>I’m a dab hand with a tick twister tool if I ever do find one though!

Me too. The ones around their eyes can be problematic when using a tool though.  Having said that, my husband wasn't very impressed when I used a O'Tom Tick Twister to remove one from his hip! Such a wimp

Took 1st shepherd to vets with a tick,
Vet - 'well, you know how to remove it!
Me - 'yes but not where this one is'
Vet looks at tick in lower eyelashes - 'Ah, perhaps not - akward little b***er!' and removed it for me.