Took Annie to the vets today to discuss her allergies as they are out of control,she has scabs on her leg,stomached,pits and face,very sad to say but the vet says there is nothing he can do and advised me to put her to sleep,he read through her list of allergies there are 37 altogether,even down to diesel exhaust fumes,he said allergy shots would not be good as her allergies are so many and the shots would not cure her,and even if they did the possibility of different allergies cropping up are very likely,steroids will only alleviate the scratching and she would have to have them all her life,she is now developing hard lumps on her body due to allergies,he said she is a very sick dog,so after thinking long and hard I am having her put to sleep tommoroww morning ,bringing her home and burying her in the garden that she could not play in,tonight she is having steak,then I'm letting her play as long as she wants on the grass!!!my sons are devastated but realise that Annie cannot live a good life as a dog should,I've buckets already at the thought of losing my friend is so hard but for her this I must do,I thank you for all your support and help whilst I have been on this forum ,and I will check in from time to time for a chat,Karen and Annie xx