"ceb" wrote in message:

Thanks, Suja. I'm sure she'll be very vigilant (and I forwarded your post
to her too).

Just so she doesn't get paranoid. Deer tick are small. Very, very small.
Adult tick is the size of a pin head. If she found something bigger,
chances are it's a dog tick and not a carrier of Lyme. Also, they have to
feed for about 24 hours to infect, so if the critter she found was not at
all engorged, it is a pretty safe bet it hadn't been on there for long.
Next time, have her save the tick (I plop mine into a small container of
rubbing alcohol). ID'ing it (and possibly testing it) can be helpful, in
case the dog ever shows strange symptoms of tick borne diseases.

Suja