doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Ticks on a dog

This was something that I got from a friend of mine for use when you find a tick on a person. Don't know if it will work on dogs.

Take a cotton ball and soak it in liquid soap, such as dish soap or hand soap, and I mean really soak it, dripping with soap, cover the tick with the cotton ball for about a minute, when you pull the cotton ball off the tick will come with it.

Hope it works.

As a professional upland guide and dog trainer I come across plenty of ticks on dogs. I've tried a lot of methods for removal over the years.....the best tool I've come across is the "Easy Grip Precision Compression Tick Remover". And don't forget the Frontline and Lyme Shots.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000G698QA/nextag-hpc-20/ref=nosim

I have experienced about all the same issues related by others in my years with dogs, but since I switched to "K-9 Advantix" 2 years ago I have not found one single tick imbedded on either dog. I have found a couple crawling on the dogs and me right after coming in from the field, but not one has dug in, on them anyway. Before that I used Top Spot and Frontline. But, I think they all lose effectiveness over time as the bugs most susceptible to whatever new snake oil die off and get replaced by heartier critters. Just food for thought.

Thanks for the info dblfever on the tool from ebay.