I'm not one to complain. I like to think of myself as a good natured dog, actually. I think that I take what life throws my way with grace, courage and dignity.
Still, I can't help but feel like there is a conspiracy against all of us dogs in general, and me specifically. What I'm talking about of course, is that chocolate is "dangerous" to dogs.
Every dog that I know LOVES chocolate. Every dog that I know has TASTED chocolate and lived to tell the tail (a little dog pun-not a typo). In fact, dogs feel GREAT after eating chocolate! Dogs don't feel even the least bit sick after eating chocolate. Well, maybe if we ate a pound in one sitting, but still, people might feel ill if they ate more than the suggested serving size (a half of a pound I think) in one sitting too.
And don't get me started on carob! Carob is NOT CHOCOLATE PEOPLE! It is NOT related to chocolate. It tastes NOTHING like chocolate. Us dogs have an exquisite sense of taste. Do you really think that we won't be able to tell the difference?!? True it is brown - but I can think of other brown things that don't try to pass as chocolate either. (Although I must admit, I imagine that the UPS guy probably tastes nice and chocolaty - bark, bark, bark.)
The sciency types, when trying to justify their stance, say that we dogs can't properly metabolize theobromine. Well, I say, fine. Keep your theobromine. It is your chocolate that I want anyway! Really, what a silly thing to say.
I for one, am going to petition congress (or whom ever has authority over such declarations) to change the official stance on dogs and chocolate. If you want to join me in my cause, send me an email at littlebit@ourmutts.com.
I'll bark at you later.
Little Bit