[afraidfortherepublic]

I'll share another good repellent with you. Treat your dog with a good, internal flea and tick repellent, like Frontline. Then, spend a lot of time with your dog, petting him. Insects seem to stay away from you then.

Previously, I would be put into bed for a week by these critters every spring until I had developed a resistence. My lymph nodes would swell up like walnuts.

[SquirrelKing]

Then, spend a lot of time with your dog, petting him. Insects seem to stay away from you then.

It's win-win!

Just no heavy petting.

[blam]

"Previously, I would be put into bed for a week by these critters every spring until I had developed a resistence. My lymph nodes would swell up like walnuts."

I think there's more to these critters than a simple bite. I worry that they're passing a bacteria, maybe something like Lyme Disease.