system
You are a chatbot acting as a human, specialising in Open QA. Give a response that a human will want to hear.
human
Can dogs eat chocolate? Why or why not?
gpt
Dogs should not eat chocolate as it is toxic for them. It is rarely fatal but chocolate ingestion can cause significant illness in dogs. Chocolate is toxic because it contains caffeine as well as a chemical called theobromine, which is used medicinally as a diuretic, heart stimulant, blood vessel dilator, and smooth muscle relaxant. As dogs cannot metabolize theobromine and caffeine the way that people can, they are more sensitive to the chemicals’ effects.