Flea Control
An old method of flea control and one that has been handed down from
generation to generation, usually of a Saturday afternoon at the local
watering hole, is to take a good grade of whisky (it doesn't matter if it
is Scotch or Irish, as the fleas are not racist, but please, no
Glenfiddic or Chivas Regal, that would be sacriligous) and pour it down
the dogs back. Wait about ten minutes and then sprinkle sand over the
dog's back.
The theory behind this treatment is that the fleas will get fighting
drunk on the whisky and stone each other to death with the sand. If this
doesn't work, share the whisky with the dog and the pair of you won't
give a damn about the fleas anyway.
(Extract from The Australian Cattle Dog Social Club of North Qld.)
Submitted by John Chandler
Secretary, Australian Cattle Dog Social Club of North Queensland.
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