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Buddy was an indoor dog until last summer when my sister fell ill and could no longer care for him. He came to live with our tribe who are indoor/outdoor come-as-you-please with a dog door (in Florida). He came with a dermatitis most likely from stress from her illness (cancer) combined with lack of coat care due to the same. He had bald patches from chewing himself silly and a few granulomas on his arms. My shepherd mixes are shampooed/conditioned with Zymox which I swear by - very natural and keeps their skin itch free (combined with kong curry brush and a little furmination here and there in the woolly-itchy spots). Zymox and a hypoallergenic diet, along with a summer coat trim (left 1 inch length of hair) healed his skin right up. This past spring, with the return of hotter/moister weather, he had a real slow blow of his coat (which never really blows fully - he's supposed to be water repellant) and he developed a greasy seborrheic problem and was on the verge of a hot-spot blowout (my sister's illness was running it's course and I was spending less grooming time than needed). I tried this and the Resi-cort leave-in lotion and with only two shampoos/treatments over two weeks (still more time with my sister at that point), his skin was clear of the seborrh. lesions and he's happy. I bought the ResiKetoChlor conditioner as well which I will use after one more treatment of the resi-cort as I prefer not to continually use the hydrocortisone. The scent is nice, it lathes well and it cleared up the greasy booboos on the first go around. However, using this shampoo is not a license to stop brushing/grooming your dog, it will not work by itself. Nothing keeps the coat healthier than brushing and not brushing/just shampooing/conditioning a dog with anything longer than short hair will lead to skin problems eventually -especially the indoor/outdoor guys. For his hair, I use a rake, pin brush and curry Kong - he's too thick/wavy for furmination and doesn't need furmination if he is raked weekly. One last thing, nothing helps you bond with your dog than gentle, thorough grooming - sends them to heaven when their beloved takes the time to thoroughly brush them down (not a two minute deal).

Simple to use, simple to read and gave me all i needed to do the tasks at hand. There are a few items that I haven't been able to piece but I believe what I am trying to do is complicated. I was looking for the easy solution and just need to put together the different chapters of the book. Has saved me a lot of time.

I adored this book, y'all. I really connected with Ryen and loved all of her flaws and quirks- she definitely made an interesting and unique heroine.