This saying refers to a social problem with humans. If you befriend the wrong people, they will cause problems for you.
it means if you hang around bad people you will follow then and become how they are
The Probverb says: "If you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas."Meaning: If in LIFE you associate yourself with those of low or unsavory character you stand a good chance of having an even less favorable problem to deal with.
This proverb means that if you associate or spend time with people of low moral character or bad influence, you are likely to be negatively affected by their behavior or habits. Just as lying down with dogs can result in getting fleas, being around negative influences can lead to negative consequences. It emphasizes the importance of choosing your companions wisely to avoid being negatively impacted by their actions.
You wake up with fleas.
You can see fleas. Just check his skin by brushing his fur back & forth. They are always down deep. You can use a flea comb to check for fleas, also dark specks on their bedding is usually from fleas
It may be because they have dry skin. They can suffer from eczema as we do. They can have fleas. One of my dogs always itches if he's been in water, and that is usually down to the algae found there.
It basically means: if you hang with the wrong crowd, when they go down, you're going down with 'em.
Assuming that "you" refers to human beings, no. We bathe and shampoo. Therefore the fleas go down the drain. In the off chance a pregnant female flea falls to the floor, then the answer is yes. Dogs and cats are different. If the owner does nothing for control, yes.
They have fleas because of there fur.They eat the dogs skin and they sometimes lives the dog and go into your carpet and on you.They might go in the the ear because there's more blood and they have a reason to bite them selves.
You could, but there is no reason to. Derback is used to kill head lice, and there is no evidence that dogs can carry lice. If you intend to use it on fleas or ticks, well good luck. It likely won't work. What will work is to rub your dog down with cut oranges, lemons, limes, or grapefruit. It seems fleas and ticks hate citris, and citris is relatively benign for use on dogs. DO NOT use this home remedy on cats however.
If you run around or go with people who are not the best, you might turn out like them. If you hang out with gangster's, you may end up the same.
Fleas