You guys don't live where you have ticks I take it! Aly, check your dog at night for ticks as if you don't find them they will swell up on the dog & that is gross!!!! Don't worry they don't eat much! The alcohol works good - as you want it to draw its head out of the skin. And yes we used to use gasoline at the lakes to take them out but I am not as brave to use it. Flush them down the toilet or burn them with a match as they don't die to easy. Tweezers works the best (nice to find out you can buy special ones just for ticks). We have lots and lots of ticks here in the summer but I have never had any in my yard (so far!). Don't they kinda remind you of a tiny tiny turtle? The ticks also like the ears of a dog. You can find more inf. on the net about ticks. They are really not that bad just kinda weird to have them stuck to you.