I don’t want to start a war, but I once had occasion to ask my vet about chocolate poisoning. My dog apparently needed a snickers bar to make it to supper time so he helped himself to mine, wrapper and all, of course! My vet said that as a matter of course, a person should not feed their dog chocolate. He also said you shouldn’t feed them pancakes, cookies, cakes, or any high sugar content food. But in terms of chocolate being especially toxic for dogs, it isn’t. In fact, unless the animal engorged himself, it’s doubtful that any long term harm would occur. (other than a tremendous mess!) It’s a common sense issue, which is why it seems to be such a hot button subject with Fred…
I’m sure the strip is giving Fred the kind for humans, otherwise we wouldn’t have to go through this bullcrap every time the strip mentions choc-drops!
Take a minute and Google choc-drops. This happens twice a year when ever Fred gets a treat in the strip. Besides real chocolate and dogs is an exaggeration anyway!
I’ve only been reading this strip for a couple of years so I don’t have the background like most of you do. Everybody has an opinion on this situation, but I am actually interested to see how it’s handled when all is said and done. From what I’ve observed, Mom runs the show and calls the shots, Dad is just panel dressing. Brad, although likable and honest is also beyond naive. Will this be the scenario when Brad is forced to cut the apron strings with Mom? It should be, but I have my doubts….
They ran this around 12/19, too! Missed it that time, but at least they were close!