What keeps ticks off dogs naturally?

Include raw garlic in their diet: Cut up a clove of garlic, and keep it aside for 10-15 mins. This releases allicin, the active ingredient in garlic. Feeding this to your dog, will help the smell of garlic escape through the skin and repel both ticks and fleas. Apple cider Vinegar: This wonder ingredient not only repels ticks and fleas but keeps your dog healthy too. Ticks are put off by the acidity which comes along with ACV. You can add it to your dogs meals, and spray them with a 50/50 solution of water and ACV pre-walks. Diatomaceous Earth: Always use the food grade version of DE. The sharp ends of the fossils present in it, cut through the exoskeleton of the insect, dehydrating it and killing it instantly. Maintain strong immunity: it is important for your dogs to remain healthy and build a great immunity, and a great diet helps with that exactly. Tick Off Combo - Our Happy Puppy Organic's Natural Anti-Tick range is powered by neem and a pest repelling blend of essential oils. When used in combination it helps keep your pet critter free, our Anti-Tick oil is a natural alternative to chemical filled spot-ons too.

Essential oils have been used for centuries as natural remedies for various ailments in humans and animals. Rose geranium is a sweet, yet strong smelling, essential oil. Because ticks live off their sense of smell, and they evidently do not like the scent of rose geranium, this essential oil works wonders to keep ticks away from you and your dog while being all natural. Lavender, citronella, eucalyptus, and lemongrass are also used in the same way. Citrus is a natural repellent for many insects. Citrus works against ticks too. Apple cider vinegar is an easy-to-use natural tick repellant. You can add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar per quart of water to your dog’s water bowl to keep ticks away from your dog. Apple cider vinegar can also be mixed with water to make a tick repellant spray. Mix ½ apple cider vinegar to ½ water and mix before spraying your dog’s coat.