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How to identify ticks on a puppy? What does a tick look like?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | American Staffordshire Terrier | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 4 days old

What do ticks look like when on a dog, my little girl has a pimple looking sore on her head and I'm super worried and concerned.. she won't let me take a clear photo either and she's only 8 weeks so please help

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on August 16th, 2019

Check out this link to see what a tick looks like: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn3-www.dogtime.com%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2Ftick-on-dog.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fdogtime.com%2Fdog-health%2Fgeneral%2F4991-find-remove-ticks&docid=ZcXBWDdNh5YVRM&tbnid=EkueEVIiyz0URM%3A&vet=10ahUKEwiftZaul4nkAhWKs48KHVh6CFMQMwh8KAEwAQ..i&w=680&h=464&client=safari&bih=708&biw=1440&q=tick%20on%20dog&ved=0ahUKEwiftZaul4nkAhWKs48KHVh6CFMQMwh8KAEwAQ&iact=mrc&uact=8

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