Hey Woofa’s,

Easter is fast approaching and I’m one of those weird people who does not like Easter Eggs!!!

Shock horror, right!

Dean, however would eat them til the cows came home!

And Billy does love his doggy chocolate.

I know I post something about dogs not eating chocolate every Easter but I think it’s important that they DON’T eat our Easter eggs.

Easter is near and as you’re sitting down to munch on your Easter Eggs and your dog is right beside you with ‘those’ puppy dog eyes – whatever you do DO NOT AND I REPEAT DO NOT give them any.

WHY CAN’T MY DOG EAT EASTER EGGS?

Giving our chocolate to dogs is a big NO NO!

Basically our chocolate is toxic for dogs and can ultimately poison them!!!

Our chocolate contains cocoa and cocoa has the compound THEROBROMINE in it and this is what is toxic to your dog.

As humans we can easily handle theobromine, but dogs process it much slower than what we do, allowing it to build up to toxic levels in their system, read here for more info.

The overall effect of chocolate ingestion will obviously depend on the size of your dog and the amount of chocolate they eat (still better to be safe and not give them any at all).

SYMPTOMS TO LOOK FOR IF YOUR DOG DOES EAT EASTER EGGS!!

• Restlessness
• Excitement
• Hyperactivity
• Nervousness
• Trembling
• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Increased Drinking & Urination
• Increased Heart Rate
• Muscle Tremors
• Seizures

If you’re unsure of what to do if your dog does happen to eat chocolate call your local trusted vet or a 24 hour vet just to be sure.

WHAT EASTER EGGS CAN I GIVE MY DOG ??

The best thing to do before you delve into your own chocolate and face ‘the look’ from your dog, is to go to your local pet store or go on line and buy them some DOG FRIENDLY CHOCOLATE.

This is chocolate made especially for dogs.  Usually made from carob and yoghurt!

You could also look up recipes and make your own Dog Friendly Chocolate Easter Eggs.

Or buy some dog friendly chocolate Easter Eggs from your local pet store or go on line and get ordering some.

Whatever you decide make sure it’s DOG FRIENDLY CHOCOLATE before feeding it to your dog.

This way everyone gets to enjoy their chocolate at Easter.

You can eat your own chocolate guilt free and your fur baby gets to eat theirs safely.

WHERE TO LOOK FOR DOGGY EASTER EGGS?

Your local PETstock stores – click here

PetBarn stores – click here

If you google your local area and search Chocolate for Dogs, a stack load will come up allowing you to purchase dog safe Easter eggs.

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

Easter is all about chocolate.

Our dogs love food and each time we eat chocolate they put on ‘puppy dog eyes’ that we find hard to ignore.

OUR human grade chocolate is poison for dogs!

Instead, there are many brands of dog friendly chocolate items out there, at your local pet store or on-line.

Let’s make this Easter friendly for everyone.

IN THE COMMENTS BELOW – BILLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW – DO YOU BUY YOUR DOG DOGGY EASTER EGGS?