Every dog will sooner or later get fleas. It's in the blood to be curious and that curious nature of theirs will one day lead them right into a swarm of eager fleas looking for a new home. Don't worry though, with a few simple tricks getting rid of them will be a breeze.

Fleas can usually be seen quickly moving over your dog's skin and are particularly partial to the base of the dogs tail not to leave out behind his ears. Their droppings look like specks of grit and are especially visible on the dog's belly.

Most people who are first-time pet-owners will ultimately want to call their vet the moment they suspect their dog has fleas. While the advice of your pet's doctor is always a good thing to confer with, don't be alarmed if he recommends you handle getting rid of the fleas on your own. In-Office flea treatments have been under a lot of scrutiny lately due to the high cost and toxic chemicals typically associated with the practice. Using over-the-counter products is a simple and easy way to get the same results for half the cost.

It's important that you should treat your home and car regularly in order to kill off the larvae or adult fleas. Fleas like toasty areas so you need to pay extra attention to those rooms of your home such as the carpet beneath the radiators,the living-room and the bedroom. Please remember to treat all pet bedding as well. If you only treat the animal and not its environment then you will be leaving all the eggs to hatch out and re-infect the animal all over again.

Fleas love all pets. Really, they do. Whether you're a stray mutt that escaped from the pound or a prize-winning pedigree poodle, they'll eagerly attack either with the same ferocity. To a flea, your pet is just another meal-ticket. To your pet, the flea is a painful unwelcome visitor. The worst part about any flea infestation is that it raises the risk of tapeworms.

Thanks to modern advances in in-door heating, fleas will work their dirty magic throughout the year. A long time ago that wasn't the case. You'd typically only see flea infestations during the dead heat of the summer. Because of this fact, you should always keep in mind that the flea loves the feeling of warmth. In our case that means heaters. If you have any sort of free-standing or open-air heating appliances in your home, make sure to clean them thoroughly as that'll be their number one hiding spot.

After the baby flea eggs hatch the larvae stage can remain dormant for anything up to a year if the temp is not warm enough, before jumping onto the next passing host--perhaps your dog or worse you!--for a meal. Fleas do not live on the dog but simply use him as a source of food. They will live in your home and anywhere where the dog regularly goes, such as the car.

So what's the secret to flea prevention? It's simple: Vacuum. Do it often and do it everywhere. By keeping a clean home and auto you'll be safeguarding both your pet's health as well as maintaining the cleanliness of where you live. Your best tool to combat flea infestation is by preventing it from even happening.

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