Bernie Barks
Dear Humans,
As spring arrives, many people celebrate the Easter holiday, which is often accompanied by chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs. While chocolate is a delicious human treat, many of you may already know that chocolate is very toxic to us dogs.
As spring arrives, many people celebrate the Easter holiday, which is often accompanied by chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs. While chocolate is a delicious human treat, many of you may already know that chocolate is very toxic to us dogs.
In fact, it is among the 20 most common poisonings reported by the National Animal Poison Control Center. It is more common at Easter, Halloween and Christmas when they are left out in candy dishes, treat bags, baskets and gift bags. Small dogs have a much higher mortality risk after consuming chocolate than large dogs. One small chocolate bunny might have little or no effect on a German Shepherd but the same amount of chocolate could kill a Chihuahua. The severity depends on the dog’s weight, the type of chocolate and the amount of chocolate.
So please remember to protect your four-legged family members this Easter by taking extra precautions to keep chocolate out of their reach. Don’t allow small children to have chocolate candy when Rover is nearby unless you are supervising. While small children like to put their hands out to share their treats with their furry friends, it could mean your dogs life when the treat is chocolate!
Peace, Love & Biscuits!
Bernie
P.S. I’d also like to invite everyone to stop by and see me at this year’s Bradshaw Mountain Special Olympics at Bradshaw Mountain High School. April 10th from 9a-2p. I’ll be marching in the
Opening Ceremonies Parade with all the athletes and “The Prescott Dog Therapy Dog Crew.”
Hope to see you all there!
