That’s ok…we just barely do, ourselves. 
–James
Es verdad!
I knew about the “dogs and chocolate” thing, but did you know that a greyhound can eat its own weight in butter and show no ill effects?
A few other things that I’ve been told over the years:
“In all matters relating to childbirth and babies, whenever possible stay at the noisey end.”
“Beer is food”
“The only thing that you should put in your ear is your elbow.”
always consult a vet before feeding a greyhound large amounts of butter.
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If you have already eaten playground gravel you could save yourself a lot of discomfort by taking a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time.
I nominate the above for best synthesis of two unrelated posts.
Or, in other words, “Beer, it’s no longer just a breakfast beverage.”
“Relax, sit back, have a homebrew.”
“Don’t look back, someone might be gainin’ on ya.” – Satchel Paige
Another one I heard attributed to Confucius: “He who shoots shotgun at car winds up with leaky radiator.”
Heh! Heh! Heh!
Tom
I’ve heard that the a dog would have to eat nearly it’s weight in chocolate to show adverse effects. When I was a kid we gave M&M’s to our Dachshund. Of course that was the late 60’s. Maybe she was ‘trippin’!!
How the ‘kin’ell did you learn that?!
Put’s a whole new spin on the old saying "Shi**in’ Bricks"!
My chihuahua LOVES Vasaline. if you leave any out, he’ll eat it all…
Once we had a brand new industrial sized tub of it (y’know, Costco sized) and we left it out on the bathroom counter. The little smeg head got the lid off and ate the whole damn thing!!!
He was pretty regular for a while! 
Something about dogs and bathroom products. My dog can’t resist underarm deoderant. She want to lick it off. Same seems true for most cremes, jells, lotions, ointments etc, whether cosmetic, over the counter or prescription. Pointing out that some of these products are very expensive does no good.
On the plus side though, your dog must not suffer from B.O. 
Seriously, though, yeah, it can be dangerous stuff for pets.
Tom
We routinely (about once a week) feed all 4 ferrets a bit of petroleum jelly, as it helps prevent hairballs and bowel blockages, both problems which ferrets are prone to have.
They actively love the stuff and I think they would cheerfully eat the whole jar if we let them.
–James
I talked to the Vet about the Vasaline thing, and she said that it wont hurt them, just grease up their insides for a while, giving them rather enviable (depending on your age 
) “regularity.”
Maybe it’s time I change my midday snack! 
Tom
The guy who invented petrolium jelly took a tablespoon full every day…have no clue why, but he lived to be in his ninties…
Could be he was a lunatic 
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Well, you know what they say about lunatics…
I wonder what would happen if you ate vaseline, took a laxative and swallowed a sleeping pill all at the same time.
Steve
For the over-50s again: Never pass up an opportunity to have a pee.
Steve