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Keeping your house (and dog) clean.

Having a dog inside comes with the challenge of keeping both them and your house clean.
Today as a certified trainer, I will give you some tips on how to tackle this head on, in the laziest way possible.

Tip 1
Invest in a good pet hair vacuum.
This will be a game changer. But if you use it to the full.
Use the vacuum on blankets too.
To quickly get rid of hair on your bedsheets or the dog’s blanket:
Lay it flat on the ground.
Vacuum it, holding the edges with your feet.

Tip 2
Slobber!
First of all, know when your dog is most likely to slobber. Like with meals.
After a meal or when they see you eating some tasty food, wipe their mouth with a towel that you keep around. The same with drinking water.
Another useful tip here is to have a rope toy that you play tug with after meals and drinking.
You can also make it a habit to pick up the toy and play with it after having a drink.
Keep that slobber towel handy! Wipe when you see slobber.

Tip 3
Keeping the dog clean.
We can’t bath our dogs daily, as it is bad for their skin and takes time.
Make a habit of brushing out your dog every day and finishing it with a pet friendly wet wipe or damp towel. And wipe those paws when they come in.
A way to clean them between baths?
Take a towel and wet it with some warm water, clean off your dog with it, ruffing the hair around. Rinse it in-between if necessary.

Tip 4
Keep the dog bed and sleeping arias clean.
Make sure your dogs bed is regularly vacuumed and washed. To make it easy you can permanently have a blanket wrapped around it. And another on top. Then you only wash the blankets.
Make sure your dog has a clean bed to lay on outside, so they don’t spend too much time laying down on the dirty floor.

Tip 5
Potty train, and never use puppy pads.
Having a dog potty trained can prevent any p*e or poo stains in the house. If they do have an accident in the house. Make sure to use odour controlling products to clean it.

Tip 6
Carpets.
Keeping carpets clean will need at least a 3 time a week vacuum.
When your dog messes slobber on the carpet clean it up asap, you can then put some baby or foot powder on it and vacuum it up later. Using some odour powder on your carpets from time to time and then giving it a vacuum and wipe can help the smell.

Tip 7
Teach your dog were to and were not to be.
Try to teach your dog to sleep in certain places and don’t allow others.

Pets can suffer from separation distress at any time but enforced lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have made it a common problem. Behaviourists and trainers all over the world are dealing with the fallout. But what is separation distress and how can you help your pet? ​

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If you feel like your pet may have separation distress, contact a COAPE Qualified behaviourist to help you today. ​

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You can find a list of COAPE-endorsed behaviourists here: https://coape.org/find-a-behaviourist/