dr. hammond is from the animal hospital. here to answer your pet questions. this one is handsome. >> his name is italian. it means "i'm a great guy. it's a manageress schnauzer, -- a miniature or schnauzer. a puppy. when you find a good dog, look at how nice and controlled it is with strangers. to do your homework. find a good one. there's a beautiful valentino red color. >> the like the ladies. >> he does? >> why do dogs sometimes rub their noses raw? is it a nervous thing? >> interesting. two answers to that. if they are sitting in a kennel and they stick their noses through the holes of the wire, they can rub it dropperaw. in the summer and winter they suffer from diseases. if it's too cold, some dogs have eruptions of their skin. it's too hot, they have a photo sensitivity to the sun and the developmental rawness. c. york -- theyuse and sunblock. >> one viewer has a pomeranian that gets out of control. >> the best of grammar for that dog in maryland is on point falls road. she's the best. they look ferocious sometimes when they come out. 3 pounds of ragin

dr. hammond is here to answer your pet questions. >> in this morning education's alert, getting the kids ready for back to school. we're here with some important tips. >> where did the summer go? >> the last time we were here we talked about camp fairs and getting kids organized for camps. and now as they wind down, schools start ramping up. >> and your september issue. >> we are working on the september issue now and that will be focused on back to school. so i'm here today to highlight one of the articles that gets the parents and mind set going and gets you in the groove. >> ok. let's talk about some of the thing that is you all suggest in that particular article. and the first thing that you all talk about is establishing rue tin for the kids. >> exactly. dependling on what how your summer's gone, school is that pincal time that you have to have a routine. and the best advice is to start now. with school starting for the end of august, some before labor day, some after, now is the time with things like bedtime and the morning rue tin, where are the shoes, where are the shocks, i real

dr. tim hammonds from falls road m hospital brought a puppet -- tim hammonds. >> cute little thing. >> adorable. >> she is 10 weeks old and right now she is kind of slow. but when she starts -- they are so fast, almost like flash gordon. you open a door. >> in and out. they are gone. we have a lot of questions. linda in port deposit says her dog lucky gets so upset during a thunderstorm that my husband and i are free to have a heart attack. would it be okay to give her a sedative? >> absolutely. she may have sort of a heart attack -- not necessarily a heart attack but what happens is they injure themselves. they scratch on the door until their paws garrote or run out of -- pause get raw or they run out into the street. they're all kinds out there. -- perkins season into the end of september. >> a shaikh sometimes. sad. mickey asks, my seven and a half big gold-russell mix has had pink in our right eye for 10 days. the not seem to bother her. >> the answer is yes, she certainly be concerned. read in one eye. probably not an infection. could be a little scratch or from the irritating that i. go t

dr. kim hammond, who is hiding. >> you are going to get the questions today, whether you hide or not. >> this is a 12-year-old wippet. fast -- this is like lightning. >> now, she looks like a grayhound. >> you know, they are cousins. it is like in the ape family you can have gorillas and chimpanzees, so they are variations on grayhounds. they are loving pets. >> and nervous. >> yes. she was afraid we were going to mic her. >> let's get to our first question, shall we? i have a seven-pound papillion who barks constantly. would it hurt the dog to employ the use of a bark collar. >> that's interesting. i used a bark collar. they are essentially electric collars that have two prongs and when the dog barks, they get a little shot. they also have some that shoot a little spray of something that doesn't smell good. these negative reinenforcements work. they don't have to be to a degree where the dog pees and poops all over the house, it is just enough to get a little negative influence. and once that happens, you put a dummy collar on, and it doesn't shock them, and it really works. it doesn't