Tips on Getting Your Home Ready for A New Pet Dog
It's Christmas and the decision has been made to give that special someone a pet puppy as gift. Well, it's not enough to just bring the new family member home. Is your house safe and ready for your new pet?
East Amherst, NY (PRWEB) December 15, 2005
It's Christmas and the decision has been made to give that special someone a pet puppy as gift. All the homework has been done in selecting the proper breed with the right characteristics and temperament.
Numerous dog breeders and pet shops have been visited in order to find just the right puppy. Finally an adorable puppy is found, one that will make the perfect companion.
Well, it's not enough to just bring the new family member home.
Your house needs to be ready for the new addition. Remember that puppies are like babies, wanting to explore all parts of your house.
Is your house safe and ready for your new pet?
Check for these:
1. Clear your house of poisonous items: Has the house been cleared of all poisonous items? Have they been taken them out of your pup's reach? If not yet done, now's the time to put away cleaners, laundry detergents, bleach, disinfectants, insecticides, cleaning fluid, fertilizers, mothballs and antifreeze in cabinets or high up on shelves. An adventurous growing pup will be sure to jump high on to your shelves to find out what's there.
2. Uproot all life-threatening plants: Does your home have life-threatening plants? Apricot pits, spinach and tomato vines are dangerous to your puppy. Ask your vet to identify more such plants that could affect your pet's health and life. An excellent resource on the web is to visit http://vet. purdue. edu/depts/addl/toxic/cover1.htm (http://vet. purdue. edu/depts/addl/toxic/cover1.htm) for a detailed listing of poisonous house plants. If suspected, that the puppy may have been poisoned with the wrong plant, contact the Animal Poison Control Center 888-4ANI-HELP (888-426-4435).
3. Put away dangerous objects: Are electrical cords and tools hanging and lying around? If there are such dangerous objects lying around, pick them up and put them away.
4. Supervise the puppy: Don't let your pup be unsupervised whether inside or outside the house. Remember to keep the puppy away from balconies, upper porches and high decks or they may just slip through the openings and fall.
5. Keep your toilet covered: Puppies sometimes like to play in the toilet bowl water. This is harmful for the pup as they may swallow the toilet cleanser.
6. Get sharp objects out of the way: Put away all sharp objects such as sewing needles and pins far away from your puppy's reach. If swallowed, these objects can harm their mouth and internal organs.
7. Don't tie ribbons round the pup's neck: They may chew it and this can lead to digestive problems or choke them if the ribbon gets caught in something.
8. For plant nibblers: If the puppy tends to nibble on grass, don't worry, this is natural. But if they expand this habit and nibble on certain other plants, this could affect your pet's health and life.
These simple precautions will help ensure the safety of your new puppy as you welcome the new family member into your home.
Other helpful information can be found at http://www. chowchowinfo. com (http://www. chowchowinfo. com)
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