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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How-to
How to Brush Your Dog Without Getting Hair Everywhere
Hair all over the room after every brushing? Groom outdoors or over an old sheet on a hard floor, mist the coat lightly and empty the brush every few strokes. Here's where and when to brush, and a five-minute cleanup for the hair that escapes.
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Guide
How to Get Dog Smell Out of a Car, and Keep It From Coming Back
Dog smell in a car lives in hair, damp and fabric, not the air. Clear out the hidden sources, wash the cover and mats, lift the hair and deodorize cloth seats, then dry your dog at the car door and do a five-minute weekly reset to keep the smell from coming back.
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Guide
How to Keep a House Clean With Cats: A Daily, Weekly and Monthly Checklist
A cleaning schedule built for cat homes: what to do daily, weekly and monthly about the litter box, bowls, bedding, rugs and loose hair, plus shedding peaks, litter box odor, holiday guests and a printable checklist.
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Guide
How to Get Rid of Dog Smell in the House: Find the Source, Then Clean It
Dog smell lives in what your dog lies on, rubs against and drips on. Work through the house room by room: beds and blankets, the couch and carpet, a damp coat, bowls, toys and collars, then fresh air and a weekly reset, plus the signs that the smell means a vet visit.
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Guide
How to Stop Cat Litter Tracking: The Box, the Litter, the Exit and the Paws
Litter leaves the box two ways: kicked over the rim and carried out on paws and toe fur. Fix it in order: the floor and the box, litter depth and type, a trapping mat at the exit and long toe fur, then a two-minute daily sweep and an easy way to empty a honeycomb mat.
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Guide
How to Get Dog Hair Off a Couch: Methods by Fabric, and How to Keep It Off
A barely damp rubber glove lifts dog and cat hair from most couches. See what works on microfiber, woven cotton or linen, velvet and leather, which cleaning code to check first, and how brushing, a throw and a bed of their own keep the hair off.
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Guide
How to Get Dog Hair Out of Carpet, Rugs and Car Mats
Vacuumed and still see hair woven into the carpet? Here is how to rake embedded dog and cat hair out of carpet, rugs and car mats, and how to cut down on the hair that reaches them.
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Guide
How to Clean Dog Paws After a Walk: Dust, Mud and Road Salt
A quick door routine to clean dog paws after a walk, whether your dog brings home dust, mud or winter road salt, plus how to keep the car clean on the drive home.
