How to Get Rid of Ticks with Garlic Biscuit

Not only are ticks a nasty irritation but they can be dangerous for your pets. If your pet is prone to tick problems, one natural way to repel unwanted ticks is with garlic. Now your pet might not be too friendly to the idea of using garlic as tick repellent but it can work. The trick to getting your pet to take the tick repellent is to make it into a biscuit. They will love the flavor and the ticks will hate the garlic.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 5 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups of minced garlic
• ½ cup beef or chicken broth
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons honey
• Mixing bowl
• Oven
• Cookie Cutter
• Rolling Pin

1. Heat the chicken or beef broth for this tick repellent recipe until it is warm but not boiling.

2. Stir in dry yeast and let the natural tick repellent dog biscuit mixture sit for two minutes.

3. Slowly stir in all the remaining ingredients, except the flour.

4. Preheat oven to 350 F.

5. Beat for one minute on medium speed.

6. Slowly add the flour until the natural tick repellent dog biscuit mixture is a thick consistency like you’d use for human biscuits.

7. Lightly flour counter top. Use the rolling pin to roll out the natural tick repellent dog biscuit mixture. It should be about one-fourth an inch thick.

8. Use a cookie cutter to cut the appropriate size natural tick repellent dog biscuits for your dog. Place each of the cut biscuits on the cookie sheet.

9. Bake natural tick repellent dog biscuits for half an hour. Flip over. Bake another 15 minutes.

10. Allow to cool and serve to your dog daily as a treat. The garlic in the natural tick repellent dog biscuit mixture will help to repel ticks off of your dog.

Tips & Warnings

• You can reduce the size of the natural tick repellent recipe if you're worried about them not being a big hit with your dog.
• Use a cookie cutter that is the appropriate size for your dog's enjoyment.
• Make certain that your dog isn't allergic to any of these ingredients for the natural tick repellent.

Resources

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• How to Increase Sperm Count in Dogs
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• How to Get Rid of Dog Urine Carpet Odors with Vinegar

[jull14]

on 7/1/2009 Excellent article to start a day with. I found this article to be very helpful for many of us, there are article that I read and want to keep it forever on my favorite list. This article is one of them, because it provided me with knowledge to use in the future, thanks

[FrazzledNanny]

on 6/16/2009 Thanks for the tip on getting rid of ticks with garlic. 5*

[starlet67]

on 5/26/2009 What a clever trick and fun for your dog! Great!5*