We Are So Done With Chocolate!

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After three days of shepherding Tessa through chocolate withdrawal, we are almost back to normal. Last night, for the first time in two nights, she didn't have to sleep confined to the kitchen where cleaning up chocolate vomit is a lot easier on a linoleum floor. She's quite fond of her creature comforts and sleeping by herself did not make her happy. Day two of this ordeal started with a call to my vet. They said:  "Keep an eye on her, it sounds as though she might be through the worst … [Read more...]

Chocolate And Dogs … Oh My.

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Looking at her, you would never suspect that 22 pounds of terrier-mix sweetness could, with one unsupervised moment of gluttony, turn my world completely upside down for 74 hours. Tessa, my wonder dog. Mind you, she didn't do this all by herself. She was aided (not deliberately) by my husband who has this habit of using our front hall as his cooling area for just about everything that he bakes. Including brownies. And, I am talking his world famous, sinfully loaded with double the … [Read more...]