O.K,  So some people, infact lots of people give the likes of Christmas presents to their pets.   Sharing the Easter chocolate binge with your furry friend is not such a good idea.

This link was todays yahoo news article on a dog who got pretty sick on an Easter egg binge http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090409/tuk-easter-warning-after-dog-scoffs-12-e-45dbed5.html

Human chocolate contains Theobromine which is a bitter alkaloid from the cocao plant.

Theobromine is used medicinally as a diuretic, heart stimulant ( more effective on the human body for this than caffine ) &  as a blood vessel widener.

Theobromine levels in chocolate are low enough that humans can safely consume it. That’s assuming non rediculous amounts are eaten. Anything comsumed to ludicrous levels can be a bit dodgy. I recall a case not so long ago where a woman died from eating too many carrots. If you eat a few sackloads a day of the same thing, no matter how healthy it would be it normal dosages, it may cause some bad reactions in the body. Dogs metabolize therobromine slower than humans & can get theobromine poisioning.  This can cause excitability, digestive issues, dehydration, seizures, it can cause the heart to slow down & in the worst case of theobromine poisoning can cause death.

 Death by chocolate  …..   not for my dog!