We are moving to a brand new home on 4 wooded acres. The house is all finished and our actual move is scheduled for next Tuesday. So, needless to say, I am feeling a little stressed-out About a week ago, I took a walk into the back where the builder had seeded up to a point, and then just the natural briar and weeds. A few (very few, actually) hours later, I started itching like mad - it intensified to the point where I got very little sleep that night. The next day I went to a dermatologist who diagnosed "hives" - due to part, "nerves" The next day or so, my landscaper AND his employee AND his dog started scratching. My landscaper, too, went to the Dr.'s and laughed that he caught hives from me - then he found out that his employee was scratching, and then his dog was scratching. He took his dog to the vet and told him the whole story and the vet said "chiggers". My dermatologist still claims I have "hives" My landscaper is due to spray my entire whole new yard tomorrow. Thank god I never brought any dogs over. Sorry for this being so long, but does anyone have any other ideas or suggestions ??? Thanks very much for any help you great knowledgeable listers can give me. Iza Kabuska http://www.karizmashepherds.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================