Hi, welcome to BPO. I'm Melissa, or Mel. I have an almost 2 year old Giant Schnauzer girl, Dazy and a 5 year old Mini Schnauzer, Ladybug.
I've never experienced that with Dazy, but Ladybug licks her paws and has hot spots off and on. I think with her, it's partly habitual as well as environmental allergies. I feed my girls Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul Adult Dog formula. Dazy has always done extremely well on this and is anything but lethargic! lol Ladybug has done better on this food than everything I had tried in the past.