[Aria]

Jojo - We are not friendly at all. In fact we've had a few instances were he has filed false reports with Animal Control over Aria only to back down when confronted with evidence.
Guess it's my turn to call them huh? I was really hoping he would get that dog taken care of but it doesn't seem he's going to bother. I went out this morning and she's bloodied from scratching and biting herself.

Moondog - Thanks for the info on the Nematodes! It seems like it would be a better option for us since the other dog is really her only risk and I'm not really into the idea of unnecessary chemicals. I think I'll give this a try and then use a collar for tick prevention when she'll be in higher risk areas.
As to the Dremmel, she's fine with me handling her. I've had to pull pebbles and burrs out from between her pads without a sound from her, she has no problem with me messing with her feet. Last night she curiously watched as I sanded down the tip of one nail that the groomer left so ragged it kept getting caught on the carpet, then happily accepted her cookie. Nothing about it fazed her one bit, other than maybe wondering why she suddenly got a treat for no reason. It's the clippers that do it (she seems fearful of scissors also), as soon as she sees them, realizes that I've got them near her or what I'm about to do she starts crying and shaking. I just meant that she's use to, and ok with the sound so I think she'll be more accepting when I get near her with it. Theres obviously something about the clippers that scare her and I don't think that same fear will come out with the dremmel. I don't think she even really minds the actual cutting. I've followed tons of advice from books, articles and groomers regarding introducing her to having her nails clipped with absolutely no success, it's all coming back to her fear of nail clippers.

I'm thinking maybe something happened when she was a pup. I wasn't with my ex until she was a little over a year old so I'm not sure how she was handled when it came to grooming and then I took over when they moved in. She use to be scared of baths too but quickly got over it, for the most part anyway. She still drags her feet when getting in the tub but she'll do it when told to, stands completely still and will not, under any circumstances touch running water. But we're working on it, slowly.