Frontline is great. My vet recommends not swimming/bathing the dog for 2 days before it's applied, and 3 days after. It isn't absorbed into the body--it stays in the skin. I, too, have found several dead ticks on the floor. I have found a few crawling on my YLM, but never any attached (he seems to be a tick magnet!). I'm a tick magnet too....wonder if WE can use it???? :lol:
I do both heartworm and Frontline from March 1-December each year. Most "pets" can start both April 1st. I found a flea AND a tick on YLM mid-March this year after being in the field training. Needless to say, I made an immediate trip to the vet!
--Nicki (who's now feeling like something's crawling on me...)