Comments on: Chocolate, Raisins and Other Foods Toxic to Dogs http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2008/01/17/chocolate-and-other-foods-toxic-to-dogs/ News, Tips, and Information Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:47:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Grisha http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2008/01/17/chocolate-and-other-foods-toxic-to-dogs/#comment-108 Grisha Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:42:01 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2008/01/17/chocolate-and-other-foods-toxic-to-dogs/#comment-108 Hi Molly, Thanks for your comment. I don't know anyone who has had raisin poisoning, but I have a training client with a friend who's dog did... the old 'friend of a friend' thing, so who knows, really! But this data about 7 raisins is from the National Geographic, which probably knows their numbers better than I do on this. Though they do show the Dog Whisperer on their TV programming, which calls their journalism into question for me. :) I heard the same sort of story about chocolate from a trainer who would give chocolate chip cookies to her dogs for reinforcement, yet I did have a hamster that died of chocolate overdose, chocolate toxicity, at least, is true! It may be that some dogs are more susceptible to poisoning with raisins or chocolate than others, like an allergy. Only good things, Grisha Hi Molly,

Thanks for your comment. I don’t know anyone who has had raisin poisoning, but I have a training client with a friend who’s dog did… the old ‘friend of a friend’ thing, so who knows, really! But this data about 7 raisins is from the National Geographic, which probably knows their numbers better than I do on this. Though they do show the Dog Whisperer on their TV programming, which calls their journalism into question for me. :)

I heard the same sort of story about chocolate from a trainer who would give chocolate chip cookies to her dogs for reinforcement, yet I did have a hamster that died of chocolate overdose, chocolate toxicity, at least, is true! It may be that some dogs are more susceptible to poisoning with raisins or chocolate than others, like an allergy.

Only good things,
Grisha

]]> By: Molly http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2008/01/17/chocolate-and-other-foods-toxic-to-dogs/#comment-107 Molly Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:47:46 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2008/01/17/chocolate-and-other-foods-toxic-to-dogs/#comment-107 Hi. I would like to say thank you to Ahimsa for doing so much to help us dog people. This article caught my attention because when I was in school I would eat boxed raisins all the time. My dog would always want some so I'd give him a few out of every box - which would amount to a LOT more than 7 raisin every week. I'm not trying to say that all dogs are this way but that this seems like sensationalism. Has anyone actually seen or had a friend tell you about a dog reacting to raisins? Hi. I would like to say thank you to Ahimsa for doing so much to help us dog people. This article caught my attention because when I was in school I would eat boxed raisins all the time. My dog would always want some so I’d give him a few out of every box - which would amount to a LOT more than 7 raisin every week. I’m not trying to say that all dogs are this way but that this seems like sensationalism. Has anyone actually seen or had a friend tell you about a dog reacting to raisins?

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