Larry Moran discusses whether dogs are really poisoned by chocolate. His conclusion is that "It's probably better to be safe than sorry. If you have a dog then it's a good idea to remove all chocolate from the house. If you have a dog and a wife/girlfriend then you have to make a hard choice."
There's nothing hard about it. Eat all the chocolate yourself. Oy!
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My vet told me once that during the holidays (x-mas,Halloween, Easter) when chocolate is everywhere, there is a jump in the emergency incidents involving dogs and vomiting, diarrhea, and a bunch of other symptoms that turn out to be that the dog got into chocolate (amongst other food and goodies). Dogs vary in how they respond to chocolate, but its a good idea to keep chocolate in a location that there is no chance in hell that dog can get to it. Oh, and dogs aren't dumb when it comes to getting food. They can act all stupid when you need them to hurry because your late for work, and they seem to do everything but take a crap. Its all for show, because they 'll crack a safe if they know goodies are in there.
-- Morgan
Moran obviously has a very warped set of priorities. The proper formulation should read:
"It's probably better to be safe than sorry. If you have chocolate then it's a good idea to remove all dogs from the house. If you have chocolate and a wife/girlfriend then you have to make a hard choice: eat all of the chocolate before she gets home or share."
Just for the record, I always share.