I'm surprised that you don't seem to be getting any responses to this yet, as I expected the experts to jump in with a quick response. I can only assume people are responding through e-mail, but just in case, I thought I would post the answer to your question.
I'm not an expert, but I can tell you that, as bad as chocolate may be for your kids, it is far worse for your dog. Chocolate contains a chemical called theobromine. This stuff is toxic for dogs, and potentially lethal in sufficient quantity. You can read more information about it at http://www.supervet.co.uk/dog/chocolate.html or http://www.vetheart.com/choc.html or http://www.vetref.net/articles/_articles/chocolate.html. Funny thing is, I actually have a book on dog breeds which suggests chocolate as a good treat for dogs. Luckily, I knew before reading this book that chocolate was very bad so I never gave chocolate to my dogs. Now, I ignore all the advice in that book, and just look at the pictures of all the different breeds of dogs. ...Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Berner L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 10:28 AM Subject: Carob > Hi all > Well with the holiday here I was wondering as I do know that chocolate > is very bad for my kids but what about carob? >
