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[G-Flex]

Also, I think the old tale about not letting dogs eat chocolate is wrong. I know this because one of my dogs has previously stolen and eaten multiple bags worth of chocolate (both over the years and in a short time frame), and she's reached old age in spite of it.

In a thread about facts, you could probably do a little research before posting things like this.

Chocolate contains theobromine (and possibly some trace amounts of caffeine), which dogs are particularly sensitive to compared to humans. A dog can actually get rather sick by eating a lot of chocolate, but it depends on things like the size of the dog and what kind of chocolate it is.

[ToonyMan]

I would die too if I ate white chocolate.

[Urist Imiknorris]

White chocolate is racist chocolate.

[Il Palazzo]

Also, I think the old tale about not letting dogs eat chocolate is wrong. I know this because one of my dogs has previously stolen and eaten multiple bags worth of chocolate (both over the years and in a short time frame), and she's reached old age in spite of it.

In a thread about facts, you could probably do a little research before posting things like this.

Chocolate contains theobromine (and possibly some trace amounts of caffeine), which dogs are particularly sensitive to compared to humans. A dog can actually get rather sick by eating a lot of chocolate, but it depends on things like the size of the dog and what kind of chocolate it is.

I remember reading about this mytho somewhere(will get a link if I find it), and the conclusion was that there is nothing specific about dogs that would make them more vulnerable to chocolate overdose( ) when compared to humans. Nothing apart from the smaller body mass and general tendency to engorge themselves with stuff they like.
In other words, dogs are just as vulnerable to chocolate as humans are, when considering deadly dosage per kilogram of body mass.

edit: and so I'm looking for the article, and while I couldn't find it, I found one that states that human body actually IS more effective at breaking down theobromine than most domestic animals are.
http://chemistry.about.com/od/factsstructures/a/theobromine-chemistry.htm

Just you look at that, I've been wrong again.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

In a thread about facts, you could probably do a little research before posting things like this.

This thread is at least 75% Not Fact so far. I'm just telling you what I saw.

[Leafsnail]

Hmm... so that's interesting fact, counter fact, counter counter fact, counter counter counter fact.  Can we get a longer chain going?

[G-Flex]

I remember reading about this mytho somewhere(will get a link if I find it), and the conclusion was that there is nothing specific about dogs that would make them more vulnerable to chocolate overdose( ) when compared to humans. Nothing apart from the smaller body mass and general tendency to engorge themselves with stuff they like.
In other words, dogs are just as vulnerable to chocolate as humans are, when considering deadly dosage per kilogram of body mass.

Yes, there is something. Dogs have fairly weak livers and are more susceptible to a lot of toxins, including many medications intended for humans and stimulants like caffeine. The danger is often exaggerated (your dog getting into a bar of milk chocolate probably won't do much, if anything, noticeable), but it is there. For what it's worth, some of these dangers are even more pronounced in cats.

[Il Palazzo]

Ah, yes. I've found an article confirming that.
http://chemistry.about.com/od/factsstructures/a/theobromine-chemistry.htm

Cocoa and chocolate products may be toxic or lethal to dogs and other domestic animals such as horses because these animals metabolize theobromine more slowly than humans.

My bad.

[Cthulhu]

Milk chocolate probably won't hurt a dog unless it engorges itself, baking chocolate is the killer.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Milk chocolate probably won't hurt a dog unless it engorges itself, baking chocolate is the killer.

To be fair, the vast majority of humans avoid baking chocolate like the plauge because of how bitter it is. I'm not sure how dogs respond to it, although I do know that dogs supposidly like the taste of antifreeze, so I can't really assume anything on the matter.

[breadbocks]

Antifreeze has some sort of scent that attracts animals to it, but it kills animals.

[Mysteriousbluepuppet]

Cow and the like dont see in black and white, they actually have blue and yellow receptor.

[ToonyMan]

Cow and the like dont see in black and white, they actually have blue and yellow receptor.

How can they see the grass?!

[G-Flex]

Cow and the like dont see in black and white, they actually have blue and yellow receptor.

Basically, yeah. This goes for a lot (most?) mammals, including dogs and cats. They just have two distinct color receptors instead of three, sort of like a person with red-green colorblindness.

[scriver]

Cow and the like dont see in black and white, they actually have blue and yellow receptor.

Basically, yeah. This goes for a lot (most?) mammals, including dogs and cats. They just have two distinct color receptors instead of three, sort of like a person with red-green colorblindness.

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say it would probably be only those of us mammals who do not have to see stuff like fruit, berries or bugs. The non-omnivores, basically. Maybe?