You may also want to buy a bottle of bitter apple spray at your pet supply store to help deter chewing. I keep a bottle. It comes in handy occasionally.
This is a list of foods to avoid:
http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=1030
This is a list of plants which are potentially poisonous:
http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=1553
This has information on various household and exterior poisons and toxins:
http://www.peteducation.com/category...cls=2&cat=1684