I live in Southern California and I had a problem, several years ago, with a long coat puppy that I had getting ticks. Realized she was picking them up in the river bed where we walked every day. Solved the problem with Frontline. Recently I started having problems with ticks with a regular-coated female shepherd who rarely leaves the property. I have a normal backyard with grass and a few bushes.....no tall grass/weeds, etc. Frontline doesn't seem to be handling the problem, so I talked with the vet and there is a 'new' product out (just within the past few months) that is called Vectra. Anyone have any experience, good or bad, with the product, especially re. its use for ticks? _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 ============================================================================ 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================