Ticks

It has eight legs instead of six, which makes it a close cousin of the spider. There are several species that feed on dogs, including the wood tick, the brown dog tick, and the deer tick, and they all thrive in tall grass, shrubby areas, and woods.

Unlike the flea, the tick is lazy and moves slowly. So you can easily be pick it off the dog with tweezers as it crawls about looking for a feeding spot. So, after a walk in the woods, check your dog (and yourself) for ticks from stem to stern. Check for feeding ticks around the dog’s head and ears and in his armpits and the inside of his thighs. If you miss one as it crawls, you’ll likely find it when it latches on to feed, as the engorged body is hard to miss in an inspection.