Update! Redness and paw licking noticed after a visit to the groomers. Coincidence?

[Gracie, Jade, & Barkley]

For the last three days, I noticed Gracie licking her paws. Mostly she is licking the hind paws and they are the raw spots.
I have noticed a little redness to the front paws, but they don't seem to bother her as much.

Monday she was at the groomers, so I'm also thinking maybe her skin is irritated? However, if it was that it shouldn't it occur all over?


I checked her ears and she has another yeast infection coming on. I do keep a good eye on her ears, but I might not be cleaning them enough. So, maybe this is another symptom of the yeast infection?

The other thing - we've been playing outside with her a lot and there is a type of fungus in the grass. It is a rusty powdery fungus that we seem to get every year. Could this be irritating her?

She is on Wellness Puppy food. She is almost 9 months. I have read about food allergies as well.

Where do I start?

I'm attaching pics of her hind paws.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

The good news is that we only have another month or so of this and then things should start to get better. The one good thing about cold weather!