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Heres the most effective way to keep ticks, flies, fleas, mites and
mosquitos of your dogs.....just go to your local farmers supply store and buy some insecticide cattle ear tags and attach them
to your dogs collar its the cheapest way and more effective than
conventional high priced flea and tick collars especially if you have several dogs I think they come twenty to a pack you can save the rest for later. If they'll work on a thousand pound cow you know they'll work on a 50-100lb. dog....just be careful about having them around pups it might hurt the pup if he chews on the
tag.

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i like red cedar chips don't take much and the dogs smell good too and it helps with fleas and ticks and misquitos, about 4 dollars a bag

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Red Cedar chips DO NOT prevent your dogs from flea infestations. Also, when they get wet they can burn the hide on dogs. They should NEVER be used for young pups. Also, the fumes may smell good to YOU - but they can irritate the nasal passages of dogs - especially when the chips are fresh or being used in an enclosed area.

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I tried the cow tags a few years ago and didn't work for me. Go Buy the bayer Tree & schrub spray it will treat a lot of dogs and works great. Brent

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this also works nothing to do with this thread but i was amazed at it worked like a charm, i was skeptical about until i tried it and its cheap its that bayer tree and shrub i went and bought a bottle and the next day nearly every flea was off of all my dogs i am gonna buy another bottle just in case they quit selling it

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FRONTLINE PLUS ... From your local vet's office. Inexpensive and lasts 3 months.

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GET YOU SOME PYTHON TREATED EAR TAGS FOR COWS THE PURPLE BOX .30 TAGS FOR AROUND 32 DOLLARS,,CUT THEM INTO 4 EQUAL PIECES THESE WILL LAST AROUND 4 MONTHS,,USE A 4TH OF ONE ON A 60 PD DOG ,THERE PLASTIC ,YOU CAN POKE A HOLE IN THEM AND USE A SMALL ZIP TIE ,TO ATTACH IT TO THE D RING OF THE DOGS COLLAR ,THAT TAKES CARE OF ANY INSECT THAT WILL BOTHER A DOG ,,,THIS IS WHAT I USE AND IT WORKS ,HOPE THIS HELPS SEEYA ,RON

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Anybody know for sure if the bayer tree stuff works on ticks??

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works on fleas and ticks, not quite as good on flies. the best thing that is helping with my flies is the neighbor put some Purple Martin bird houses. they catch them every day

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How about something for flies and knats? Would the cow tags work for knats too?

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THOSE COW TAGS WILL WORK ON EVERY THING YOU NAME IT ,,,IT WILL WORK ON IT,I HAVE FOUND NOTHING BETTER THAT CAN BE BOUGHT

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Bayer T&S works for fleas & ticks & is VERY affordable. Frontline is too expensive for more than a couple of dogs. I just paid $18.95 plus tax for Bayer T&S and the bottle will last for more than two years. I have more than a couple of dogs.

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I use the Bayer. I only have 2 dogs, but my dad keeps up to as many as 30 beagles at a time. We have been using the same bottle for over a year. It works.

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GA DAWG,

You are not going to see good results with ticks, and the people that say they are either aren't looking or are just getting a short term repellent affect from the strong smell of the chemical after you apply it.

It works well on fleas. But the active ingredient in Bayer Tree and Shub is the same thing as in Advantage. Advantage is not labled to kill or repel ticks---it is for fleas only.

I've found frontline or the cheap hartz stuff from wal mart to be much more effective on ticks.

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Registered: Jun 2003
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Keep your dog active on Ivomec monthly for ticks, bayers tree shrub for fleas. Ivo covers all the blood sucking worms and pests. Bayer kills fleas. I dont have flies (lucky I guess)
Ive never tried the cow tags but open to anything. So far im in good shape, SO FAR lol

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i use frontline plus it works great.i think im gonna try the cow tags when i run outta frontline.

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MY SON HAS A NUMBER OF COYOTE HOUNDS, SO DOES HIS HUNTIN BUDDYS,A COUPLE OF THEM HAVE 20 TO 25 HOUNDS AND ALL OF THEM GUYS SWEAR BY THEM AND SINCE I STARTED USING THEM I DONT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THOSE PESTS THAT WILL BOTHER A DOG,ITS CHEAP ENOUGH TO!I WAS TOLD NOT TO USE THEM ON SMALL PUPPIES

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Bio spot works good on my dogs,been using it a couple of years now.6 month suppy 16.99 from jeffers.

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My Greatgranpa , Grandpa, Uncle , Now Me Have always Used and Nothing Else But Lime Never Have Problems With Ticks, Fleas, Misquitos Flyes, Mites & Etc... Put You Some Gloves On And Grab You A Handfull At The Time And Rub Your dog Down From Neck To Tail Make Sure You Rub Your Dog Both Ways So It will Get Down In Their Real Good You Can Put It On there Head But Be Sure To Watch their Eyes

THIS HAS BEEN A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 5 GENERATIONS!!!

CHEAPEST & LONGEST........50LB..........8.00 LAST FOR 6 - 12 MONTHS!!!

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FRONTLINE PLUS ... From your local vet's office. Inexpensive and lasts 3 months.

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Bayer T&S works for fleas & ticks & is VERY affordable. Frontline is too expensive for more than a couple of dogs. I just paid $18.95 plus tax for Bayer T&S and the bottle will last for more than two years. I have more than a couple of dogs.

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i am trying bio spot if that does not work ill try frontline

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Registered: Apr 2008
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I had never heard of the 'Bayer Tree Scrub' good info.....Thanks!
Jeff

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Originally posted by J. Strickland
My Greatgranpa , Grandpa, Uncle , Now Me Have always Used and Nothing Else But Lime Never Have Problems With Ticks, Fleas, Misquitos Flyes, Mites & Etc... Put You Some Gloves On And Grab You A Handfull At The Time And Rub Your dog Down From Neck To Tail Make Sure You Rub Your Dog Both Ways So It will Get Down In Their Real Good You Can Put It On there Head But Be Sure To Watch their Eyes

THIS HAS BEEN A FAMILY TRADITION FOR 5 GENERATIONS!!!

CHEAPEST & LONGEST........50LB..........8.00 LAST FOR 6 - 12 MONTHS!!!

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DUAL PURPOSE HOUNDS
Hester's Tennessee Black
American Black & Tan Big Game and Coon Hounds
Home of the hounds with grit,track
and tree power!!!

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Grand Nite Champion Hester's The Big Show Brutus(Performance Sire)

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I used to have a neighbor that when he dipped his dogs for fleas and ticks, he would also dip his hunting pants to keep ticks off of himself.

I usually use the Hartz version of frontline. Seems to work OK for me.

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