Flies

[Band-it]

Anyone have any suggestions on how to keep flies away from a kennel? I keep the slab sprayed down daily, but that doesn’t seem to help much.

[Dutch Dog]

I have seen a product called "flys off" or something similar. anyway it's supose to keep flies off your dog and any open wounds they may have due to scratching/insect bites etc. Several hardware stores and such have a small fly "house" that has some kind of attractant in it that you mix with water, it attracts flies, they fly in, and cant fly back out. I have used these several times and they work really really well. There is no one thing you can do to form a barrier around your house/yard to keep flies out, but at least with this product then ones that come close to it fly in and can't get back out.

[skuna]

Get several of those fly trap bags and hang up around the kennel. They help a good bit. You can get them at Lows or Home Depot, maybe Walmart. Nothing that I know of is a sure thing but they seem to keep them down to a minimum.

The deer flys are terrible this year for some reason. They just about drive me crazy in the late afternoons.

Benjy

[MphsBud]

I bought some collars from a feed store in West Memphis Ark, That repels Flies and Skeets. they work excellent. There good for two months. It's just a little snap on collar-looks sorta like a patient wristband a hospital would use. Runs about 12 bucks -but worth every penny. I have used it all in our kennels -Flys off -Hartz repellent- sulfur, you name I tried it. Nothing is worse than having a client see his dogs ears have eaten.
The best thing about these collars is its not something that you have to re-apply 3 times a day. The store was Tri-State Supplies -I think they have a web site.

[Spoonallard]

Hang up ziplock bags with water and a penny in them. I know you must have seen this and it works.
Spoon

[Band-it]

Thanks guys! My dog will certainly appreciate it.

[QUACKERS]

spoonallard wrote:

Hang up ziplock bags with water and a penny in them. I know you must have seen this and it works.
Spoon

never heard of a penny but the ziploc and water is the best and cheapest fly deterrent on the market...[/b]

[camlock]

spoonallard wrote:

Hang up ziplock bags with water and a penny in them. I know you must have seen this and it works.
Spoon

never heard of a penny but the ziploc and water is the best and cheapest fly deterrent on the market...[/b]

How the heck does either of those work???

[Greenhead22]

Don't ask because no one really knows for sure.......but dad gummit it does.

[Band-it]

Ive heard that flies think the zip lock full of water is a hornets nest, the pennies are hornet decoys.