Do not feed
Can dogs eat pizza?
Do not share pizza. Nearly every pizza contains garlic and onion in the sauce, on top of a lot of fat and salt.
What to do
A stolen crust is usually fine. Call a vet if a dog ate a significant amount of a garlic-heavy pizza, or any raw dough.
Signs to watch for
- vomiting
- diarrhoea
- excessive thirst
- abdominal pain
Why
The sauce is the problem people miss — garlic and onion are standard in it, and both are toxic to dogs. Add cheese, cured meat and a salty base and it is a poor food from every angle. Raw pizza dough is a separate and much more urgent emergency.
Never in this form
Raw pizza dough — see the raw yeast dough entry, which is an emergency.
Also check for
- garlic and onion in the sauce
- raw dough
- high salt
How confident is this
established
Well established in the veterinary literature and consistent across sources.
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
Further reading
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Informational only, and not a substitute for veterinary advice. Individual dogs vary, and this page cannot account for your dog's age, size, health conditions or medication. If you are worried, phone a vet — that call is always the right call.