Home & Cleaning
Pet hair and odor are easier to manage once you deal with the source. For hair, start with how to get dog hair off a couch, fabric by fabric and how to get dog hair out of carpet and rugs.
Cat owners will find a daily, weekly and monthly cleaning checklist and a step-by-step plan to stop cat litter tracking. The rake and de-shedding tool these guides mention are in pet hair removal tools.
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Checklist
When to Replace Dog and Cat Gear: A Monthly Wear Check
A five-minute monthly check for everything your dog or cat uses: the wear signs that mean a collar, harness, leash, toy, bowl, lick mat or scratcher insert should go, the fit checks growing and changing pets need, and what only needs a wash.
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Checklist
How to Protect an Apartment From Pet Damage: A Renter’s Checklist
A renter’s checklist for living with a dog or cat: photos and lease questions at move-in, prevention for carpet, doors, floors and odor while you live there, and a room-by-room deep clean before you hand back the keys.
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Checklist
How to Keep a House Clean With a Dog: A Daily to Seasonal Checklist
A cleaning schedule for a home shared with a dog, sorted by how often each job needs doing: the door routine for wet paws and coats, daily bowls and sweeps, weekly brushing, beds and rugs, monthly gear and car jobs, seasonal mud and shedding, and the shortcuts to skip.
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Checklist
Home Renovation With Pets: A Checklist for Dust, Fumes and Open Doors
A checklist for keeping dogs and cats safe while work is done on the house: a closed pet room and a crew briefing, ID on all day, the hazards to clear, quiet jobs for loud hours, the evening sweep and when boarding is the better plan.
