Flies on Dogs

ridge hunter · Post by **ridge hunter** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:14 am

I am keeping the pens cleaned all the time but I am having trouble keeping flies off my dogs. Does anyone have any good ideas as to what I can use?

S.R.Patch · Post by **S.R.Patch** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:40 am

You can go to Rual King and get the Fly Wipe for horses or they also have a roll-on called Fly-Away...

Emery · Post by **Emery** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 2:53 pm

A good fan will help. Might help keep the dogs a little cooler too.

Catfish · Post by **Catfish** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:06 am

Use 7-dust 5%. you can get it at any tractor supply, or wal-mart. Wal-Mart is going to be cheaper. Just take it once a week and spread around inside the dog box. It is very cheap. It is good for the dogs, and it also gets rid of ticks, they just dry up and fall off. The dogs roll in the seven dust, so you don't have to put it on them. I been using it for two years. No problems.

Catfish.

John Elliott · Post by **John Elliott** » Sat Jul 02, 2005 9:23 am

The best thing I have found is to go to your local farm store and get rubber ear tags for cattle.They are made to keep flies off of cows.Fold them over and stick the pointed barb in the hole.Then slide them on your dog`s collar.You won`t have any more flies bothering your dogs and they keep ticks and fleas off too.Everybody at my beagle club uses these tags on their collars and I tried it this spring and it works great.

windsplitters · Post by **windsplitters** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:51 am

go to wal-mart and get a fly bag its got powder that you mix with water and hang it in a tree or around the kennel it catches the flies and does a pretty good job.

cajunmeadows2 · Post by **cajunmeadows2** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:50 am

I put out fly traps the sticky tape kind out around my pens , where the dogs can't get to them. It helps alot. I change them once a week or so.
Chad

mike crabtree · Post by **mike crabtree** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 3:34 am

Mix 2 parts vinegar 1 part Downey. Good cheap fly spray.I use to use it all the time on Horse rides, it dont bother the dogs either.

m_skin · Post by **m_skin** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:19 pm

does that mixture work on deer flies?

mike crabtree · Post by **mike crabtree** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:53 pm

Ohiohntr · Post by **Ohiohntr** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:23 am

We use 1/3 cup of White Vinegar and 1/3 cup of Pine-Sol and mix it with water in a spray bottle. Cheapest potion I have come across and works great. We started using it with our horse and it seems to work well on the dogs also.

ridge hunter · Post by **ridge hunter** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 6:21 pm

Thanks for all the help. I will be trying them all out.

wright boy · Post by **wright boy** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:27 pm

Ridge hunter

You can also use garlic. Buy the garlic powder and put it on your dogs food. It will start to come out of their skin the same way it does if you were to eat it regularly. Keeps flies, mosquitoes, and fleas away.

mike crabtree · Post by **mike crabtree** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:57 pm

wright boy wrote:Ridge hunter

You can also use garlic. Buy the garlic powder and put it on your dogs food. It will start to come out of their skin the same way it does if you were to eat it regularly. Keeps flies, mosquitoes, and fleas away.

And Vampires.