Can a dog get tapeworms from another dog?

Can my dog get tapeworms from another dog ? The tapeworm segment is not a live entity It is merely a cargo carrier for the hundreds of eggs inside of it. So if some of the segments get into your carpet, they will dry out and release the eggs. ... One of them jumping onto your dog and then his ingestion of that flea. read more

The tapeworm life cycle requires an intermediate host - the standard dog or cat flea. A young flea - more specifically the larva of it ingests the eggs that are passed by an infected dog. Then these eggs develop in that flea larva. Once the flea with the developed eggs gets onto a dog, the dog ingests that flea when it irritates his skin and then that dog is infected. Here is a great link to read it in great detail. read more

Dogs can get tapeworms from fleas, mice, or other rodents. Flea control is an important step in protecting your dog from tapeworms. People rarely are affected by dog tapeworms. Other kinds of worms that dogs can get include heartworms, hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms. read more