Keep an eye out for hot spots, which are moist, painful, smelly skin lesions that can be worsened by dogs licking and chewing ...

One of the first signs your dog has a problem might be the development of a “hot spot” -- a red, wet, irritated area that arises from persistent chewing, licking, scratching, or rubbing.

DEAR OLD TRAINER: You said not long ago you found a way to cure red spots on your dogs. I need the details because Max, my mixed breed (might be Maltese and Shih Tzu), has them all the time. They ...

As for the dogs with 'raw paw' alerts, Bricker says the protocol to treat 'raw paw' was established before his time and he wants to focus on why the dogs are getting the abrasions or injured paws.