Chocolate toxicity in dogs

Measured in 7 breeds across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

14.5%Highest recorded
7Breeds measured

Lifetime, owner-reported

Share of dogs whose owners report the dog has ever had the condition.

Counts everything a dog has ever had, so it runs higher than a one-year rate and is not comparable with one.

  • Australian Cattle Dog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 21

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    14.5% 9.7% to 21.1%

  • Dachshund

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 33

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    9.7% 7% to 13.3%

  • Beagle

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 15

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.3% 4.5% to 11.7%

  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 11

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    6.5% 3.6% to 11.2%

  • Miniature Schnauzer

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 12

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    6.3% 3.6% to 10.6%

  • Poodle

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 26

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    5.6% 3.8% to 8.1%

  • Australian Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 21

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    4.9% 3.2% to 7.3%

Where these figures come from

  • Dog Aging Project breeds 2023 Grade B

    Forsyth KK, McCoy BM, Schmid SM, Promislow DEL, Snyder-Mackler N, the DAP Consortium. Lifetime prevalence of owner-reported medical conditions in the 25 most common dog breeds in the Dog Aging Project pack. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2023;10:1140417.

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