Cleaning up your home when you have pets sometimes can be a real pain. Find out the easy way to clean up after them.

Pet Stains, if your pet does it on your sofa or carpets then clean it with a bacteria- enzyme digester. The enzymes will actually eat the bad organic matter that causes the smell. Most vets sell this type of product. Read the label always.

If the stain is still fresh normal cleaning will deal with the problem, save the expensive urine products for the old ones.

When your cat sprays they will normally do it in the same place. The big problem here is that people tend to just clean the wall or upright surface that been sprayed. The spray will drip on the carpet and soak the backing. This is when you get the smell. So you need to use the product on the carpet area making you get the backing. In really bad cases you need to lift the carpet cut out the area and teat the floor replacing the foam with new.

Dogs and number twos. Normally this happens at the puppy or old age stage so you need to have system to deal with the repeated problem. Using an old six inch squeegee and dust pan. You can then just flush it down the toilet. Washing the pan and clean with a solution of clean water and detergent.

Hair can be a real problem. Use an upright vacuum on you carpets as this has a brush that will help. Hard floors forget the broom. Its was made for outside and we now have many new tools that will help keep the dust and hair on the floor and not like when you use a broom up into the air. Micro fiber tools are great they attract the hair to it.

Pet owner will have far more dust to deal with that people that don’t own pets so by understanding that when you clean you can push that dust up into the air and this dust can take up to two hour to come back down again, so use methods like damp wiping to keep the dust air levels down.

By the way, when you put that dust into the air you and your family breath it in, one very good reason to keep in down.

Training your puppy to use the bathroom in a certain place unfortunately means you have to continuously watch him during this process. Catching puppy in the act is the most important part of this experience. If you are lazy about training and only catch him here and there, your efforts will not be as successful. So be prepared to stay home for several days or more in a row and put your best friend through “potty training boot camp.”

As soon as your dog poops on the floor or any place other than the designated area, tell him in a firm voice, “No, don’t go there.” Then physically take him to the newspaper, mat or wherever you want him to relieve himself. Stay calm but let him know you mean business. Much like a child, your puppy will become frightened if you shout and get angry at him. This will only cause him to hide and go where you can’t see him, and then you’ll have worse messes to clean up in those hard to reach areas.

If your puppy hasn’t finished by the time you reach him, praise him when he finishes in the designated spot, even if you may have a little mess on your floor. Let him get used to the idea of going to that particular area every time so he doesn’t get intimidated by it. Be sure to praise him every time he does the right thing.

Once your puppy gets into the habit of not pooping all over your carpet, don’t let up on the praise and treats. Even dogs need constant attention and positive words. Eventually, he will come and get you to take him outside. At this point, you have reached your goal. Your puppy is trained and your floors will stay clean and smelling fresh.

You spend hours playing with your pooch, feeding him, grooming his coat and loving your best friend. But even your favorite pet can make you angry when he poops all over your carpet. Wanting to clean up the mess quickly so the stain doesn’t set, you don’t have time go buy a special cleaner. In order to eliminate the odor and get rid of the dark spot on your floor, follow these instructions using basic products you have around your home.

Although it’s not a pleasant thought, you must first pick up the bulk of the poop. The easiest way to do this is to put on your rubber gloves and grab a dustpan and something flat like a paint scraper. Scrape up the solid parts of the dog poop into the dustpan. Then be careful not to spread the mess and make it worse by wiping any excess poop off the carpet with damp paper towels.

The second step is to spray the tarnished area with a pre-wash laundry stain remover. Be sure to pick one that has “Oxi-Action” or another agent that works similarly using oxygen. With a bucket of cold water and liquid dishwashing detergent, mix a soapy solution in the bucket. After you spray the laundry stain remover, use a cloth dipped into the soapy water to scrub the stain. Frequently rinse the soiled cloth out in the soapy water.

For extremely soiled stains, you might have to grab a scrubbing brush to get up the parts the cloth doesn’t. Repeat these steps until the stain is gone. Then absorb as much of the moisture as you can with paper towels. Place the towel over the stain and tramp on the towel until it is soaked. Continue this action with fresh towels until almost all the dampness has disappeared. Following this process should keep your carpet smelling fresh and looking clean, allowing you to once again play joyfully with your best friend.

Aunt Helen invited Bethany to the annual family reunion at the lake house. She really wanted to go, but this year was different. Bethany had just gotten Edy, a little Golden Retriever puppy. Only having the dog for three days, she hadn’t trained Edy yet. The reunion was only a week away and Bethany was worried about Edy making her mark all over Aunt Helen’s lake home. However, Bob at work told Bethany about a way to train dogs using a bell. So she decided to give it a shot.

This method, which works well while traveling, involves hanging a bell from a doorknob with a rope. Then through the training process, Bethany initially taught her your dog to bump the bell with his nose he goes outside. This simple process reinforced to Edy that the bell would ding if the door was opening. Every time Edy bumped the bell, Bethany rewarded him. Then Bethany started taking Edy outside to use the bathroom after he rang the bell. It took a little time, but Edy began to eliminate outside after he went through the door and touched the bell with his nose. In a week’s time, Edy was trained. It was his simple way to let Bethany know when he really needed to go outside. Even when she wasn’t in the same room, Bethany was able to hear the bell. This was her signal to quickly go let Edy outside.
Bethany and Edy joined the family at the lake house. Bethany’s family was amused by the little puppy ringing the bell, and Aunt Helen was very happy that it kept Edy from going to the bathroom on the carpet. Thanks to this unconventional concept, Bethany was able to enjoy her time with the family without being embarrassed about accidents caused by her new best friend.

It is early Christmas morning and your children wake up at 5 a.m. to see what Santa Claus put under the tree. You stumble out of bed and try to make a cup of coffee. But your four-year-old pulls you away before you can even start the brewer. He drags you to the bottom of the Christmas tree. As you begin to wake up, you realize the kids’ cuddliest present isn’t even under the tree. You go to the garage and bring out the puppy they’ve been wanting for a year. After the screams, hugs, and jumps of excitement, your newest family member gives you a little gift of his own. There it is: a small pile of dark poop all over your freshly cleaned beige carpet. Then it hits you. You may not ever get that cup of coffee today. Potty Training has to be first priority or else you’ll be getting unwanted presents left all over your house.

First thing you must do is let your children know that even though it’s not near as fun as running with puppy or playing fetch, potty training must be done and they are going to help. Getting them involved in the process will help them take ownership of the puppy and will give you a team effort for this challenge. Even if they are young, they can handle small tasks like letting you know when the puppy goes to the bathroom on the floor or getting paper towels to clean up the mess.

Assigning certain tasks to each member of the family will help make this responsibility go smoother and help cut down on the chaos. Right from the start, decide where you want the puppy to relieve himself and don’t back down. Using a firm, but loving voice will let him know you mean business and help him learn quickly. Keep up the hard work and you’ll soon be able to enjoy your coffee again while your kids play with their favorite Christmas present.