Quote Originally Posted by angelbow20
It seems like the rainy weather does it, whenever its wet or rainy out he gets them like crazy. sometimes it could be the food also because i switch it off and on to see what they like better, right now they are on purina dog chow but I dont know if its actually the dog food though.
Ah I didn't see this before I posted -- when moisture comes in contact with the skin and usually when it becomes trapped in the coat, it tends to feed bacteria which cause hot spots. Istill believe it's an immune system issue but in order to prevent the hot spots I would keep him out of the water all together and when he becomes wet, dry him really well.