>>76331I listed the ones that were important. With chocolate, it depends on the variety. White and milk chocolate is considered very safe, while dark and bakers chocolate is extremely dangerous. Garlic and onions aren't terrible for your dog to eat except in excess. Xylitol is hugely dangerous for dogs, as well as pot. Fat CAN be very bad for your dog, so you should steer clear of fatty foods for them (excessive fat can cause pancreatitis). It's not alarmist, it's a fact.
As for the table scraps, I hear that justification for why people shouldn't/don't have to feed their dogs dog food. Human scraps used to be the entrails, brains, and other organ meat of animals, among bones and other foods (eg bread). This provided a wide range of nutrients for dogs. Also, back then dogs were allowed to hunt game for themselves, like rodents and rabbits, so they often could provide food for themselves.
It's not hard to avoid feeding your dog the foods I specifically pointed out (the article explains why certain foods are poisonous).
