A common cause of irritation that allows hot spots on dogs to develop is an allergy to flea bites. Other examples include: 1  Insect bites or stings. 2  Allergies (e.g. canine atopic dermatitis or food allergies). 3  Matted Coat. 4  Minor Injuries such as cuts and grazes. 5  Under-grooming or excessive grooming.
Color us sad: Crayola is retiring the dandelion crayon. by Aaron Smith @AaronSmithCNN March 31, 2017: 11:04 AM ET. The hottest news of the week broke a day early: Crayola is retiring the yellowish dandelion crayon from its rainbow of colors.
At this time, wax crayons were big, dull-colored, and clumsy and were used mainly in industry. But Binney & Smith used a combination of paraffin wax and industrial pigments to create crayons that were kid-friendly. In 1903, the first yellow and green box of eight Crayola crayons appeared. (The name Crayola means oily chalk).