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Specific Stressors

Physical issues - aside from vaccinations, lots of other illnesses or health-related concerns can "stress" demodex-prone dogs. If a dog is prone to seasonal or contact allergies or is going through puppy teething, or neutering.

Whoa - READ THIS!!! This doesn't mean NOT to neuter! Quite the opposite. Sexual maturation is ALSO a stressor and frankly, "heat" (in females) or a build-up of testosterone can often compromise the immune system more than neutering By neutering I mean removal of the sex organs as a means of preventing breeding. (Look it up in the dictionary - it's as correct for a female as 'spaying')
 

Emotional issues - simply the stress of a new home, housebreaking, and figuring out "gee, what do these peoples want??" can trigger it. But if a dog makes it past early puppyhood and then breaks out - sometimes the stressor can be something like emotional stress they feel from the humans in the home, displacement then placement in a new situation, and particularly grief! 

Breed specific - I'm gonna list breeds here, but just because yours isn't on the list, don't put yourself above this - ANY DOG can have this problem if circumstances and propensity mingle to set the stage!!! I've heard of the following breeds as being specifically prone to demodex: Afghans, Beagles, Boxers, Boston Terriers, Bull Terriers, Chihuahuas, Collies, Dalmatians, Dachshund, Dobermans, English Bulldogs, German Shepherds, Great Danes, Old English Sheepdogs, Shar-peis, Shelties, and Staffordshire Terriers. Quite a range - not anything that's common - all are different breeds and categories!!! This is no "authorized" list - just an accumulation of things I've read and people I've heard from who've been told their breed "often has this problem." I can't really give anyone "credit" for the list - I guess it's 'mine.'

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