Pulled one off my dog the other day. It was dug in just below his eye. I despise ticks.
Ticks, RATs...same thing.
K9 Advantix has worked well for my dogs for quite a few years. No ticks or fleas and it repels flies and mosquitoes too.
I thought it was [miniscule] deer ticks that carried the disease, not the larger wood ticks [which carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever]?