To think this isn't a great idea in a petshop?

[Ninnier]

Went into Pets At Home and they were doing sign ups to the in store Vets.

I'm already registered elsewhere but was given a tote bag of goodies. Sticky note pad, pens, cards and these...

DS was in the kitchen unwrapping them, about to feed them to the dogs when I doubled checked.

They're for humans and they're chocolate.

I can't see very well without my glasses on and I could see

• a dog silhouette
• the word tasty treat (often associated with dog treats)

-the word nutravet

But the part that says 'for humans' is much smaller and white, so harder to read.

Ultimately it's the recipients duty and responsibility to check what it is they have recieved.

But AIBU to think it's not blindingly obvious these are not for dogs?

And it's a strange choice considering chocolate is toxic to dogs and PAH have a lot of 'pet safe' chocolate for easter/valentines etc

I just thought as a marketing thing it wasn't thought through very well!

🤔 looks obviously human to me...

It looks obvious to me too.

Really?!

OP I agree, that looks like dog chocolate

They are very obviously for humans, in the same way as the pens and sticky notes and tote bag are.....

Maybe my brain was marred by the fact they were giving out valentines chocolates to dogs at the till too?

It does say for humans, I didn't see that in the pic initially. Loads of people won't be able to see clearly enough and might assume.

That really is mental. Dog chocolate??

I had no idea dog chocolate was even a thing, so maybe you have a point afterall

Hmm, it's not ideal - the rest of the packaging is very misleading. But tbh, that amount of chocolate is unlikely to harm a dog if it did eat it.

Perhaps.

I'm autistic so the picture of the dog, the word treat and the fact they were given to me in a pet shop made me think they would be for the dog.
And I don't think I'd be the only person in the world to think that?

Maybe other people with ND issues or the elderly might not click either?

Yes they sell loads of different chocolate products

So I assumed this was one of them

I have a 2.5kg chihuahua so I wouldn't want to try!

What about the picture of the cat in the right hand corner?

Their 'chocolate' Easter eggs are for both cats and dogs.

I would also not have been able to see 'for humans' without my reading glasses.

I would have hesitated to give them to my dog because I know chocolate is toxic so I would probably have double-checked.

However, PAH also sell 'dog beer' and 'doggy mince pies' so it is not a stretch to think that this was another treat they had marketed as OK for dogs, especially with the ambiguous logo.

So on balance I think yes, this is an odd and potentially risky choice for a PAH goody bag. Although I think any kind of sweet treat is unnecessary in a freebie - unless the point of it is it's from Cadbury's or whatevs.

Good Boy Doggie Chocs were a thing for years. Mind you dogs used to eat human chocolate back in the day.
I'm very old though.

I thought it was a jumping dog

My aunt gave her 3 dogs a kitkat most evenings, they seemed fine

I totally would've assumed it's a special chocolate for dogs, that's pretty bad.

I'd notice the picture of a cat first, and as cats don't eat or like chocolate I'd then see the word 'humans' but I guess that part could be in a darker colour to make it more obvious. If they gave sweets as well I'd be more likely to think everything in there was meant for humans.

It's an absolutely crazy thing for a vet group to do. You'd think they'd be emphasising the toxicity of actual chocolate to dogs at PR-type events. Not producing a product that is potentially unclear. Reverse colour printing like that on a pale colour is not clear enough, but why give out chocolate for humans at a vets promo event anyway?

Another reminder that I’m really old. We had dogs as a child and they ate meat. I didn’t even know there was such a thing as dog chocolate.

Maybe they should be clearer or not have it in there at all but it wouldn't have occurred to me that it was for the dog as all the other gifts were for humans.

Thankyou for confirming that.

I know that not EVERYONE would make the assumption it's for dogs.

But my point was that a few people might and it could have devastating consequences if someone gave all of them to one small dog because ifs not 100% clear

If it was a Cadburys Twirl of something it would be obvious.

I agree OP, the dog picture and the nutravet thing makes it look like it's for dogs. Bought at a pet store.
Yes the text says human, but the brain is a weird thing and it can skip over text when there are other signs pointing to it being something else.