Can dogs eat jalapenos? What if they ate too much?

There's nothing quite like eating vegetables from from your kitchen garden. You worked hard and loved to raise kids. Not to mention that homegrown vegetables are high in nutrients and delicious. Your puppy, like everything else in your house, establishes a dynasty in your kitchen garden. To test a new recipe, you go to your garden to pick jalapenos, tomatoes, and mint, but all you discover are half-eaten tomatoes and no jalapenos.

That won't happen again.

Your puppy has undone all of your months of effort. Tomatoes, mint, and jalapenos have all vanished.

Can dogs have a spicy taste?

It goes without saying that dogs should not eat jalapenos. With that said, it's a common question as to how they developed a desire to eat them in the first place. Isn't it hot in there?

Our tongue's taste buds allow us to detect bitter, sweet, salty, sour, and even spicy flavours. Your dog has the same taste buds as you, but only a few. Humans have approximately 9000 taste buds, however dogs only have 1700. It doesn't mean they can't taste food; it just means they can't discern between flavours as well as humans can.

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To begin with, jalapenos are not particularly spicy; also, it takes a long time for jalapeno seeds to reach the rear of a dog's tongue (where taste buds, sensitivities, and other receptors are located).

The jalapeno pepper is a nutrient-dense pepper that is high in vitamins and fibre. Jalapenos can even help you manage your blood sugar and fight infections.