Welcome dog owner. If you reached this page you or someone you know are having tick problems. Well, it is said that a dog is a man's best friend, but guess what? A dog is a tick best meal. That's right, tick love dogs and they feed on their blood, get fat and lay eggs on the dog so their tiny parasitic babies can feed again. If you have a tick infestation, you cannot simply resort to tweezers and tissue to rid your dog and it's surrounding of the parasite. You have to get down and get dirty on this one. If you have a tick infestation, here are some common sense ways of ridding your yard from those tiny bloodsuckers.

1. Treat Your Dog For Ticks and Fleas
Ok, now that it is established that your dog is a walking tick mountain, you must put immediate measures in place to get rid of all the parasites on your dog. The ticks will latch on to and suck blood from just about anywhere possible on your dog. Tick will be in your dogs ear, behind the ear, under the dog collar, back, between the paws etc. So knowing all the little villages created on your dog by these tiny vampires, your next step is to visit a vet so he or she can recommend a solution to eradicate these pest off your pooch.

​Some vets will recommend some chewable tick killing pills which can be placed in the dogs food. There are plenty of solutions available to kill tick off your dog and let them keep off for a specific period of time. There are injections available for this as well as medicated dog collars. But before you run and log on to your online purchasing store, always do a little bit of research about any side effects of chemicals used.  After all, you want to heal your dog not make it the next sacrifice. 

Remember that these treatments do not last forever and you will have to make another purchase to keep your dog tick free.

2. Spray Your Yard To kill Tick and Flea
Ticks don't just beam on your dog from outer earth space. They have to crawl millions of miles looking for the last dog Jedi. Ok, maybe they don't need a Jedi, but they will sink their little fangs into the nearest dog they see. Ask your vet for a spray which will kill ticks and their eggs. Follow the direction given by the vet or on the label of the chemical. Follow these simple yet critical steps to have a successful tick eradication from your yard.

Find a Area to tie your dogs during spray.

• Spray that area first and leave it to settle for a few hours. get your dog and chain it to the area where you sprayed a couple hours before.

Spray the area where your dog frequents, rest and sleeps.

• Ensure that you spray the dog house, any shaded area that the dog always rest or sleeps. If the animal is an indoor dog, isolate the dog and then begin your tick hunting and cleaning. Always where gloves and face mask when using any type of chemical. 

3. Don't allow Stray Dogs and Other Animals Around.
So after treating your dogs for ticks and fleas and eradicating your yard and home from the parasites, you must try your very best not to have another re-infestation. Dogs are nice and sometimes we tend to pet stray dogs also, but a lot of stray dogs are carriers of the parasites and once they find a way to mingle with your dog, they may transfer ticks to your pet. It could be a simple nose rub at the gate or a stray dog simply laying at your gate or find some way to enter your yard. Don't allow any kind of stray animal to mingle with your dog if you want it to remain tick free.

4. Keep your Dog Nice and Clean
Although tick care not if your dog is the best smelling pooch on the block, it is always good to ensure that your dog is clean and free from any other kind of diseases. Use a dog shampoo that is natural and helps to fight tick and fleas to bath your dog. Some dog shampoos are basically colognes with suds and does zero effect on reducing or killing ticks on your dog. Natural dog shampoos that help kill tick while not irritating your dogs skin should be considered.
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The Importance of Tick Eradication
Ticks can make your dog and even yourself ill. Ticks will spread diseases through biting. Some diseases spread by various species of tick include:

• Anaplasmosis.
• Babesiosis.
• Borrelia miyamotoi infection*
• Bourbon virus disease*
• Colorado tick fever.
• Ehrlichiosis.
• Heartland virus (HRTV) disease*
• Lyme disease*

All of which can be very serious if not treated promptly and correctly. This is why it is critical to ensure that not only do you treat your pet for the parasite, you must ensure that the entire yard is tick free.

We humans have thought about dogs and know what to expect from dogs overall as most dogs a general trait. Meaning dogs will be dogs. They bark, growl, chase wheels, dig the yard, lick you, bury your favorite slippers and show marvelous love and compassion. But what about us humans, what does our dog think about us? Yeah, they may believe that we are big two footed hairless smarter dogs, but what else does your dog think of you.  Well, let’s look into the dogs eyes for a while and see his thoughts.

Dogs have been familiar with humans for a very long time. In fact, it was the dog that became the Caucasians man’s best friend when he resided in the Caucasian mountains. Dogs seem to think that most of us are pretty nice species. Dogs think that humans are simply leaders and they should follow.

When you own a dog, that dog looks to you for its every need. It sees you as its source of food, water and companionship. Your dog believes that you maybe one of them but just the God dog if you get my meaning. . Dogs realize the potential of humans when they see all the stuff that we are capable of doing. We drive big machines that go very fast. We have televisions that shows other dogs that they can’t physically sniff. We throw them great stuff like ball and Frisbee for them to catch. The thing is, dogs will hold us in higher standards than any other animal as they are in love with most things mankind. And guess what, dogs will fall in love with you and will never leave your side till death do you part. Let that soak in for a while.

​Dogs think of humans as something better than sniffing another dogs butt. They will abandon their own species to sit by you and protect you forever. Some dogs think of us as a partner. They become jealous just like another human do when any other dog or human comes around and gets more attention than they do. Humans believe that we have a complicated mind and thought process, which is true for some of us. But a dogs thought process is quite unique yet simple and easy to understand as they make what they think of us humans quite clear.

Dogs are affectionate creatures. They are also very helpful and of course simply love to have fun. They will love and protect their owners and family with their very own lives. But what dogs love a lot is that they love to be petted. You pet your dog by basically rubbing it down, scratching it behind the ear and head and many other ways. For most dog owners, they may have experienced that when they pet their dog, the dog may roll over on its back with open legs and bent paws. But why do dogs do this? Why does your dog go into this position when petted?

Well, the dog goes into this position mostly when it is petted while laying down. Your dog is basically submitting to you and is encouraging more petting. This position is a relaxing, submissive and pet me position. Your dog is signalling you to rub away, don’t stop that groovy hand massage all over its body. The odd thing about dog going on its back and opening its legs while paws bent is that it will do this also if you begin to pet it with your feet. Yes, I do pet my dogs with my feet when I see them laying down and  wish to give a little doggy love or just being playful.

Once you have stopped petting your dog, it will simply roll over and stand up. It is like your dog have gone into a petting trance.