First consider the following:

1. Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball.
   
2. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away.  

Another way to remove a tick is to use rubbing alcohol and a pair of tweezers. 

1. Dab rubbing alcohol on the tick, and then
2. Use the tweezers to take hold of the tick as close to the dog’s skin as you can; pull slowly and steadily. 

Try not to leave the tick’s head embedded in the dog’s skin.  Don’t squeeze the tick because it might inject some disease-causing organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or other agents, into the animal during the process.  Risk of disease transmission to you, while removing ticks, is low but you should wear gloves if you wish to be perfectly safe. Do not apply hot matches, petroleum jelly, turpentine, nail polish, or alcohol to ticks, because these methods do not remove the ticks and they are not safe for your pet. 

Once you have removed a live tick, don’t dispose of it until you have killed it.  Put the tick in alcohol or insecticide to kill it.