Mydoglovestositunder the table during dinner near the kids’ chairs in hopes of finding tidbits that may fall from their plates. I’ve even given our dog portions of food from our meal. Is that OK?

In some cases, no, it’s not a good idea to feed your dog some foods that come from your dinner table.

In a recent notice from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, pet owners are reminded not to feed their dog some foods that are meant for human consumption.

That’s because some foods people eat can be dangerous or even deadly for dogs, FDA says. The reason? An animal’s body pro- cesses food much differ- ently than a human body, Carmela Stamper, a vet- erinarian at FDA, said in a written statement.

“Our bodies may break down foods or other chem- icals that a dog’s can’t tolerate,” she said.

High on the list of human foods t hatdogssho uld not eat: chocolate and an yfood that contains xylitol, which is a sugar substitute that is used in many sugar-free foods.

Chocolate contains meth- ylxanthin es, a stimulant that can stop a dog’s met- abolic process.

Even a small piece of chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, can result in your dog developing diarrhea and vomitin g. And xylitol, which can also be found in some peanut but- ters, can be deadly for dogs, FDA warns.

Other human foods FDA, the American Kennel Club and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, says to avoid feeding to your dog include:

Just l ike in humans, any E. coli, Salmonella or other harmful bacteria that may be pres- ent in raw meat, can also make your dog sick. It’s also a good idea for you to wash your hands if you are handling raw meat before you give your dog anything to eat.

Raw meat. Raw eggs.

Just like raw meat, raw eggs can contain Salmonella.

Also, raw eggs contain avidi n , an enz y me t hat decreases the absorption of biotin.

This can lead to skin and hair coat issues as well as cause neurologic problems in dogs.

Grapes, raisins or currants.

These foods can cause k idney failure in some dogs.

Fried and fatty foods.

These items can cause pan- creatitis, a potentially lifethreatening disease.

While cinnamon is not toxic to dogs, it can irritate the inside of dogs’ mouths and it can lower a dog’s blood sugar too much a nd can lead to diarrhea, vomiting, increased, or decreased heart rate, and even liver disease.

Cinnamon. Onions, garlic, and chives.

Garlic can create anemia in dogs, causing side effects such as pale gums, elevated heart rate, weakness and collapsing.

Poisoning from garlic and onions may have delayed symptoms, so if you think your dog may have eaten some, monitor him or her for a few days, not just right after consumption. However, since garlic and onion tend to be cumulative toxins, they are unlikely to cause a problem unless your dog ingests a very large amount at one time or eats them often, says Dr. Valerie Parker, a veterinarian and associate professor at The Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Ifyouthrow away moldy cheese rinds or hamburger buns in the trash ca n,makesureyour dog doesn’t then get into the garbage, where he may eat them.

Moldy food. Salty snacks.

Salty snacks can increase water retention in some dogs. So ifyoudoghappenstograb a bag of salty potato chips or pretzels, make sure your dog has access to plenty of water.

Macadamia nuts.

These ares ome of the most poisonous foods for dogs and can have a damaging effect on the dog’s nervous system.

They can cause vomiting, increased body temperature, inability to walk and lethargy.

Ice cream.

As tempting asitmaybetowanttogive your dog ice cream on a hot summer day, most dogs don’t digest dairy products well and many may also have lactose intolerance.

So, while your dog may look longingly at you while you eat, you may want to resist the temptation to share your goodies until you are sure that the foods you are eating won’t have a negative impact on your dog. Talk to your veteri- narian before introducing human foods to your dog to make sure that your good intentions don’t accidentally cause harm for your pets.

Donna Rosen and DALLAS— her 6-year-old son, Braxton, may never know why their pet dachshund went missing for 13 months or what happened to him while he wasgone.

Those answers, if they ever come, will have to wait. Only one thing matters now.

“Bobo is back!” Braxton proclaimed last Monday as he watched his mother cradle the chestnut-colored dog in a park near their h ome. “Hi Bobo. We missed you for a long time.”

Bobo has come a long way since he mysteriously disappeared from the Rosen’s Denton County home on July 25, 2016. Rosen said she doesn’t know how the dog got away, though she suspects he was kidnapped. What she does know is that she has looked for him every day since.

“I am just flooded with emotions, it’s unreal,” she said after being reunited with the dog just outside Portland, Ore. “With everything that I’ve been through, it’s a miracle and too good to be true.”

Rosen’s friend was driving on a mid-winter night 10 years ago, when she saw someone in another car throw what looked like an animal into a freezing pond. The friend rushed to the animal’s aid, then called Rosen.

It was a 4-week old dachshund puppy, and it stole Rosen’s heart.

“I rescued him from a bad situation,” she said. “He was always loyal and appreciative —it’slikeheknowswherehe came from.”

From that day on, wherever Donna went, Bobo went, too. There could not be a more inseparable pair. That was, until the day Braxton was born.

“They’ve been together ever since,” Rosen said.

The dog became Braxton’s best friend. But for Braxton, Bobo was more than just a companion.

Braxton has ADHD and has experienced seizures since his first birthday. As the tw og rew up toget her, B obo became Braxton’s emotional support dog.

“He doesn’t understand emotions of sa d ness or anger or frustration or how to express them,” Rosen said of Braxton. “Bo bo was that calming support to calm him down.”

The dog was like another “child” to Rosen and because he was constantly with her and Braxton, she never had him micro-chipped.

“The dog was always in the bed with us, in t hecarwith us, everywhere,” she said. Bobo was always there, until he wasn’t. On that July morning Rosen let Bobo and her other dog, Spike, outside to go to the bathroom in the gated area beside the house.

Spike soon returned. Bobo did not.

“Spike comes through the door. I say ‘Bobo’ and nothing,” Rosen said. “I thought maybe he had found some- thing to play with. When I walked around to the side of the house, he wasn’t there. I started searching, and I’ve been searching ever since.”

Devastated but deter- mined, Rosen contacted local shelters and reached out to rescue organizations. She checked countless lost dog Facebook pages — reuniting other people and their pets in the process. She got nowhere.

Meanwhile, her son was restless. Around the same time Bobo disappeared, the family was also dealing with a new move, an accident that required Donna to get plates in her arm and the start of school.

“There’s never a good time,” she said. “This was the worst possible time for the dog to go missing,” she said. “Everything was changing. The only thing that was consistent or comforting was that dog. And now that was gone, too.”

For Rosen, a single mother, the weight of searching day and night took a physical toll. She has an intestinal disease and was in remission, but the stress caused her health to deteriorate.

“My lung collapsed and I hadastrokeandhadtogoto ICU,” Rosen said, adding that she spent last September and December in the hospital. “It’sliterallymademesick”

Pranksters called her in the middle of the night. Some shelters refused to help, blam- ing her for not micro-chipping Bobo. But she never stopped looking.

After scouring every lost dog resource in Texas, she turned to Kyle Shugart, a member of the All Texas Dachshund Rescue group, who e n couraged h er to expand her search. Shugart told her that stolen dogs are often taken to be sold for dog fighting, or flipped, which means they are re-sold as purebred dogs.

“I warned her, ‘your dog can be out of state,’” Shugart said. “She loved that dog and she did not give up.”

So Rosen broadened her search, even c ontacting a rescue in Australia.

On the morning of Aug. 2, she was scrolling through an Oregon found pet’s Facebook page and noticed a dog’s picture that stood out among the countless others she’d scrolled past.

She was certain it was Bobo.

Rosen reache douttothe family immediately. Kara Schendel and her boyfriend, Dan Burnett, had found the brown dachshund running by the railroad tracks where theyl ived in Hubbard, Ore.

When Schendel learned that Rosen was from Texas, it hit her “that she loved the dog so much that she found it in this little tiny town.”

So she and Rosen started talking. Sure enough, there were similarities between the dogs they described. But there was also a glaring difference.

The dog in Oregon was described as partially blind and deaf, although Bobo had been fine the last time Rosen saw him.

Rosen made a FaceTime call and when she called Bobo’s name, he began looking around for her.

“Immediately when the camera turned around on him, I knew it was him,” Rosen said.

According to Schendel, her boyfriend had doubts about the dog’s owner before the FaceTime call. But when he saw Bobo’s reaction, he said, “get her out here.”

On Aug. 11, Rosen flew to Oregon to reunite with her other “child,” leaving Braxton with relatives. She returned to North Texas with Bobo on Monday and surprised an unsuspecting Braxton. The Rosen family was back together at last.

“We got him ba ck,”asmiling Braxton said. “I’m so happy right now. I don’t want to lose Bobo again.”