<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567">I have had four tricolors, one red and white and one lemon and white.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">my dogs, like humans of all different colors, vary in intelligence.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">my first Tri, was super intelligent, knew around 25 commands, had him</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">from the age of 4 wks. so I spent tons of time working with him.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">Chance a tri was like a cat not a dog, very standoffish, would rather lay in a chair</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">than on the couch being touched. he was smart, but lazy, His brother Rex who cam to us at 7 1/2</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">was smart, however he suffered from seizures and it sometimes affected his smarts.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">Now then, Molly Bob, another Tri. what a bright girl. she loved to play games, fetch, ready set go, </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">basset ball, she knew the touch command, she probably knew 30 + commands</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">Now we have Abner, a red and white, a rescue, abused, smart, stubborn but very intelligent, </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">if you watch him, you can see him work out escape routes [ he used to have fear of my husband, after two + years, </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">he will even roll his tummy over for a belly rubs ] he learns all the commands, just takes his time.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">I think that Ziggy, is my brightest, he is a smart little lemon and white, I need to spend more time</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">working with the two of them. They will be schooled and show how smart they are. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">As I said at the beginning, to say one color is smarted than another, is quite silly, </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">To the person with the overtly itchy dog, has anyone mentioned that it could a yeast infection.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">a lot of this sounds like what Chance suffered from back in the '90s. please ask your vet or a new vet</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">to test for yeast. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">for the mouth, you might try feeding a tablespoon of plain yogurt 2 x a day in the dog food, try some monistat cream on the feet, rub it in real good so it isnt messy</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">I hope this help </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">Martha Knoll,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">Sherlock atb, Chance atb, Rex atb, Molly Bob atb </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473826917956_83567" dir="ltr">and my boys Abner and Ziggy</div></div></body></html>