How to Get Rid of Dog Tick? Risks, Prevention Tips & What to Know
Learn how to get rid of dog ticks, understand the health risks, and discover effective prevention tips to keep your pet safe and tick-free.
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Dog Tick
Reviewed by Daniel Brady
CEO at AnchorPest Services
Updated July, 25
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How to Identify Dog Tick
Learn to spot dog ticks by their small, oval, flat bodies, reddish-brown color, and eight legs. Check your dog’s skin and fur closely.
📏 Overall Size & Shape
⚠️ Active infestation
🎨 Covering & Coloration
Reddish-brown, oval, with pale markings
🦵 Appendages
⚠️ Tick presence confirmed
👁️ Head & Sensory Organs
⚠️ Patchy hair loss noted
🦷 Mouthparts & Feeding
⚠️ Possible tick-borne infection
🔎 Distinctive Marks or Tools
⚠️ Monitor for severe fatigue
Key Distinguishing Features
- Burrows: Do not burrow; instead, attach to hosts for feeding and shelter.
- Behaviour: Parasitic; feed on blood of mammals, birds, and sometimes reptiles; often wait on grass or shrubs for a host.
- Habitat: Prefer grassy, wooded, or brushy areas where hosts are likely to pass by.
- Diet: Exclusively hematophagous—feed only on the blood of their hosts.
Quick Size Comparison
About the size of an apple seed, but rounder and slightly larger when engorged
Are You Seeing These Warning Signs?
If you notice ANY of these signs, you likely have an active Dog Tick infestation. Time is critical - contact us immediately.
⚠️ Active infestation
Excessive scratching or licking
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Tick presence confirmed
Visible ticks attached to the dog's skin
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Possible tick-borne infection
Scabs or crusty areas developing on the dog's skin.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Monitor for severe fatigue
Unexplained weakness or lethargy
Immediate professional assessment required
Spotted Any of These Signs?
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Serious Health Risks to Your Family
Pests can seriously harm you and your loved ones. Don't gamble with your family's health.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Pneumonia, septic shock
Onset: 2–14 days after tick bite (typically 5–7 days)
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Why DIY Methods Always Fail
Save yourself time, money, and frustration. Here's why store-bought solutions don't work:
Manual removal with tweezers
Problem: Ticks are often missed or mouthparts remain embedded
Result: Infestation persists and may worsen
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Homemade tick repellent spray
Problem: Homemade sprays often lack proven active ingredients
Result: Ticks are not effectively repelled or killed
Diatomaceous earth
Problem: Diatomaceous earth loses effectiveness when wet or humid
Result: Incomplete and unreliable tick control
Regular bathing with medicated tick shampoo
Problem: Tick eggs and larvae often survive in the environment
Result: Infestation quickly returns
Stop Wasting Time and Money
The average homeowner spends $200+ on failed DIY attempts before calling professionals. Meanwhile, the infestation grows worse.
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Targets entire colony, not just visible insects or rodents
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Prevention Plan
Long-term exclusion strategies
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Health Protection
Proper cleanup and sanitization
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Service warranty and follow-up visits
Our 3-Step Elimination Process
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1. Immediate Inspection
Complete property assessment within 24 hours
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2. Targeted Elimination
Safe, effective treatment of entire colony
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Long-term exclusion and monitoring
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