Can my dog eat chocolate?چاکلیٹ
No.
Chocolate is toxic to dogs. Dark chocolate and cocoa powder are the most dangerous; white chocolate carries almost none of the toxin.
Already ate it?
If they ate itCall a vet now, even if they seem fine. Keep the wrapper — the type of chocolate and the amount change how urgent it is. Don't make them vomit unless a vet tells you to.
Watch forVomiting, thirst, restlessness, a racing heart, tremors or seizures — usually within 6–12 hours.
Thinking of giving it?
Why not even a littleSigns start from about 20 mg of theobromine and caffeine per kg of body weight, heart effects from 40–50 and seizures from 60. Per gram: milk chocolate about 2.3 mg, dark 5.3–5.6, baking chocolate 15.5, cocoa powder 28.5, white almost none. So mild signs from about 9 g of milk chocolate, 4 g of dark or under 1 g of cocoa powder per kg.
WhyDogs clear theobromine and caffeine very slowly, so they build up and overstimulate the heart and nervous system.
Where this comes from. Merck Veterinary Manual — Chocolate Toxicosis in Animals.
Reviewed: 20 October 2026
A guide, not a diagnosis. If your dog seems unwell, call your vet.
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