I came to re-read this too - I moved from a house to an apartment and my girls never EVER scratched and never had fleas ....since moving - I did find one on Chanel and so far have spent over 200 treating them and my apt - I haven't seen ONE flea since I took measures - but they're still itching -
the scratching is mostly in the early early morning -
so for those who may think it's allergies - it COULD be fleas - even one flea can make a dog scratch endlessly - MAN I HATE THEM ! in 6 years this is my first time having to deal with this problem and everyone is so right - you feel so bad seeing them scratch