Oh, I am so sorry to hear that; I'm actually crying. Poor DIL. My best wishes for her. I can't believe it :( so sad.

Oh no. How shocking for you and your DIL and family. Poor puppy.

I subscribe to a few FDA informational sites. This arrived in my em box a couple of days ago. Very timely addition to this thread. It gives a complete list of everything a dog should NOT eat...as well as advice about cat ingestion of people foods. Y'all might want to read the info.

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm512230.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Not just gum but anything with artificial sweeteners. Think about how much food now has that stuff in it. I won't have any in my house. I am extremely allergic to aspartame. Don't you wonder if is so toxic to animals and to some people should we really be ingesting it. So So sad to hear about the poor dog. And what guilt they will carry for having the toxic item around. I am so sorry for them.

Thank you all.

It was a dachshund, so it didn't take much. It had been DIL's buddy for 8 years, through thick and thin. They didn't have a clue. The suddeness of it, makes it hard. The kids were busy cleaning, and trying to baby-proof the house. It may have been, that DIL's purse was put down too low to the ground.

Last dog I had could lick plates clean that were IN the sink or sitting on back burners of stove.

Had a Rottie that ate pretty much ALL of the Halloween candy in one swoop. I woke up to big goofy "pup" (maybe 6 months old) with chocolate breath. Luckily her size, age and fact that typical candy bars (Kit Kat, Snickers, Milky-ways, etc.) don't really have a high concentration of serious chocolate.

Sister spent BIG money after discovering 1 (or both) dogs had gotten into D-con mouse poison destine for place in mountains. An obvious hazard, since it's poison, but effects are often misleading. Vet said by the time the dogs had started acting "sick" would have been as good a dead and nothing could have saved them/

That is so sad. I have a big bag of xylitol in my pantry and a little dog that will eat anything. Better get rid of it.

I am so sorry for your DIL's loss. I have a Dachshund and they will eat anything and are clever. I have to watch mine like a hawk even after 14 years. Luckily she has never got into anything dangerous.

No surprise it was a dachshund. So sad for the family. You do your best and then stuff happens. My dachshund has never done anything but I had a hefty vet and poison control bill because my cat ate an anti inflammatory meant for him. She's 8 pounds, he's 25.

That's sad. I wasn't aware of the xylitol, but I don't really buy stuff with a lot of artificial sweeteners either.

You can try to baby proof or dog proof everything, but they find a way anyway. We're usually pretty good about keeping an eye on our dog, but he is quick and has a mind of his own. We almost lost him a couple of weeks ago. I was in the garage cleaning and Dh was out front watering. Dh unlatched the gate and pulled the hose through, but the gate was still closed, but unlatched. I look up and there are the neighbors with my dog. They said he was at the entrance of the neighborhood chasing a cement truck and almost got run over by another vehicle. He had a small window of opportunity and snuck out of the yard when the kids let him out to potty.