Where do you live? Are ticks common where you live? If so I would suggest putting some kind of flea prevention on him that prevents ticks, too (like K9Advantix). You can put the stuff on him every 30 days. You can get rid of the ticks by catching them on fire or putting alcohal on them, but be careful not to hurt your dogs, if you are too afraid you're going to hurt him, grab the tick close to it's head, and be careful it doesn't stick to you! Does your dog have ticks on him? You should bathe him only every month, or twice a month at the most, so their skin doesn't get irritated, and if he's dirty and you've already given him two baths in that month, give him a nice brushing. Brushing alone is better than a bath alone, although brushing won't get rid of ticks, and I don't think baths will either.

Hope I could help! Oh, and, welcome!