Just bumping this back up to the top for people to see again. The auction is getting close and they need our help. The auction is one of the main reasons we get 3 issues of The Hosta Journal a year. If we all don't support them we may need up loosing that 3rd issues in the near future.

Any oil will work...baby oil, bath oil, etc. I think that I mentioned that Avon's Skin So Soft is used by the gallon in the south to thwart biting gnats, no-see-ums, chiggers. I preferred veggie oil because the 'aroma ' of the body oils is toooo much. There is one benefit about the bath oils, though. When mixed with water they make an emulsion. This enables you to mix oil and water together in a spray bottle and it apply it that way. Just make sure that it's good and strong!

Lynne, You're spreading this unfounded crap all across the Gardenweb forums. This is a cleaning forum, not Hot Topics. Confine yourself to the appropriate areas.

We've touched on this subject before. I still believe that it's basic common sense to seek permission of the owner before any person, or person with their dogs or kids, advance into the leash area of any unknown dog. Fearful or not used to social situations does not equal aggression, and if people would mind their own business in the first place and give the courtesy of not invading a dog's comfort zone, the dog would not need muzzled, unless it were truely an aggressive dog. I'm not anti-muzzle. I own muzzles I used in appropriate situations for two previous dogs when I'd take them to high risk situations like the vet where humans and other animals were in close proximity, or someone else might have to handle the dog to do their 'thing'. You can't believe the people who blow you off, ignore you, and just move in close and personal when you ask them to keep their distance. They all think they're dog whisperers. I have NEVER had a dog bite a human, so I think I'm doing something right. But it's usually the humans I have trouble with more than the dogs. Yes, yellow as a signal is a good idea, but it'll take a lot of public educating before most people know the cue.