The dogs blood is the flea's diet. As like every living organism, the flea needs to eat to survive and its diet is dog blood. So it climbs on dogs and feeds on their blood through their skin. Fleas can have a negative influence on the dogs health because much of the nutrition we feed the dog would end up in the flea's system and your dog would never grow as well as it can.
The dog is a host. The flea is a parasite.
No, a flea is a flea. There is no "cat flea" or "dog flea". Its just a flea and its just as likely to get a cat or dog.
The dog is the host animal to the parasitic flea.
The dog is the "host" to the flea which is a "parasite".
the flea sucks the dogs blood, therefore the flea benefits, while the dog detriments...
A dog is effected by a flea about as much as a person in effected by a mosquito.
Get one of those lampshade things
Why not try flea powder or give your dog a bath using flea shampoo to get rid of your dog's fleas?
parasitism
no it stays on the dog until u get some flea stuff
De- flea it every month
It is not recommended to give a pregnant dog a flea bath as the chemicals in flea shampoos could potentially harm the developing puppies. Consult with your veterinarian for safe and effective flea treatment options for pregnant dogs.