Dotty had asked about the mosquito spray I use. Since my dogs have not been given heartworm 'prevention' for approx. 8 years, which is a again another discussion for the future, I use the insect spray from Flutterbye Aromatics. Here is the link:
I am not affiliated at all with this company. Just a loyal customer. The spray can be used not only on your dogs, but also on yourself and children. I use it on myself and feel the mosquitoes land but they do not bite, they leave quickly. It contains *essential oils and absolutely no deet, and smells great.
*Note: be careful with cats and essential oils, compounds in some essential oils can be toxic to cats. The following is a link providing more detail on this: