Hubby and I have a little dachshund and he gets a bath twice a month, and almost every week in the summer. He developed plenty of dry spots and itched a lot on his belly, behind the ear and around the butt. We thought it was everything from allergies from food or the water that he drank. We saw this oil being shown at the mall in Jersey and the sales person said that it worked on hotspots and all. We tried it, and noticed a difference in our skin immediately, so we decided to use it and promised to come back if we had issues. We used it on our Toto during baths after shampoo or sometimes with the shampoo, we put about ten drops in the shampoo and rinsed. We noticed it immediately helped, he stopped itching as much, and after a couple of weeks, the itching was gone, some spots are still there but when we apply more product, it goes away. Smells great, too.