[header] How to get ticks off dogs [title] Know how to identify a tick and its preferred environment. [step] Ticks enjoy tall grass and low shrubs. Some ticks are very small-almost flea sized-while others are much larger. 
Ticks are generally black or brown and oval in shape. Like spiders and scorpions, they belong to the group of arthropods called arachnids, and they have eight legs.