I sympathize. Ticks are such nasty little creatures. We always have a problem every year. There's a wooded area behind our fence, it's kinda nice to see deer and other cute wild animals, but the problem is that we have ticks every year without fail. We treat the lawn, and I have the pups on Frontline Plus. This seems to keep them at bay; although every summer I always find a few on them no matter what we do.
Poor Simon