Ticks can burrow into your dog's skin, causing irritation and tick-borne diseases with serious health implications. You may notice signs of a tick bite, like scratching or paw licking, or find ticks ...

If you’ve ever had to remove a fully engorged tick from the folds of skin behind your dog’s ear, you know that keeping the tiny pests at bay is a battle, even in the best of times. Tick season used to ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CONDON — Biologist Grant Hokit came to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, to look ...