is most often transmitted by the American dog tick in the Eastern, Central and Western United States; by the Rocky Mountain wood tick in the Rocky Mountain states; and by the brown dog tick in the ...

Other, less common ticks include the American dog tick and brown dog tick. All of these ticks have been found in Larimer County, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

They’re usually very small, less than one centimetre long, and can vary in colour but are often brown or white ... It’s good practice to do a tick check anytime your dog returns from outdoors.

Dr Hannah Godfrey, vet at Petsure, warned: “You can recognise a tick by their oval-shaped bodies, and spider-like legs. They’re usually very small, less than one centimetre long, and can vary in ...