We have tried:

Getting her Frontline treatments monthly (expensive)…

Supplemented with Capstar pills (which kill fleas and their eggs for several days)

Bathing her twice a month at Soapy Dog, with their natural flea treatment

Washing her bedding in hot water every other day

vacuuming our couches, etc.

Banning all dogs that have not been treated from our house

She had some relief this past month, but then- POW- they are back and she is itching like crazy and has “flea dirt” and rash all over!!!

What else can we do!?!!

Has anyone tried diatomaceous earth?

She’s an Alaskan dog, so we are thinking that is why she is allergic to them...just doesn’t have any resistance. Other dogs we used to have around noticably have fleas, but do not itch like she does...?

Anyone tried Frontline and found Advantix more effective?

Thanks :0)

So, let’s hear some tales about how your pets have ruined, wrecked and otherwise destroyed your lives, all the while being oh-so-cute in the process.

Over the past year, we have started to feed my dog a variety of foods, in combination with a good vegetarian dog food we found. We just figured that, if dogs have such intense olfactory senses, it must suck to have to eat bland dog food all the time.  Especially with the aromas of our yummy food wafting around (must be torturous).

We started with just brown rice and beans, but have since added fresh vegetable trimmings and other cooked vegetables (potatoes, broccoli, sprouts, yam skins, butternut squash, etc.)
This has made such a difference. She used to just nibble on her food throughout the day, and now she jumps around wagging her tail when we prepare her food- and always cleans her plate (well...except for some broccoli stems or pieces of cabbage she manages to sort out of the mix). The vet said this was way better than any processed dog food (as long as we keep it simple and natural).

Just putting it out there as an easy way to bring loads of joy to your best friend’s daily life.

Downside: she has been dropping some pretty stinky bombs here and there...must be the cabbage....Pee-yuuuu!

Bitey - probably won’t be good around children.
Snout - a derivative of ‘Scout.’
Barker - not even what Bob named his
Killer - bad press
Stinkbutt - probably won’t get petted.
Edible - Favorite Chinese name, Edible Lee.
Chaser - won’t come back to this name.
Fangs - may need dental work.
Digger - good for farmers, not so much lawn-owners.
Neuter - not good for his self-esteem.

And why confuse children with “Bear?”

Martha Stewart named her dogs “Teeny” and “Weenie” even if they are small, do they go with the decor?  Interestingly Ben Afleck named his dog “Martha Stewart”

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