Probably the best tick repellent available for dogs is the Preventic collar. This collar has no effect against fleas, however. It is very safe for the dog and people who may contact it. Frontline, the very popular long-lasting insecticide product, will kill ticks, but may take long enough to do it that the tick has a chance to attach. Advantage, the other long-lasting product that is very popular, has no effect on ticks.
Ticks are just harder to kill than fleas.
There are a number of other products available for tick control, but most of them have a greater potential for toxicity and just don t work as well as the Preventic collar. If a tick does attach, care should be taken with its removal. Due to the fact that the tick may be carrying an infectious disease, gloves should be worn. The tick can be grasped near the skin with forceps or tweezers and pulled off. Don t squeeze the tick s body when pulling it, as this may cause fluids to be injected into the host.