Lyme Disease in Connecticut

We have just been told that our black lab puppy, Jack, tested positive for Lyme disease.  We are taking all the precautions with him, but somehow, an infected tick bit our one year old lab.  I had brought him to the vet for a routine check. Three days later, I got the message.  He tested positive. Immediately, he was prescribed an antibiotic.  We can only hope it does its job. He will be on the medicine for six months, and then be retested to see if his count goes down, meaning the meds worked. He has shown no visable signs of the illness. He is still perky, happy and learning new tricks.  The vet believes we have caught it in time. Please have your pet checked regularly.  This is a nasty little deer tick that can cause death if not detected. We will continue the Frontline treatment, the vet said it was 96% effective.  The vaccine they do not recommend, they believe it is about 50% effective. Would you believe, Jack is an inside dog, yes, we go for walks, walk in the yard, we have kept him out ot the woods, and he has never  been left outdoors. We have an invisible fence (from our first lab, Bandit) but, we have not put Jack on it yet. Bandit lived to be 12 years, 8 1/2 months old, never had Lyme disease.  Hopefully, once six months has passed, Jack will not have it again.  Please have your pets checked and often.