Shi-Poo (don’t tell him though – he thinks he’s a hound dog)
Momma to Mabel age -1 ~ Basset Hound
Momma to Flash – RIP 2000 ~ 2011 – Gone in body but with me in spirit ~ You will live on forever in my heart baby ~ Je t'aime

bubbad

Usually they get the SQUIRTS big time.

barneysmom2510

Why take the risk sugar is not good for your dog at all. My dogs have numerous times over the years gotten into chocolate but I would not intentionally give it to them. There are alot of safe things to treat you dog with. The only acceptable chocolate is carob not bakers or dark chocolate.

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