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Natural Tick Repellent for Dogs?

 
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Anyone have a good natural tick repellent for dogs? Would you use the same thing as you would on people?

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Thankfully fleas are fairly rare around here, but our dog gets his fair share of ticks. I know there are collars and sprays and creams full of stuff that won't be discussed here, but what about natural options? All the advice for people around light colored clothing, long pants, etc doesn't apply to a furry friend. What do you use?
 
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Can't figure out where I posted it, but someone else asked a similar question, I think last week. I found an aluminum medal, somehow charged, that works with a critters own heart/ chemistry. It WORKS.  It's about $80, but works for 2yrs. It must stay on, so would need a waterproof collar, but it works so well (no troubles with fleas, ticks, or even mosquitos, on my little Charlie, since I put it on her, that I'm seriously considering getting one to wear, myself, because the ticks here are TERRIBLE.
Here's the link: https://drjudymorgan.com/products/fleasgone-tag-non-toxic-flea-and-tick-prevention
 
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We recently had something introduced by one of our suppliers - "Tick magic for pets".

Midge and Tick Magic
The manufacturers make 'midge magic' and 'tick magic' in Scotland, natural oils based repellents. In my experience these certainly seem to work well on humans against ticks and fleas (they both actually work well on both pests). I haven't tried it with my dogs as yet - it seems that it would wash off if it is wet or they like to swim for example. I don't know whether it is available in the US yet either, although they may be able to post it at cost perhaps, it is not clear on the website.
 
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