Why is feeding your dog chocolate is poison?

My friend almost give my cousin's dog some chocolate cake. Thank goodness. Mistey whine and beg like crazy for my friend's candy. But, still... Why is chocolate is like poison to a dog.

The dog's digestion system is different from ours and there is a substance in chocolate that doesnt respond well to the stomach acid of a dog and creates a toxin. i would be going into more details if i could but i actually dont know more. if your not satisfied with it some one else might be better at it.

We've all heard it, "Don't give your dog chocolate it will kill him". We'll how true is it you're probably wondering. Do I have to rush him to an emergency vet if he ate one of my M&M's?The truth is chocolate contains theobromine that is toxic to dogs in sufficient quantities. This is a xanthine compound in the same family of caffeine, and theophylline.Toxic LevelsThe good news is that it takes, on average, a fairly large amount of theobromine 100-150 mg/kg to cause a toxic reaction. Although there are variables to consider like the individual sensitivity, animal size and chocolate concentration.On average,Milk chocolate contains 44 mg of theobromine per oz.Semisweet chocolate contains 150mg/oz.Baker's chocolate 390mg/oz.Using a dose of 100 mg/kg as the toxic dose it comes out roughly as:1 ounce per 1 pound of body weight for Milk chocolate1 ounce per 3 pounds of body weight for Semisweet chocolate1 ounce per 9 pounds of body weight for Baker's chocolate.So, for example, 2 oz. of Baker's chocolate can cause great risk to an 15 lb. dog. Yet, 2 oz. of Milk chocolate usually will only cause digestive problems

When a dog eats chocolate it turns into a toxin in their body and cause there liver and kidneys to shut down. Rasins and grapes can do the same thing.

All chocolate is not poisonous. Bakers, Dark and I think white chocolate are. Your dog would have to eat more milk chocolate than it can to be a problem.Best bet is not to feed the dog human food at all.

Well, chocolate has a certain stimulant in it, that has the ability to pump up one's heart beat, humans can metabolize the stimulant quickly and safely, however, dogs cant and their heart beat will elevate to a very dangerous speed and level. which can cause many health problems, including heart attack, sudden death, seizures or worse.

Human food is never never right to feed to dogs since we have a completely different kind of diet to animals. for the exact answer why it is poison or not good to feed dogs chocolae, try out this site - http://bit.ly/c6qYat - the site offers professional veterinarian's advice.