Lethal Foods For Dogs

You know when sometimes your dog begs you for something you are eating (human food), think twice! Some foods that we, as humans, enjoy are lethal to dogs! Some may have already heard that chocolate is lethal to dogs, but there are other foods too. A very nicely presented article from National Geographic lists the following foods as lethal to dogs:

• onions
• alcohol
• grapes
• garlic
• macadamia nuts
• chocolate
• coffee
• yeast

Chocolate contains a naturally occurring stimulant found in cocoa beans called theobromine, which depending on the dog breed can be lethal. It causes vomiting, seizures, heart problems and can cause death in dogs. National Geographic presents a chart that shows how much chocolate is too much for a dog depending on the type of chocolate and the weight of the dog!