ok on my way to work something occured to me lol Dakota's health issues are only during the summer months, they begin in the spring, get really bad in the summer and taper away in the fall, and non existant in the winter, I dont know why I did not notice the pattern before lol meaning he has seasonal allergys(itchy eyes inchy skin, it gets to the point that he scatches and naws himself raw and winds up coverd in open lacerations) he also gets ear infections and ear mits on a regular basis, but I showed them how to keep his ears clean and they have been keeping up with it now. for his allergys they got him some benidryl and I showed then how much to give. hopefully he does not start to develope even more health problems, that dog is a walking bad health magnet.