Home Cleaning Tips for Dog Owners

Owning any pet can be hugely rewarding, but it can turn your neat and tidy house, into a bit of a pet filled nightmare. From constant fur dropping, to the odd accident and of course sometimes those pet smells, it is a must to try and stay on top of all those “could be” issues.

Over the years of owning Sal I’ve come up with a few home cleaning hints and tips that might help you keep your home a little less dogified.

Fur.

If your dog is anything like Sally, the main issue you might have is fur. It gets everywhere, from in the corners of the room, to in the bed and of course all over your clothes.

The first way to tackle it is of course groom your pet. Get a good brush, (we use a deshedding tool on Sal) and just spend 5 – 10 minutes grooming them as often as they need it done.

When it comes to area’s they lay in a lot, such as their own beds, take them out into the garden at least weekly and give them a good shake. This will help get rid of any loose pieces and stop it spreading around your home too much.

Your vacuum will become a good friend. Use it as often as you feel you need to, to keep on top of the shedding of your dog.

This will most likely be more often than you were previously used to.

Accidents.

Sally has always been a fastidiously clean dog, but she has stomach issues and so there have of course been accidents, added to which she is now 15 and has gone through times of being incontinent (now thankfully controlled by medication).

When it comes to dog urine accidents you want to soak up any excess using paper towel or newspapers (if you are puppy training you could leave them outside to try and reinforce where the puppy should be going), rinse with water and then use an enzyme based pet odour neutraliser to completely clean the area.

When it comes to other accidents once again you want to clean them up as soon as you can – however whatever you do, don’t be angry at your pet. They don’t mean to do it, just clean it with as little fuss as possible and get on with your dog.

Paw Prints.

Paw prints are the artwork of a pet filled home and believe me there will be times you wonder how did a paw print get there?

Keeping a mop at hand, with a prediluted bottle of flash so you can just spray and wipe, will help you wash away the prints with ease and stop you having to scrub so hard later on when you come to give the floor a real good wash over.

So there are a few cleaning tips on how to get rid of pet smells, to see some more head over to the Cleaning Wizard to find out more great hints and tips on ridding your home of dog smells.

What are your top home cleaning tips?

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