Apologies if this has come up before, but I came across it on my daily work-avoidance visit to snopes.com and thought I'd share it.
Xylitol, the sugar-substitute commonly found in sugar free chewing gum and candy (Orbit, Extra, etc.) is highly toxic to dogs and as little as 3g can be fatal to a 65lb dog. So stash it way somewhere with the chocolate and ibuprofen, everyone!
Full details from the ASPCA can be found here:
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pa ... ess_082106
Xylitol, the sugar-substitute commonly found in sugar free chewing gum and candy (Orbit, Extra, etc.) is highly toxic to dogs and as little as 3g can be fatal to a 65lb dog. So stash it way somewhere with the chocolate and ibuprofen, everyone!
Full details from the ASPCA can be found here:
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pa ... ess_082106