Some essential oils are helpful \u2013 add a couple of drops to the neck and tail base<\/p>\n

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  • Lavender<\/li>\n
  • Cedar wood oil extract<\/li>\n
  • Peppermint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    4 Ways To Treat Your Home Naturally<\/strong><\/p>\n

    1. Vacuum regularly<\/p>\n

    Carpets, furniture and bedding<\/p>\n

    2.Washing<\/p>\n

    Dog bedding, your bedding, and any removable furniture covers<\/p>\n

    3. Borate crystals<\/p>\n

    Sprinkle this powder on carpets, floors and upholstery<\/p>\n

    4. Cedar wood chips<\/p>\n

    Place these around your pet\u2019s bed to help deter fleas and ticks. They have the added bonus of smelling good too!<\/p>\n

    Natural alternatives for flea and tick control are chosen by many dog owners who wish to avoid the conventional medications. Regardless though, remember that no single method is effective on its own \u2013 multiple products should be implemented together. Using the combination of \u201cDirty and Hairy, Protect\u201d shampoo and conditioner, along with \u201cFlea The Scene\u201d spray, for instance, can be very effective when fighting the war against these pests. And don\u2019t forget to treat your home too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Many pharmaceutical pesticides are available to protect our dogs from fleas and ticks, including over the counter products as well as those from your veterinarian. These options, however, aren\u2019t for everyone. Would you prefer to take a more natural approach to pest control? Then read on for some tips on how to do this without […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flea-treatments"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}