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Biscuit's whole body basically drags through the grass, tick checks are a real commitment

Those short legs put her belly and chest at exactly the height where everything in the yard makes contact, way more than a taller dog would ever deal with on the same walk. I do a full check every evening now, front to back, no skipping sections just because she's small, her build makes up for the size difference in exposure.
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Good discipline doing the full check every time regardless of her size, that's exactly the right approach for a low-riding breed like hers.

Never really thought about leg length changing exposure this much, that's a smart observation. Listing page here if anyone's considering a Corgi: https://allinpets.com/pets/dogs/pembroke-welsh-corgi/

This tracks completely with what I deal with on a Dachshund, short and low means way more ground contact than people expect from a small dog. There's a solid resource on proper technique worth reading: https://allinpets.com/blog/dogs/tick-prevention-for-dogs-62/

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