With a dog, you get more than expected in contact with these common little bloodsuckers. This year, a lot more and even with our puppies, we need to remove more than 10+ animals in the first few weeks. Somewhere I have experienced in a blog of this Zeckenzange and ordered it. I have never used in my life a normal Zeckenzange and it will after careful assessment selbiger not. With the hook, you get almost every tick out with head and in a prompt and painless. With the size it is a bit tricky, because you have to try on, because the forceps simply no longer work from a certain animal size. Then it helps only to have the other size at hand. If the tick is taken, rich two / three turns and the Beast is on the hook and can be destroyed cruelly. We have often recommended and have become enthusiastic Tick :)