Using natural ways to prevent ticks and fleas on dogs are beneficial to your dog’s health as well as the surrounding. Avoiding chemical powders, sprays, and collars remove your worry of allergy and toxicity. Natural ways help to keep the environment safe for your dog. Preventive treatment to keep the fleas and ticks at bay works best with good nutrition and personal hygiene of your dog.

• Groom and keep them shining
  Grooming has a big role to play in the prevention and removal of insects. You have to comb and brush your dog every day to prevent any pest that has climbed on to the fur from staying there. Brush your dog’s hair after every outdoor walk to protect it from the ticks before they start biting. Use a flea comb that can remove the fleas and ticks and their eggs. Bathing your dog regularly with shampoo or soap repels fleas and ticks. Many organic shampoos and soaps are flea repellents as well as good conditioners for the skin. Use them instead of the normal soap.
• Prevent further flea attacks from surroundings
  Clean the favorite areas of your dog in the house and the furnishings thoroughly to prevent the growth of fleas and pests that remain in them. Vacuum cleaning of the surfaces and steam washing and drying of linen are the preferred methods. The process has to be done regularly during the infestation period.
• Using oils as repellents
  Small quantities of essential oils in sprays or baths are very effective as flea and tick repellents. Lavender, peppermint, lemongrass, and cedar oil are some essential oils which can be diluted with coconut oil, almond oil, or olive oil as a carrier. This can be applied to your dog’s skin directly. Coconut oil on your dog’s skin prevents fleas and ticks and also protects the skin’s health by moisturizing it. You can also feed coconut oil to your dog. Rose geranium oil can be applied in its full strength. A drop of it on each shoulder blade and the base of the tail helps to keep fleas and ticks away.
• Prevention through nutrition
  A strong immune system and nutritional diet help your dog to repel pests. A nutritious diet rich in vitamin B complex, antioxidants, fiber, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids keeps your dog healthy by boosting its immune system. Fresh organic vegetables and fruits provide the antioxidants. Seared or raw meat is a better source of nutrients than fully-cooked meat. Sardines, oils like hemp seed and flax seed oil are rich in omega-3 fats. Coconut oil is also a rich source of healthy saturated fat.
• Adding natural insect repellents to food
  Feeding garlic, vinegar, yeast with food or water has been followed as an effective way to repel fleas and ticks. Adding a small quantity of garlic, half a clove per 20 pounds of body weight to your dog’s daily diet is a preventive measure against fleas. Brewer’s yeast is also found to be effective when added to the diet. Adding vinegar in a ratio of one teaspoon to a quart of drinking water also helps to keep fleas away.