As far as checking yourself… ticks love to attach to the weirdest places such as in your armpit or worse. I think most of us around here could tell you a story on that. I’m sure you’ve read that they can be as small as the tip of a pencil or poppy seed in the nymph stage making them tricky to find sometimes. Your pets will need to be checked often. Even with the flea and tick medicine, you will still find ticks crawling around on them and even attaching.