Meat vs' Chocolate

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Meat vs. Chocolate
?
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TEST SUBJECT

• Name Rashida (full of Goodness)
• Breed Rhodesian Ridgeback female
• Age 7.5 years
• Weight 85 pounds

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Testable Question

• When given a sample of meat and a sample of
  chocolate, will Rashida prefer to eat meat or
  chocolate first?
• or
• How does the type of food affect Rashidas first
  choice of food?

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HYPOTHESIS

• Given one piece of prime rib meat and one
  equal-sized piece of Kit Kat candy bar, Rashida
  will eat the Kit Kat candy bar piece first,
  because Rashida likes chocolate better than she
  likes meat.

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MATERIALS

• One Kit Kat candy bar strip sliced into three
  equal pieces.
• Three pieces of prime rib meat sliced into pieces
  that are the same size as the Kit Kat Pieces.
• One mature female Rhodesian Ridgeback (Rashida)
• Small bowl to hold samples

WARNING CHOCOLATE IS POISONOUS TO DOGS! DO NOT
TRY THIS INVESTIGATIONON YOUR DOG!
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VARIABLES

• CONTROLLED Rashida at noon isolated from any
  other dogs.
• MANIPULATED/INDEPENDENT Type of food (prime rib
  meat or Kit Kat bar).
• RESPONDING/DEPENDENT Type of food Rashida
  chooses first (prime rib meat or Kit Kat bar).

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Kit Kat bar pieces
Prime Rib pieces
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PROCEDURE

• Place one piece of Kit Kat in one hand and one
  piece of prime rib meat in the other hand.
• Let Rashida smell each hand to identify her
  choices.
• Have Rashida sit by using the Sit command.
• Place each sample on the floor at the same
  distance from Rashida.
• Tell Rashida Youre Free and let her make her
  choice.
• Observe and record which type of food she chooses
  first.
• Repeat steps 1 through 6 two more times.

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OBSERVATIONS

• Rashida smelled both samples, but came back to
  the Kit Kat bar sample a second time.
• When released, Rashida plunged onto the Kit Kat
  sample first. It disappeared immediately.
• The she consumed the prime rib sample.
• Also, Rashida was more interested in the
  chocolate sample each time the prime rib and
  chocolate were placed in hands for her to smell.

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DATA
Type of Food Rashida Ate First
Trials
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CONCLUSION

• My hypothesis was correct Rashida preferred the
  Kit Kat bar over the meat. In each trial Rashida
  ate the Chocolate first and then went to the
  prime rib. Changing from meat to chocolate
  changed my dogs choice completely to chocolate.
• QUESTION Will the type of chocolate bar affect
  Rashidas preference?
• COMMENT Dogs love chocolate, which is poisonous
  to them. They may love it even more than they
  like meats and other foods. We should be sure
  they stay away from it, especially during
  Halloween and Holidays.

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RESEARCH

• Chocolate can be deadly for dogs!
• It contains theobromine, a stimulant found in
  cocoa beans.
• It takes 17.5 hours for half of this chemical to
  leave the dog.
• Toxic Amounts
• Milk chocolate one ounce per pound of body
  weight
• Sweet cocoa mix one ounce per three pounds
• Baking chocolate 1 ounce per 9 pounds
• Symptoms of chocolate poisoning
• Vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, twitching,
  excessive panting.

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Bibliography

• http//www.dogownersdigest.com/news/library/chocol
  ate-dog-poisoning.shtml
• http//www.talktothevet.com/ARTICLES/DOGS/chocolat
  etoxic.HTM
• http//www.finedarkchocolate.com/Chocolate_Food/Do
  gs_Chocolate.asp

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Dont feed your dog chocolate!

• (Its good for teachers, though--Especially dark
  chocolate.)