I just adopted my first dog. What kinds of things: foods, plants, medicines, etc. can a dog absolutely not consume?

I know chocolate is one of them, but I don’t know much else. I’m sure other people can be much more helpful!

Chocolate, for sure. Onions, I think. Not sure about the others.

Here is a neat site to look at http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/slideshow-foods-your-dog-should-never-eat

No raisins. They aren’t always fatal, but they can be. Any pills should be stored in an area that the pet cannot reach.

Grapes, raisins, chicken bones, onions, chocolate, it’s best to just keep them away from all houseplants just to be on the safe side.

Here’s a quiz I wrote on the subject.

There are lots of them- a few many people don’t know about are raisins, grapes, macadamia nuts, bread dough, and anything sweetened with xylitol.

My girl will eat all our left over green beans. Just don’t put butter or any seasoning on them. It’s good fiber especially if you are using the grain free kibble that has no fillers.

Chocolate, grapes/raisins, onions, alcohol. Potatoes and citrus fruit aren’t deadly but they’re not a good idea. Cooked poultry bones. Many dogs cannot easily digest pork.

They like chocolate too! I have to be really, really careful not to leave any anywhere my dogs can get it. When Ollie was just tiny, he ate a third of a big bar of Toblerone we had forgotten was even in the house. He found it though!

They shouldn’t eat onions, capsicum. I think too much fat for them is bad too. I remember seeing a vet on the TV saying don’t give them lots of leg ham at christmas because of the fat content. They shouldn’t be given cooked bones either.

Congratulations on your new dog @lillycoyote!

Thanks @Bellatrix Lizzie, my new puppy; she’s about 5 months old now, is an absolute joy, except for when she’s not :-), of course; she is a puppy after all, but generally a good one. She doesn’t have a whole lot of bad habits or behavior problems and she has a very good temperament; I have been lucky in that regard. But, it has been quite an education having a dog after having had cats my whole life. I just want to do right by her, to be a good dog mom and to be a responsible dog owner, but I am getting the hang of it, slowly but surely.

It is a bit like having a new baby hey? And dogs are not so laid back as cats. :-D I have no doubt you will be a good mum. Just keep the shoes out of sight… my boy dog cost me a fortune in shoes.

@lillycoyote I just noticed your puppy’s name… you know what my name is don’t you? How can you go wrong with this dog! She has the best name!

@Bellatrix Yes, the shoe thing. The first questionI asked on fluther about dogs after I got Lizze was about her eating shoes. I’ve mostly got that one under control. She has a decided fondness for soft plastic or foam rubber type shoes so I have to keep the flip-flops and the Crocs away from her but she seems to leave the others alone. But, on the thread about shoes people were saying it’s because the shoes smell like me so we’ll see if she develops a taste for leather shoes and boots when fall and winter come and I’m no longer wearing flip-flops and crocs. I adopted her from a friend of mine and she named her Lizzie and I thought was a great name and it suited her so I didn’t change it. I started calling her Lizzie Lou sometimes and then shortened that to Lulu and I call her Lilly by mistake sometimes; it just slips out and it’s not even my real name :-) so I she has several names.