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.
Recycling of Crayons. You now have a place for the recycling of crayons which is a well received alternative when it comes to discarding crayons in landfills. It has been found that between 45,000 and 75,000 pounds of broken crayons have been documented as the annual amount discarded in landfills throughout the country. This is no small number when you consider that crayons are a bi-product of petroleum called paraffin.