Ten tips to make your home dog-friendly
Tips to ensure that your home is a safe place for your dog to live happily and comfortably.
Dogs can provide wonderful company and friendship and turn any house into a home. Whatever type of home you have, from a flat to a farm, you need to ensure that it is a safe place for your dog to live happily and comfortably.
From dog proofing to fending off fleas, we’ve put together a list of ten important things you need to make sure your home provides for your dog.
Ten tips to make your home dog-friendly
Learn to understand your dog’s body language.
Knowing how your dog communicates with you means you can respond to their needs and make sure your home is always a safe and happy place for them. Discover how to make your …
Make sure they’ve got all the basic things they need.
As well as regular exercise, mental stimulation and nutritious meals, they will need constant access to …
Beware of household items that could be dangerous.
Make sure that your dog doesn’t have access to any toxins, such as poisonous houseplants, cleaning products or medicines. Keep these …
Keep hazardous food out of reach.
Things like onions, dark chocolate or chicken bones could be really harmful to your dog. Keep kitchen sides clear and secure any bins so that they can’t access anything that could be bad for them.
Secure your house and garden.
Make sure you’ve got sturdy locks on doors and gates. Check your fences are secure and free of broken panels and gaps your pooch could wriggle through to keep them safe. Check whether the
Clear away clutter.
Don’t leave things lying around that your dog could chew, choke on or swallow. This includes things like lego and jewellery. Keep breakables out of reach so that they can’t get smashed and break into sharp shards.
In bathrooms, secure toilet lids and keep items …
Help your dog avoid hazards.
Keep cables and wires secure, covered, or on a high surface, so your dog can’t chew them. Tie up things like curtain cords or blind strings to prevent your dog from getting caught. Consider putting something like masking tape or window decorations on large glass doors (at …
Fend off fleas.
Flea-treat your dog regularly to prevent fleas from being able to live on your dog or within your home. It is much easier to prevent an infestation than to deal with one once it has taken over your home!
Make sure furniture is Fido-friendly.
Consider if your furniture is appropriate for life with your dog. Items such as rocking chairs, recliners or glass tables could easily become hazardous.
Check the temperature.
If dogs are too hot and can’t reduce their body temperature by panting, they may develop heatstroke which can be fatal. Make sure their bed isn’t too close to a heat source. If you have an open fire, cover it …
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