Minimize Your Dog's Odor---5 Ways To Keep Your Home Smelling Fresh

If you're not careful, your dog can announce it's
presence with a smell at your door before your
guests even lay eyes on it. If having your home
make a good impression is important to you
despite living with and loving a dog, here are 5
steps you can take to make sure your home will
smell inviting all the time.

Crate Train---If your pooch is making mistakes
in the house, this is the way to go. If you have
never used this method for house breaking, it may
seem like it's not a very nice way to treat a
dog…..putting it in a cage. Actually dogs
feel very safe and secure there, and it is a
place that they are unlikely to soil.

You will need to be there to let them out
periodically so that they do not make mistakes in
the crate. First stop out of the crate should be
outside so they connect elimination with outside
only. Positively reward them with praise and a
treat once they eliminate appropriately outside.
Make this a pattern and your pooch will catch on
quickly.

Expand Boundaries Gradually---Once your dog is
reliable in the crate, expand the areas where
he/she is allowed to go. Our crate was kept in
the kitchen so that even though confined they
were still in an area where we spent most of our
time. Putting the crate in a place where they
still feel a part of things is important. A
strong bond will make them want to please you,
and you to please them (spoil them maybe?).

Clean Regularly---Living with a dog means more
cleaning if you want your house to continue to
look fresh and inviting. Vacuum to take out
excess hair and dander. A HEPA vacuum will have a
filter that will stop particles from being
circulated back into the air.

Wash pet bedding often to minimize the mite
population. They are killed by sunlight. The sun
can deliver a double blow with light and heat.
The light kills them and the heat will dry up
their water source;a double whammy.

Neutralize and eliminate spots where mistakes
occur. And if you have carpet, have it
professionally cleaned once your dog becomes
reliable. Area rugs are a good idea and should be
washed frequently.

Regular Baths---Some of the odor that you may
smell is not urine odor. It's just best described
as doggy odor. Don't freak out, but some of us
pet-lovers find it strangely comforting. But
friends, family, and other guests to your home
may not see it the same way.

This odor often results from the oil produced by
the sebaceous glands. Don't be surprised about it
when you live with a dog. A regular schedule of
baths will help keep this controlled. Get
recommendations from your vet that are specific
to your dog in terms of products and frequency of
baths.

Filter The Air---Using a heavy-duty air cleaner
to get rid of doggy smell, urine odor, hair, and
the invisible dander will keep your home smelling
fresh regardless of what has happened with your
pooch while you were away.

The cleaner should have a carbon enhanced filter
for eliminating the ammonia that off-gases from
urine. Carbon filters all kinds of odors so it
will take out general doggy odor as well.. A HEPA
or high efficiency particle arresting filter is
essential for removal of airborne particulates
that are invisible such as dander, and airborne
bacteria and viruses that are .3 microns or
greater.

It is essential that the unit have pre-filters
to take the visible particles in the air such as
hair and fur. And even though the pollutants from
your pooch may be your main concern, these
filters will take out normal household pollutants
and allergens as well.


----------------------------------------------------
Remove dog smell, urine odor as well as pet hair
and dander 24 hours a day every day. Let the Pet
Machine Air Purifier from PurerAir.com send 250
cubic feet of fresh air into your home every 60
seconds. Put it to work for you now and send for
it at
http://purerair.com/austin_air_pet_machine.html



EasyPublish this article: http://submityourarticle.com/articles/easypublish.php?art_id=334875

>