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Ticks are tiny and scary as they bring diseases. They can attached to human and animals and cause severe illness and even death in both human and dogs. I had a tick on my arm a couple of years ago. It was summer and we liked to stayed outside without knowing that ticks are everywhere. They are so tiny that is so hard to notice plus, when they get into your skin, you would never ever feel any pain or sharpness.  Anyway, there are ways on how to get rid off the ticks or how to remove them and as much as possible, avoid getting them.

The tick season is from April to September. Therefore, limiting our dogs and ourselves in the known ticks infected  areas will help. Use a tick preventive during the spring and summer months. Several products on the market kill both fleas and ticks (and why not knock out both at the same time?). You can apply these products monthly to the skin at the back of your dog’s neck. Ask your veterinarian to recommend the most effective product for your dog. Examine your dog for ticks daily during tick season. If you suspect he has been romping in a tick-infested area, examine him for ticks immediately. Be sure to check inside and behind his ears and around his eyes, all favorite tick hiding places.

If unfortunate and you get a tick, here’s how the steps to follow in removing the ticks:

1.) Use a pair of tweezers to grasp the head of the tick where it attaches to the skin.

Wear gloves if you plan to use your fingers to remove the tick.

2.) Pull on the tick gently and steadily. If you yank the tick away from your dog too quickly, you’ll leave part of the tick’s mouth behind, which can cause an infection.

In about 20 to 30 seconds, the tick’s mouth will release its grasp and the tick will come away cleanly.

3.) Dab some disinfectant on your dog on the bitten area, being extremely careful if you’re around your dog’s eyes.

4.) Kill the tick by placing it in alcohol.

5.) Save the dead tick in a resealable plastic bag, labeled with the date on which the tick was found.

Note: Never remove a tick with your bare hands, and never crush a tick between your fingers. If you do, you put yourself at risk of contracting Lyme disease or one of the other tick-borne diseases.

Source: dummies dot com