Fleas

Does anyone know a good way of getting rid of fleas? My dogs have had fleas for a while and me and my mom tried giving them flea baths and stuff like that. We can't buy regular kinds of treatment cause it's too expensive. I want to know a cheap way of...

getting rid of the fleas permanently if you have any ideas.

...I have heard about DE working, and I agree with all that maletoa69 says about vacumning and washing bedding ...BUT, you also need to use Frontline (or one of the other Flea remedies...NOT over the counter kind, like Hartz...they don't work, and can be deadly) on your animals...it's a once a month treatment.

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The first step—and one you will repeat often initially—is to vacuum your house thoroughly. Not just the carpets, but under throw rugs, all floors, corners, upholstery, pillows, sofa cushions, under couches, mattresses—the works! (And don't forget the basement.) Then either immediately burn the vacuum bag or seal it securely inside a plastic bag and dispose of it. Remember, all that dust inside the bag makes a fast-food feast for larvae. After patting yourself on the back for already cleaning up hundreds, maybe thousands, of fleas, eggs and larvae, wash all throw rugs, pets' bedding and your bedding in water as hot as the fabric allows.

At this point you've made encouraging progress, but unless the next steps are taken, you'll soon lose ground. To kill the tiny pests the vacuuming missed, sprinkle garden-grade diatomaceous earth in rugs, under sofa cushions, under mattresses and in your animal's bedding. After three to four days, repeat the vacuum-and-wash cycle (again destroying the vacuum bag) and reapply diatomaceous earth.
To permanently eradicate outdoor fleas requires both immediate and long-term activities. First, sprinkle garden-grade diatomaceous earth over the lawn, under bushes and in shady areas. The effectiveness of this natural product (made from the shells of tiny sea creatures called diatoms) comes from its ability to scratch the fleas' exoskeletons and cause the insects to dehydrate and die. Reapply seven to 10 days later.

Okay thanks a lot!