Dogs who are personally known to me have also swallowed or eaten:
- An entire bra. It emerged, miraculously intact, from the south end of the dog.
- Two loaves of unbaked homemade bread left out to rise. This can be fatal and requires an emergency trip to the vet, as the yeast continues to work in the dog's stomach.
- 48--yes, four dozen--cupcakes left on a counter to cool, complete with the little paper wrappers. This was actually a dog of ours, and she showed no ill effects at all.
- A pair of nylons. Unfortunately the dog who ate these didn't survive, and even though he wasn't ours, we all cried for weeks.
-Sponges. I haven't figured out what's so enticing about a dirty old sponge in a bucket of mop water that's waiting to be thrown out. Yet another visit to the vet.
-Antifreeze. It was a cat, not a dog, but antifreeze is invariably fatal to either species, and it tastes sweet to them. They'll lap it right off the pavement. If you spill any, clean the area well and hose it down.

As for chocolate, it's been a month to the day since the Great Spencer Chocolate Fiasco, and we didn't finish with the vet until this week. The final chapter in the saga involved trying to sneak up behind the dog to catch a specimen of his first morning urine. As the vet was quick to point out, you can't just hand them a cup and direct them to the rest room. Ever try to sneak up (before coffee) on a creature who is essentially two ears and a nose? The honors go to my husband, but it took three days.

my mom made frosty paws in plastic cups 4 my dog. the dog ate one of the cups and needed surgery, so never make your dog anything in a plastic cup