There are several common types of ticks found on dogs in the U.S. Each one is unique in appearance and may have specific ...

Once the tick is removed from the skin, the DEP advises washing the area with soap and water and disinfecting the bite site.

That includes Lyme disease, a common ailment in dogs and humans bitten by ticks. "Dogs do not develop the bullseye rash that people sometimes do when exposed to the Lyme disease agent," Goodman warns.

Ehrlichia: This is the hardest tick disease to prevent, Ray told me, and the most common tick-borne illness in dogs.Ticks can transmit Ehrlichia in as little as three hours and can be deadly for dogs ...

The blood-sucking arachnids' activity peaks at multiple times throughout the year, depending on species and life stage.

According to Sykes, it takes at least a month for any signs of Lyme disease to appear in a dog (if they have signs at all).

The less-common brown dog tick has also caused several cases along the US-Mexico border. The disease is part of a larger class of illnesses that strike thousands of people in the states each year.

How common it is: Tularemia does not occur as frequently as other tick-borne diseases, but it has been on the rise. Only 134 cases were reported in 2004, which grew to 230 in 2016. More than 2,000 ...