chocolate is bad for dogs appearently a myth

I'm saying that because of what happened with our dog last night. He is a little 12 pound pomchi and had like have of one of those individual Hagen-dazs chocolate ice cream because my nephew left it on the coffee table and I didn't know it. He has been chewing his bone, playing with his toys, and barking at any little sound just like usual. He hasn't even gotten sick because of it so I'm not going to purposely give him chocolate all the time but I can give him a bite of chocolate chip cookie every once in a while and if he happens to get into some chocolate I don't have to keep such a close eye on him to make sure he doesn't start breathing funny.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index....-bad-for-dogs/

Chocolate IS toxic to dogs, your dog was obviously lucky and hadn't ingested enough to make him ill.
Look at the quantities of chocolate that will harm a dog in the link that George H posted. 1/16th of an ounce is a tiny amount, possibly the amount in a couple of squares of choc.
Do you want to play with your dogs life?
Buy him doggy chocs or other dog treats, there's no need to risk making him ill.
Splitz

Yeah, I know. He does have his mini beggin strips and if I give him a bite of cookie I make sure it doesn't have chocolate in it. After reading that I am going to keep a close eye on it. Luckily when I checked the ingredients cocoa powder was the last ingredient and this is one case when being a little heavy for his breed helped him. Doggy chocs, I'll have to look into that so that he'd get something sweet without the danger.

Schwan's frozen food carries "ice cream" for dogs. Not sure what flavor it is. Something dogs like, I suppose.

I was a veterinary assistant for around 5 years, and I just want to stress that chocolate can most definitely be toxic to dogs. Dark chocolate, and especially baking chocolate are much more toxic than milk chocolate, and it also depends on the size of the dog. And some dogs are just plain more sensitive to it than others.
Also, the doggie ice cream is a great treat, my dogs love it! But I cut it in half for my smaller dog, or it upsets her tummy. Another great sweet treat is marshmallows. Most dogs love them, and it's hilarious if they get them stuck on their teeth.

One of my dogs discovered a (wrapped) box of chocolates under the Christmas tree last year, opened them, ate 5 and had a fit/seizure. Eating chocolate can, as with humans, have a detrimental effect on teeth, in addition to the chemical effects of the chocolate on the brain/body. I think it's difficult/unwise to generalise and each animal should be treated as an "individual" before condemning/condoning anything relating to that animal (whether 2 legged or 4 legged).

Its the theobromine in cocoa that is toxic to the dogs, it is quite definitely not a myth. I'm training as a vet and the amount of dogs i've seen come in with theobromine poisoning is insane because the owners all thought it was a myth. As Gr3tta rightly said, the darker the chocolate the higher the amount of theobromine and the worse the poisoning. Despite small amounts not causing too much harm its never a good idea to give your dog chocolate, it might not give out any obvious signs but it can give them one hell of a stomach ache which is none too pleasant for them.

My dog did the exact same thing with the wrapped box of chocolates, and ate all of them. She probably had a bad stomach ache, but showed no signs of poisoning. Lucky to still have her alive at age 12 But it is different for every animal, like you said. I was just very lucky.

Also, giving him human cookies isn't going to make him less heavy for his breed :P

It is absolutely NOT a myth. Why in the world would you want to risk your pet's health by testing the waters?

There are plenty of treats baked (literally) for our our furry family members that are made specifically FOR THEM so you can feel like you are giving them a snack or dessert.

Please stop.