Just a safety note.......vinegar and cats dont match......careful with vinegar around cats....they can NOT metabolize vinegar and can get very ill....of course, cats are terribly attracted to vinegar....like anti freeze. * Ileana * Love me, love my dogs. In a message dated 6/17/2012 11:15:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx writes: Vinegar has many uses that are safe but like everything ever dog is different to what is safe for them. http://www.dog-health-handbook.com/vinegar-kills-fleas.html http://www.ehow.com/info_8487595_vinegar-kill-prevent-ticks.html http://www.gsdwebsite.com/intro_fleas.htm I spray half vinegar-water combination on the grass around trees to prevent both fleas and ticks, be careful though it can also damage flowers and plants. We have a real issue with deer ticks at my one place so spray this vinegar mix on my clothes, shoes. So far the spraying of the land has kept my GSD free of ticks along with giving him a couple 2 natural vitamin B-1 tablets. I do not like using chemicals of any kind on my GSD and so far never have. Theresa --- On Sat, 6/16/12, Sally Hayden <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: we are now going into our heavy fly time on the farm . I found out about cidar vinegar when I judged in Denver. I came HOME saying oh sure. But tried it because it is cheap and non toxic. mixed it 50/ 50 with water. and spray ears heavy and over the whole body I am thrilled to say the flies are not bothering the dogs. Dogs don't mind it like they did insecticide spray. The real test will be in August . If I have spritz them twice a day no problem as I know I will not be harming them I don't remember who told us in Denver but THANK YOU -- Sally ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================