Dear Friends, If your doggy is licking or chewing on her paws it is a good sign that she has allergies. Allergies are evil things that make dogs itch and we have the sense to know that we get them from the ground so that is why we lick our paws to get them off.

When our allergeez are really bad we take 1/2 of a CHILDREN'S Benadryl in the morning and that really helps. I weigh 5.5 pounds and Lolly weighs 9.5 pounds, even though she lies and says she weighs less --

I weigh negative 4 pounds, plus I'm on a diet.

Sigh. For us doggies, who weigh 5.5 and 9.5 -- LOLLY QUIT INTERRUPTING -- pounds, 1/2 a CHILDREN'S Benadryl per day is our dosage.

Maybe I weigh negative one hundred.

Plus our friends Daisy and Jody from Tennessee wrote in and said that the Benadryl advice really helped. So ask your vet too, and think about the Benadryl. We don't like the way it tastes, but those sneaky Humans break it up into a lot of little tiny crumbs or crush it and then hide it in chicken and stuff and next thing you know, Benadryl down the hatch.

Which is less? Negative three or fourteen? I probably weigh one of those.

Can it canine. I will now administer the quiz:

If you are a doggy and your paws itch, it is probably because:

• You have allergies
• You need to paint your toenails
• You've been spending too much time stomping on grapes to make grape juice

Answer: All of the above

Q. Lolly weighs:

• More than Lulu
• Enough
• Plenty

Answer: All of the above

Q. If your Human is licking or chewing on HER paws (hands and feet), you should:

• Put yourself up for adoption
• Run for the hills
• Paint your human's toenails