Don't feed your dog this:

Over the years I've compiled a pretty substantial list of no-no foods for the canine crowd and thought I'd share it with you. Get ready, it's long and sometimes surprising (who knew that pennies were dangerous?):

Foods/common objects than can be fatal to dogs

Avocados are toxic 

Nutmeg can be fatal

Onions can be fatal 

Green tomatoes can be fatal (but ripe tomatoes are less likely to be problematic)

Grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure

Fruit pits are toxic, e.g. apple seeds; cherry, peach, pear, plums and apricot pits

Walnuts, especially the seed hulls; dogs can take several days to exhibit serious signs of illness

Wild mushrooms can be fatal

Dark chocolate can be fatal-- the darker the chocolate, the more dangerous for your dog

Cooked bones splinter and can kill dogs by puncturing the abdomen/intestines

Pennies that contain zinc can be fatal (any pennies minted after 1980) 

Cigarettes and cigarette butts 

Foods harmful  to dogs

Garlic

Caffeine

Xylitol sweetener 

Macadamia nuts  but symptoms are usually temporary

Too much salt

Too much fat (can cause pancreatitis with only one exposure)

Ham and Bacon - contain both salt AND fat

Abundance of liver  (once a week max)

Raw egg whites alone

Large amounts of grains but rice is generally safe in small amounts.

Dairy products, but a small amount of non-fat, plain yogurt is OK 

Potato peels and green potatoes are dangerous.

Of course there are others...like antifreeze which kills thousands of dogs each year. More about that later.

Keep your little friends safe, OK?

Be careful out there...