Tricks and Sticks don't rhyme with lick. Stick does... I tried that. I also tried brick, just in case you really hate dogs. I tried trick for the magician. and shtick in case you spoke Hebrew. Finally I believe the parasite is a tick... and a tic is something that people with tourette's syndrome do repeatedly and uncontrollably. Or perhaps a short measure of time as in, "wait a tic." I could be mistaken.