[Cowperson]

Yes, the dead gopher transmittal problem . . . . I know it well.

Has your dog been inside your house yet?

Do you have other pets? Fleas can jump about 40 feet I think.

First - or maybe this should come second - prevention and elimination of a long-term problem . . . . there's a liquid application you can get from your vet which you can apply once a month to the back of the neck of your dog - external - that will ensure that whatever flea problem you acquire, it will go away within 30 days.

I believe it is absorbed into the pooches blood stream and via various chemical processes, renders the offending fleas incapable of reproducing and they simply disappear in one life cycle.

So whatever has happened and no matter how deep in trouble you are, you can get out of it that way.

I'll try to get the name of that for you.

If you're on a more immediate hunt, . . . . . go through his hair and start picking them off him!!! Squeeze them good because those little bas**rds die hard. That's one way.

The other way, I think, is with A SPRAY - different than the thing above - that you can apply to not only the pooch but also every hiding place in your house interior that will kill the little bas**rds dead on contact. if the dog has been in the house, you either do that or scratch for a while as you let the other stuff I mentioned work its magic. I'll see if I can get that name as well.

But after that, ongoing maintenance with that monthly stuff is a good idea. You can ease off in the winter.

Fleas can live on dead rodents for a while or even on the edge of gopher holes . . . . transmitted to investigating dogs.

Cowperson