Just re read your post Karen , Sam trains in very thick cover and Millie bustles about in it too , fingers crossed for a good result with the tablets x
I was trying to find a UK map showing risk of ticks. I found, this but it's a bit small and a few years old. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/1653325.walkers_warned_to_be_aware_of_ticks/ See, Essex IS good for something at least! My folks live in the New Forest and it is a constant battle, which is verified by this map.
The dogs had their Bravecto tablets yesterday , chewed them up no probs . Today we have taken one dead tick and one dead flea off Millie , brilliant , very impressed indeed