Lyme disease not only affects humans but dogs too. 2 years ago me and my dog hunted all fall in NE mass., plenty of ticks some days, I was pretty sure I got them off me and the dog. I got what I thought was a flu around christmas and it didnt go away. In february my dog couldn't walk one day so off to the vet we went. They didnt know what was wrong, the vet said lets try this blood test I've seen several cases of lyme in dogs recently and symptoms are about the same. Sure enough the dog tested positive, so I went and got tested too, same results, we both ended up on the same 30 day regimen of the same pill. Pups ok, I have rheumatoid arthritis now that I have to take meds daily for, we both got off lucky based on some of the stories I've heard. BTW we used repellent EVERY day we were out but couldnt keep the little buggers away.I also use the once a month between the shoulder blades juice for the dog. What we need is more wild turkeys they love ticks.