RACHEL!!! THAT'S IT!!! Electrolux! The only reason I didn't take it home for a trial run is because I knew I'd get it and I have 3 vacuums already. There's a 30 yr guaranteed on it..I should live so long! My Oreck has been cleaned/reparied only 1 time in about 8 years, due to.... Ta Da! Dog hair wrapped around the bristles!!! (After I get my home computer I'm splurging on an Electrolux!)

Cody eats Hills Canine RD (reduced diet) 1 cup dry, approx 1/4 cup canned and 1 c of Kibbles and Bits Lean. He take 1 Vit E 400IU 2 x a day, a B complex and 3 quick squirts of "Pet-A-Liquid" (fatty acid supplement). No allergies, great coat (E is good for humans too ya know, nails/hair/blood).

Collie Nose, is a very painful (I'm sure) condition Cody developed 2 yrs ago. His beautiful black nose became scaly, red, crusty. It actually peeled off and came back the next day. It was awful and ugly and I felt miserable with him. After 1 yr of trying everything with no results, including an inconclusive biopsy (also caused a sinus infection- he couldn't breathe) my vet scanned a photo of his nose to every animal dermatologist in the US. Once the majority said "Collie Nose", which is prevailant on dogs with long noses (Cody has a lab nose-and oddly enough, Collies don't get the ailment)he was given another dose of antibiotics and the vitamins only and within 2 weeks was better! It still is not totally black, gets dry (I put on sunscreen during the time he's out during the day) but no thick yellow scale (too graphic?) I also put on "Panalog cream" at night as it gets irratated very easily. Poor poor thing. Do not know how he got it, or what causes it. Anyone know?