Hi, you didn;t say which dog, if it's the Saint, it's at least a two-person job. One person has to hold her head still, maybe hold her, sitting, between your knees, and then hold her head with both hands. The other person (the less squeamish) has to remove the ticks, if you can reach them. It's important that you pull it out by the head, have some tissue handy if there's bleeding. My boss removes ticks with some rubbing alcohol and a q-tip, but I'm the old-fashioned person, I grab the tick itself, pinch and twist, then pull it off, and stick it on a tissue and squich it hard to kill it. As uncomfortable as this for everyone, it is far better than her having the ticks. If you aren't able to reach them or remove them she's got to go to the vet, no question about it.