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Does eating white chocolate hurt dogs?

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Dark chocolates, baking chocolate, and dry cocoa powder are more dangerous than white or milk chocolate. But 1 ounce of milk chocolate per pound of body weight could still be deadly. And unlike most cats, which don’t have a sweet tooth, dogs will eat almost anything. They also don’t know when they’re full, Wismer says. “They will eat as much as they can get ahold of. read more

Although methylxanthine content is more prevalent in dark chocolate, it is still found in white chocolate and should therefore be avoided (not to mention the large amounts of fat in white chocolate). Dogs cannot metabolize methylxanthines as quickly as humans, which is why they should not consume chocolate. read more

That’s the white stuff. It’s made of the fatty solids in the cocoa bean and none of the poisonous compounds. What we know of as "white chocolate" is mostly cocoa butter and sugar mixed with milk. Hence, it’s 100-percent safe for dogs. Chocolate made with 85 percent cacao and above is another story. read more

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