Veterinarians explain why consistency is key for protecting your dog's health.

Ticks will suck your pet’s blood, and they transmit some nasty infectious diseases.

Ticks on dogs are common, but can pass on infection so need to be removed safely, quickly and effectively. Find out how here.

These parasites are more common than many owners realize, but luckily, nearly all are preventable.

At a more micro level, the top five tick-infested cities in the U.S., in descending order, are New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., according to the report.

Q: I wrote you recently about ticks. The vets I go to identified the gazillions of mites on my six dogs as chiggers. They said that they don't exist in this area, so they were puzzled as to where we ...

A dog found plopped on a Fresno driveway was discovered to have so many ticks all over its body, a dog rescue organization in Los Angeles paid for the vet bill. Courtesy photo The Pug Queen A dog ...

A dog found plopped on a Fresno driveway was discovered to have so many ticks all over its body, a dog rescue organization in Los Angeles paid for the vet bill. Courtesy photo The Pug Queen A dog ...