Earl the Dietician

So today Earl decided to help me with my diet by eating the rest of Pete's birthday cake. One half of a cake, iced and sitting on the counter. It was just calling to Earl. I knew it was too quiet. I walked out in the kitchen and discovered that oui, indeed, Earl had scarfed the whole half a chocolate cake. As my mom is often saying, chocolate is poisonous for dogs. I imagined coming home and finding Earl comatose in the backyard, lethargic and having to take him to Vet ER for two trillion dollars. No, Earl has suffered no adverse effects from his binge eating.