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When Chocolate Is Bad

  • March 5, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Chocolate is toxic to dogs mainly due to a compound called theobromine. It’s a mild stimulant for humans, but dogs process it more slowly, so it can cause serious damage to their central nervous systems, hearts, and kidneys.

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