Admit it: you know exactly what you should eat to stay healthy, but sometimes (or often) find yourself elbow-deep in a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos, wondering how you got there. You might decide that�after just one more chip�you�re swearing off junk food for good. You might have gone through this process a few times, eating very healthfully sometimes, eating more junk than you care to admit at others. The fact is, you have a choice about what you feed yourself. You can choose what, when, and where you eat. Your dog, on the other hand, doesn�t have this choice.

You, the pet owner, are solely responsible for your dog�s health and wellbeing. This means, along with feeding him a healthy and balanced diet, that you make sure he isn�t eating the wrong things. Sometimes it�s easy to think that a food that is healthy for us humans (take avocado, for example) would make a healthy treat for our dogs. But there are a lot of toxic �human� foods out there, and it�s up to us to make sure our cherished pets don�t get ahold of them.

Here�s a list of tens things your dog should

Dogs are very special animals; they are able to express their love and appreciation for family and would put their lives at risk for those they love. It is sometimes difficult not to share our food with them when they are looking at us in the eyes, tilting their heads sideways in a pleading manner. It is important to know the food that may be poisonous for our four-legged friends.

Here is a list of foods that we should never feed our dogs according to Healthline:

Grapes and raisins

You should never feed grapes or raisins to your dog. Grapes and raisins contain toxic compounds that are harmful to dogs. They have the potential to lead to rapid kidney failure and death. Even small amounts of grapes and raisins can make your dog sick, so it�s important to avoid giving them to your dog altogether.

Chocolates

Chocolate is a no-go area for dogs as it contains caffeine and theobromine. These two stimulants are not good for dogs as they cannot efficiently metabolize them. If a dog eats chocolate, it may show symptoms such as dehydration, vomiting, and diarrhea. Such symptoms may lead to more serious complications like seizures, internal bleeding, muscle tremors, and eventually death. Darker chocolates are more poisonous than sweetened varieties like milk chocolate, this also includes less sweet varieties of chocolate, such as cocoa powder and unsweetened baker�s chocolate. Even though milk chocolate is less poisonous than darker chocolate, it is better to keep all kinds of chocolates very far from your furry friends.

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Avocados

Avocados contain persin, a toxin known to be very poisonous to dogs. Persin can be found in the fruit (avocado), its tree, bark, and even leaves, so. it is wise to keep avocados far from dogs. Indulging in avocados may formulate fluid in the dog�s lungs and chest, therefore creating breathing difficulties, and oxygen deprivation and may lead to death.

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