# Can I give my dog an Altoid or any type of mint?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-dog-an-altoid-or-any-type-of-mint/131816>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 11, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-dog-an-altoid-or-any-type-of-mint/131816 "2002-10-11T13:54:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-give-my-dog-an-altoid-or-any-type-of-mint/131816/21 "2015-02-06T21:47:31Z")

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> [@elmwood](#):
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> Rule of thumb is …

The best rule of thumb is that dogs don’t have them.

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