About DogSafe
What DogSafe is, what it deliberately isn't, and how it's kept honest.
DogSafe exists to answer one question fast, at the moment it matters: is this safe for my dog? It's a free reference covering foods, plants, medications and household items, built for the 2 a.m. panic search, not the leisurely read.
What DogSafe is
Every item page gives a straight verdict (Safe / Use caution / Toxic), a severity score, an interactive checker that scales risk to your dog's weight, the signs to watch for, and exactly what to do next, with tap-to-call poison-control numbers on every page. Longer guides cover comparisons, symptoms, seasons and emergencies.
What DogSafe is not
It is not a veterinarian, and it never pretends to be. Every page points you toward professional help early and often, because that's what the evidence says works: outcomes in poisonings track how fast an owner calls, far more than anything else they do. If DogSafe gets you to the right phone call two minutes faster, it has done its job.
How it's kept honest
- Every entry is compiled from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center and Pet Poison Helpline material, with the source named on the page.
- Severity scores follow a published method: see How Our Severity Scores Work.
- Medication pages and action-guidance content carry a visible medical-review status, and unreviewed medication pages simply don't publish.
- The checker never fakes precision: items with no safe dose say so instead of pretending to calculate one.