Black fly repellent for dogs?
 

Does anyone have a favorite repellent for black flies that you could share? Does Avon Skin So Soft work? This will be the earliest in the season that we will be coming up and are concerned for our two cocker spaniels (along with us too!) Thanks

Put apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle and spray the dog. Flies won't land or bite but you'll still see them around the dog.... (and they are bad this year~!):)

I've heard of people using Off for Kids but never tried it....

Skin So Soft Works Well....
 

Another is original formula Listerine. A great liniment for the horses, and kept all of the horse flies, fleas and ticks off as well.

Good luck.

Don't know how to do the "thank-you" reply on this forum.....but thanks for the apple cider vinegar tip. Will have to try it out.

Yard Guard
 

Outdoors, you might try an area spray (by RAID) called "Yard-Guard". You just spray it 15 minutes or so before using the area. It seems like every bug hates the stuff.

It's not designed for enclosed spaces, but I've used it in an open garage with good effect.

It doesn't work: the kids still hang around.

:p

Where's the "LOL" button on this thing? :D




We use the yard guard stuff when the deer flies come out. The youngest Arg-ling is allergic to bug bites (gets bad infections from them) so we spray. I hate using that stuff but it's necessary. It does work well.

I cannot remember the name of the product, but we used it for the horses and I know it is still available. It was a concentrated mix that you combined with water, it looked milky white when mixed and had a very pleasant smell. We mixed it up in a standard spray bottle that you get at the feed stores. This product was non-toxic and worked very well, that is all we used growing up, for the horses as well as us. I will look to see if any is kicking around.

Look in the right hand corner of the post, see "thanks"? Click on it.

Flicks Spray
 

Hi there,
Just back from the vet and discussed non-chemical repellents etc. She recommended the Flicks spray and has success using it on her dogs. I just bought some but haven't tried it out on our dog yet. Will post here with how we like it. Here is an excerpt from their website:
http://http://www.aldistributing.com/flicksspray.html
Flicks Horse and Pet Spray
Flies, Mosquitoes, gnats, fleas, and ticks are all successfully repelled by Flicks Horse and Pet Spray. Chosen by The Horse Journal, March, 2001 as their “top pick” for an all-natural fly spray. Flicks provides long-lasting protection and is harmless to horses and pets. It contains no pesticides or insecticides. Flicks is so safe to use that many riders actually apply it to their own arms and legs to keep the pests away from them while they ride, camp or whenever they need it.

Flicks contains Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, Cajeput, Lemongrass, Pennyroyal and Peppermint Oils. Each of these oils are repellent by themselves. In this unique blend they provide outstanding overall repellent qualities. The addition of lanolin makes this a high quality coat treatment.

Flicks comes to the consumer as a concentrate. The four ounces provided are added to the quart sprayer and then filled with water. This blend can be adjusted to a lesser concentration when pests aren’t as active. In a lesser concentration it is still a good coat conditioner. It is also available in a refill size which makes at least a gallon of effective coat spray and repellent. A large part of the cost of bringing a product to the consumer is in freight costs. Being concentrated, the consumer is not hindered by the cost of shipping water. Flicks is reasonably priced. Regardless of the cost, the most important factor is that “Flicks WORKS”!

There's also a soap from a local company that works well and smells great. It's by Cats In The Cradle Soap and it's their Herbal Pet Bar (it's on the left side of THIS PAGE, second item down.) They have a Bug Bar that works well - I've never tried it - just the Pet Bar, Bay Rum, and Baby Cakes. (The Bay Rum is yummy!)

Just tried Flicks spray
 

We used the Flicks spray on our dachshund over the weekend. It smells good, she had no ill effects and no bug bites on her belly! Her coat was soft like a bunny and quite shiny from it too.

She's a cutie-pie! Thanks for sharing the pic! :)