Can dogs eat chocolate ice cream?

Assuming your dog isn't lactose intolerant, they can go ahead and eat ice cream, but again under certain conditions. You also want to stick with flavors that are safe for dogs to eat, the best of which being vanilla. Flavors like chocolate or raisin are big NO-NO's, because both these foods can be very toxic to dogs. read more

Don't just give your dog a bowl of chocolate ice cream that's just stupid. My daughters grandpa takes his dog to the ice cream truck every summer night for a vanilla ice cream lol. It wont necessarily kill him but its not healthy at all. yogurt is good for dogs. read more

No. Chocolate is toxic to dogs because it contains methylxanthines like caffeine and theobromine, which dogs cannot break down like we can. Chocolate poisoning can cause severe symptoms and even death. In addition, high amounts of sugar and fats are unhealthy for dogs, and can cause pancreatitis which can be painful and even fatal. read more

Only problem will be from the sugar and fat in the ice cream, and most dogs have little problem with that. Just watch for diarrhea, but the chocolate ice cream is NOT harmful in itself. Dark or Baker's chocolate in quantity might be harmful, but certainly not the little chocolate flavoring in ice cream -- relax. read more