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Sad and tragic reminder.....

lucylover64 — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:26:08 GMT

Just wanted to share that the often heard warning about chocolate being toxic to dogs needs to be carefully heeded: my sister's dear and beloved miniature Yorkie died Saturday AM after ingesting chocolate via a very accidental incident. Please take care when any amount or type of chocolate is around and let's all hug our 4-legged babies a little extra! Blessings to each of you!

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beastielove — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:44:05 GMT

My heart and my deepest sympathy goes out to your sister on the tragic loss of her precious furbaby.

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lucylover64 — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 02:26:07 GMT

On 12/25/2014 beastielove said:
My heart and my deepest sympathy goes out to your sister on the tragic loss of her precious furbaby.

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Thank you so much beastielove--your kind words are very appreciated!

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doxie1 — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 03:10:26 GMT

I am so sorry that this happened to your sister.

doxie

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JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 03:39:05 GMT

Oh no! My sincere sympathy on this sudden loss. Thank you for the reminder.

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lucylover64 — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:34:47 GMT

On 12/25/2014 Doxie said:
I am so sorry that this happened to your sister.

doxie

Thank you, Doxie.....

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lucylover64 — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:38:29 GMT

On 12/25/2014 JeanLouiseFinch said:
Oh no! My sincere sympathy on this sudden loss. Thank you for the reminder.

JLF....thank you and you are welcome for the reminder---now the Christmas decoration chewing that our two 4-legged kids do sure doesn't really seem to matter anymore.....perspective for sure!

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grandkidsrgreat — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:50:26 GMT

So sorry. Life is fragile. Thanks for the reminder to love and cherish our fur kids each and every day we are blessed to have them with us.

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qualitygal — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:43:05 GMT

Sooooo sorry, I'd be devastated and heartbroken too. I try so hard to be sure nothing hits the floor that shouldn't. My little one is quicker than I am and it's all her plate or area she thinks.

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Mominohio — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 00:31:06 GMT

This is just heartbreaking. Many people are so unaware of the many "people foods" that are harmful to our pets, and a reminder is always a good thing, I'm just so very sorry that the reminder had to come to us in this manner.

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apple1964 — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 01:49:59 GMT

I am so sorry for that loss. Not only chocolate but onions, grapes and raisins are also toxic if dogs ingest them. Thank you for the reminder. I have four rescue dogs and you can not be too careful.

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lucylover64 — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 03:27:31 GMT

On 12/25/2014 grandkidsrgreat said: So sorry. Life is fragile. Thanks for the reminder to love and cherish our fur kids each and every day we are blessed to have them with us.

Grandkidsgreat--thank you. And you are so right: life is fragile, and in so many ways. We, too, are so blessed to have our two and I am very grateful for them.

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lucylover64 — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 03:28:34 GMT

On 12/26/2014 qualitygal said:
Sooooo sorry, I'd be devastated and heartbroken too. I try so hard to be sure nothing hits the floor that shouldn't. My little one is quicker than I am and it's all her plate or area she thinks.

Thank you so much qualitygal.....

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lucylover64 — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 03:32:36 GMT

On 12/26/2014 mominohio said:
This is just heartbreaking. Many people are so unaware of the many "people foods" that are harmful to our pets, and a reminder is always a good thing, I'm just so very sorry that the reminder had to come to us in this manner.

mominohio--Thank you, and you are so very right about we humans often being unaware or uncertain if what we've heard is accurate (i.e. chocolate is toxic to dogs). Sadly, reminders in life can indeed happen through unintentional means, accidents, etc. Your words are so appreciated!

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lucylover64 — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 03:36:00 GMT

On 12/26/2014 Matty6 said:
I am so sorry for that loss. Not only chocolate but onions, grapes and raisins are also toxic if dogs ingest them. Thank you for the reminder. I have four rescue dogs and you can not be too careful.

Matty6--Thank you so much for your reminder and info: I was unaware of onions being toxic to dogs. What kind of rescue dogs do you have?! We have a rescue terrier mix and she has been so awesome!!!! :-)

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NC Bandwagon — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 22:15:34 GMT

Hello, lucylover64 and welcome.

I'm very sorry that happened.

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lucylover64 — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:53:57 GMT

On 12/28/2014 NC Bandwagon said:
Hello, lucylover64 and welcome.

I'm very sorry that happened.

Thank you for both, NC Bandwagon....

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elated — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 02:53:36 GMT

Sorry for the loss of their pet but how did the dog get ahold of the chocolate? It is sad that so many people should not have pets because they are careless and irresponsible. How much chocolate did the dog ingest before they found out?? Please tell whole stories instead of snipets!!!! I see so many people that should not have pets because they do not realize the challenges and care that pets need.

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beach ladydrb — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 04:27:26 GMT

I am so sorry about this, how sad. Not only food items, but plants. Holly berries and pointsettialeaves are toxic.

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glmama — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:16:50 GMT

I am so sorry to hear this.

We try to be very careful with chocolate in our house, but I know that accidents can and do happen. I have kids so its especially challenging to remind them constantly that if they are eating anything that they have to be VERY Careful.