Focus on spots that ticks love to hide, such as under the collar, behind the ears, around the tail, and between toes. If your ...

Ticks are an unfortunate part of owning a dog, but the issue does not have to be completely horrible. While prevention is key, knowing what to do if your furry friend gets a tick is just one more ...

Ideally, you may want to check your dog for ticks any time you let it back into the house. But that's not always possible, so if your dog or cat goes outside, at least check it daily.

About 1% of dog ticks may carry a risk of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Mather said, compared to black-legged ticks with Lyme rates of about 25% in nymphs and up to 50% in adults.

Ticks are definitely something you should worry about. Not only can dogs contract the disease but they could bring ticks inside your home and spread it to humans, too.

Veterinarian Johanna Salzer checks dogs on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, Ariz. for brown dog ticks. She works as part of a CDC team combatting Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever here.

I have never seen a dog with so many ticks on it. We ended up pulling 86 ticks off her,” Jodi Harding, the Chief Dog Warden in Wood County said. That’s right, 86 ticks. “She was in very bad ...

Your item on ticks on dogs suggested telling you about things I’ve used, though not on dogs. I put on tall, rubber “farmer boots” before going outside.