December 03, 2007
BostonTerrierHub.com Newsletter
Issue #001
Hello, everyone! We're excited to share with you the very first issue of the BostonTerrierHub.com newsletter.
There's Still Time to Enter!
We recently announced a monthly contest for the Boston Terrier of the Month. All entrants will be added to our Boston Terrier photo gallery and will have a page of their own as well. For more details and to submit your photo, click here. Deadline for entries is midnight CST on December 10th. The winner will be featured on our Home Page for a full month!Also be on the lookout for our calendar photo contest for 2008. More details coming in January!
Chocolate Toxic for Dogs?
This time of year we hear a lot of warnings about chocolate toxicity and dogs. Obviously, chocolate is not something you want to feed your Boston, but how dangerous is it if he gets hold of some of those yummy chocolate holiday candies?Although chocolate IS toxic to dogs, they do have to eat quite a bit of it to become severely ill. The component in chocolate that is toxic to dogs is theobromine.
Factors that determine toxicity include the dog's weight, overall health, type of chocolate and quantity of chocolate ingested. The following table gives an idea of the amount and type of chocolate that would typically cause poisoning:
- White chocolate: 200 oz. per pound of body weight. That's about 250 pounds of white chocolate to cause signs of poisoning in a 20 pound dog, or about 125 pounds for a 10 pound dog.
- Milk chocolate: 1 oz. per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20 pound dog; 1/2 pound for a 10 pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2-3 oz. of milk chocolate. That's about 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog. Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level.
- Sweet cocoa: 0.3 oz. per pound of body weight. One-third of a pound of sweet cocoa is toxic to a 20 pound dog; 1/6 pound for a 10 pound dog.
- Baking chocolate: 0.1 ounce per pound body weight. Two 1 oz. squares of bakers' chocolate is toxic to a 20 pound dog; that's one oz. for a 10 pound dog.
If you suspect your Boston has accidentally ingested chocolate, contact your veterinarian immediately for treatment.
Site Changes
If it's been a while since you've been to our site, you may not have noticed some recent changes. We are updating our look as well as continually adding content, and we've updated the display in the photo gallery.Drop us a line and let us know if there's something specific YOU would like to see added to the site.
Happy Holidays!
