Ah yes, bleach (a cousin to chlorine) was what I used around my kennels & barn for 40 years etc. I remember some folks thanking me for "clipping" their dog's nails while they were boarding with me; the concrete/cement exercising did it. I had so much going on at the farm it was NEVER boring; er DULL; as in my autobiography title "NEVER A DULL ONE" I'm hoping to have published next year. Love each & every one of you folks out there. You're who keeps me going now! Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: <WITMS@xxxxxxx> To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 4:29 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Fwd: Re: HELP flies!!!! You can do the same thing with bleach. It helps a lot! Susie Witmer Shepherds ____________________________________ From: destinogs1@xxxxxxx To: myjoygs@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 6/7/2011 3:14:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: HELP flies!!!! I hang inexpensive paint buckets from hooks up high(so that the dogs can't get to them) and put piece of chlorine tablets for the swimming pool in the bucket with water. Apparently the flies do not like the smell of the chlorine. It has worked for several years for me, including this year. Mary -----Original Message----- From: myjoygs <myjoygs@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, Jun 7, 2011 2:20 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] HELP flies!!!! My goodness must be all of the rain we had but flies are out in full force, My dogs ears are getting attacked big time. I have sprayed stuff on them but they are all round the kennels. Is there something I can do to alleivate this situation? I am going to tractor supply to see what they may have. They are awful!!!!! Any suggestions out there in cyber world? Joyce yJoy Shepherds =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================