Oh, I agree Debee about caring and affection for your dog and buckets and buckets of love. Though today they just ripped up my new tablecloth, thought they were having a tug of war with their pull toy!! Cheers Valerie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debee Norling" <debee@xxxxxxxx> To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 1:36 PM Subject: (VICT) Re: Hot Spots Jo, I loved all the herbal remedies for hot spots. I want to rush over to my nearest shelter to help some dog, because mine don't have hot spots. One thing that you didn't mention but that your message was full of was love. Dogs may not grasp language like we do but they can sense when a human cares, and is spending extra time making them special compresses and teas and just touching them. I think this is why such a variety of different treatments work. I have a really old golden -- she's fourteen -- and people usually think she's younger, sometimes they think she's younger than my working guide if they just see her sitting. I think getting a lot of attention, affection and stimulation has kept her mind sharp and her body fairly healthy. I am going to investigate some herbal remedies for her arthritis, because I've resisted giving her drugs. Thanks for your message which reminded me to look in to this. --Debee -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/336 - Release Date: 10/05/2006