As the weather gets warmer, more people find themselves wanting to spend time outdoors with their pets. As they are enjoying the great outdoors they give little or no thought to the possibilities of tick bites and Lyme disease. Ticks search for host animals from the tips of grass and shrubs and latch on to animals or persons that brush against it as they pass by.
Ticks feed on blood by inserting their mouth parts into the skin of a host animal.
As they are feeding they pass the organism to their host if the tick is infected. In areas where ticks are a problem, keeping a watch between the months of April through October for ticks is important. The best means of prevention is to keep the ticks off. Applying Tick sprays and dips to your dog can do this. A collar will only protect the head and neck so they are not a good source of protection against ticks.