Andy, don't you know chocolate is bad for dogs? Tsk.

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As far as machete versus DF, it really depends what you're doing. A machete is much much better for hacking up light brush and succulents due to the length and the speed you can get on it... But using one to chop and split wood usually isn't a great idea because they are made relatively thin for efficient slicing. The DF is a brutally thick slab of steel, and bending the edge is effectively beyond human strength. You can use it do the same work as a machete, it just takes longer, whereas trying to use a machete to do the same work as the Dogfather has a potential to damage it.

I've never used a really high quality machete granted, but that's my take on things given my current experience.