Below it the reply I received from the company. I just don't see how a product can help if it bites the dog before it dies! When I found them, they were firmly attached. Thanks for help some have written me about. I will probably try some of these ideas. Anne > Ticks are difficult to kill quickly because of their exoskeleton, so it takes > 24-48 hours for a product to kill them. Most likely what is happening is > your dog is picking them up and you are seeing them before the product is > able to kill them. Switching products will likely make no difference. This > spring there have been extremely high numbers of tick exposures in animals. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================